LINDSBORG, KS- Senior outfielder Daryl Schlepp accomplished the unusual feat of hitting for the cycle during the Swede's March 1 win over Morningside College. Schlepp, Eastlake, Wash., was four for six, hitting a single, double, triple and a home run. He had four runs and four RBIs.

Schlepp, who bats second for the Swedes, claimed his double in the first inning followed by a triple in the third, a home run in the fifth and a single in the ninth inning.

The Swedes defeated Morningside 12-11.

There are only 288 occurrences of players hitting for the cycle in Major League Baseball. According to Wikipedia, "The feat is rare in Major League Baseball as it requires a game of no fewer than four hits, and the unusual combination of a home run, which requires a batter to hit for some power, and a triple, which requires a batter to have speed on the base paths and a favorable fall of the ball. A natural cycle is when a batter's hits occur in order from single to home run.

There have been two other Swede baseball players who have hit for the cycle in the past six seasons.

Bethany College competes in 15 intercollegiate sports in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, as well as college-sponsored cheer and dance squads. Since 1902, Bethany has won 146 conference championships.

Bethany College, established by Swedish Lutheran immigrants in 1881, is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The mission of Bethany College is toeducate, develop,and challenge individuals to reach for truth andexcellence as they lead lives of faith, learning and service.