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[Baseball] Thomas fans 15 in nightcap; Pride take two

Clarke University opened a four-game weekend series by taking both ends of a Heart of America Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader from Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa on Saturday.  Coach Dan Spain's squad won the opener 11-3, then completed the sweep behind the strong pitching of Alec Thomas (SR/Champaign, Ill.).  Thomas fanned 15 in six innings of mound duty in Clarke's 7-0 win.  The Pride improved to 16-6 overall and 6-0 in league play.