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Brenden Heiss pitches Jacobs past Trey Schramm, Hampshire

By Mike Chamernik

When two Division I pitchers square off, the margin for error shrinks tremendously and Jacobs had a better handle on this from the start than Hampshire did in Wednesday’s Fox Valley crossover game.

Arkansas-bound right-hander Brenden Heiss had his most effective outing of the year and combined with reliever Johnny Rohde on a one-hitter in a 4-0 victory over Hampshire and Xavier recruit Trey Schramm.

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