BROOKINGS — The Brookings Bobcats improved to 4-0 on the season after sweeping a doubleheader against Sioux Falls Washington at Bob Shelden Field on Tuesday night.

After sweeping their home opener, the Bobcats will travel west to face Rapid City Stevens and Rapid City Central on Friday night.

Brookings 10, Sioux Falls Washington 3

Tate Helmbolt picked up three hits and a pair of RBI to help the Bobcats win Tuesday’s opener.

The Warriors and Bobcats exchanged scoreless frames in the first inning until Brookings got on the board in the bottom of the second. Jack Merritt led off the inning by reaching on a dropped third strike and Sam Johnson walked and Helmbolt reached on a bunt single to load the bases with nobody out.

After Austin Clark popped out for the first out of the inning, Owen Schneider drove in a pair of runs to give the Bobcats a 2-0 lead. Nolan Miles capitalized in the following at-bat, driving in two runs with a single to give Brookings a 4-0 lead.

The Warriors got on the board with Aiden Doyle’s RBI single in the top of the third but the Bobcats got the run back after Johnson led off the bottom of the third with a walk and was driven in on Helmbolt’s second single of the game.

Brookings put together another rally in the bottom of the fourth inning when Tyson Antonen reached on an error and Ronning and David Brink drew back-to-back walks to load the bases. Merritt scored on a fielder’s choice and Ronning and Merritt scored on passed balls to give Brookings an 8-1 lead.

Dylan Tiede cut into the lead with an RBI triple in the top of the fifth inning before Helmbolt capped Brookings’ scoring with an RBI double in the bottom of the sixth. Tiede hit an RBI double in the top of the seventh to cap the scoring.

Clark earned the win on the mound for the Bobcats, allowing two runs on three hits and five walks with a pair of strikeouts over five innings. Ryan Lockrem came on in relief allowing an earned run on two hits over the final two innings.

Antonen went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base while Will Conrad went 1-for-1 with two runs scored and a stolen base. Johnson and Ronning also stole bases in the win while Clark went 1-for-2 with an RBI.

Dylan Barck took the loss for the Warriors allowing five runs (four earned) on four hits and five walks with two strikeouts. Cayden Hvam finished the game, allowing five runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks with a strikeout.

Brookings 12, Sioux Falls Washington 0 (5 innings)

The Bobcats completed the sweep with five shutout innings by Schneider and three RBI by Helmbolt in the nightcap.

Schneider was dealing on the mound scattering two hits and a walk with seven strikeouts for the Bobcats. The performance meant that Antonen’s steal of home in the bottom of the first inning was enough but Brookings piled by scoring six runs in the bottom of the third inning and five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.

The bottom of the third started with a pair of one-out walks by Miles and Antonen before Ronning drove in Miles with a single. Antonen later scored on an error to make it 3-0 before Brink walked and Merritt was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Johnson drew a bases-loaded walk to give Brookings a 4-0 lead before Merritt scored on a fielder’s choice. Clark drove in a pair of runs with a single and Brookings left the bottom of the third with a 7-0 lead.

The bottom of the fourth inning had a similar theme as Miles led off with a single and Antonen walked. After Antonen was hit by a pitch to load the bases Merritt drove in Miles with a single and Antonen scored on an error to make it 9-0.

Helmbolt drove in two more runs with a two-out single later in the inning and Miles drew a bases-loaded walk to cap the scoring.

Clark went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a stolen base while Antonen went 1-for-2 with two walks, three runs scored and four stolen bases. Miles also went 1-for-2 with two walks, an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base.