Gurbacki, a senior first baseman, hit .692 (9-of-13) and slugged .846 to lead the Beaver offense to a trio of nonconference wins over the weekend. He was on base 10 times in the three games to help Buena Vista extend its current winning streak to five games. Gurbacki was just 1-for-4 in the weekend opener, a 4-3 win over Saint Mary's (Minn.), but had four hits each in the final two games - a 12-6 win over Aurora and an 8-7, 10-inning win over Wheaton (Ill.). Against Aurora, he had two doubles, an RBI, a stolen base and scored three times. Gurbacki added another stolen base and two more runs scored in addition to drawing a walk against Wheaton. Defensively, he made only one error in 34 chances (33 putouts).
