WICHITA, Kan. -The Concordia-St. Paul baseball (1-0) used a strong hitting performance to collect a dominant 18-4 run-rule victory over the Newman Jets (1-9) in the Saturday afternoon season opener in Kansas.
 
The Golden Bears will return to action tomorrow afternoon for the second game of the three-game series against the Jets. The first pitch is slated for 2:00 p.m. start from McCarthy Field.
 
Concordia-St. Paul dominated today's game against the Newman Jets from the opening pitch. A strong hitting performance saw 11 extra-base hits with 10 doubles and a home run. With the win, CSP added their second all-time victory against the Jets, the first being the season opener in 2022.
 
Mason Nadolney hit his fourth career home run and the Golden Bears' first home run of the season. The Minnetonka, Minnesota native finished 2-4 with 4 RBIs, two runs, a double and a walk. Nick Thimsen, Bennett McCollow and Kal Brohmer also had extra-base hits on the afternoon.

The Golden Bears had three players notch three hits at the plate. Jaden Werner was a perfect 3-3 with 3-RBIs, a pair of walks and a run scored. Juliar added a 3-hit game with a game-leading 6-RBIs, a pair of doubles and two runs scored, while Justin McGuigan was near perfect 3-4 with three runs and a walk.

The pitching staff, led by junior Korey Dahlberg - making his 21st career start on the bump for the Golden Bears - had an exceptional showing on opening day. The Farmington, Minnesota native tallied four strikeouts and only allowed two walks in 4.0 innings of work to record his ninth career win on the mound.
 
It did not take long for the Golden Bears to find an offensive rhythm, as they scored four runs in the top of the first inning of the season. The scoring was sparked by doubles from Thimsen, Juliar and Werner.
 
In the second inning, Concordia added their most runs in an inning after scoring five runs on five hits. The scoring barrage was highlighted by 2-RBI doubles from McCollow and Juliar, along with an RBI double from Werner that drove in Juliar to give them a 9-3 advantage.
 
With the bases loaded in the third inning, Thimsen drew an RBI walk that drove in Ju. McGuigan before Juliar added his third 2-RBI double that dropped into center field, scoring Brayden Roybal and McCollow. Nadolney added a 2-RBI double of his own in the fourth to give CSP a 14-3 lead and with an opportunity to end the game early via run-rule.
 
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Jack Greenlun, who swapped roles in the battery from his primary spot as a catcher, made his pitching debut in the Navy and Gold. Jake McNeil and Matt Sherman also made appearances from the bullpen to close the game out.
 
In the final innings, a 2-run home run to deep center field by Nadolny added to the Golden Bears' run-rule advantage, before they added a sacrifice fly from Koby McBroome and an RBI double by Brohmer in the seventh inning to seal the game, 18-4.