ABERDEEN, S.D. - Augustana (19-7, 10-0 NSIC) ran its season long winning streak to 11-games Sunday afternoon after completing a four game series sweep over Northern State (11-13, 4-8 NSIC). The Vikings defeated the Wolves 13-0 in game one and 11-6 in game two.
GAME ONEIn what looked to be a pitchers duel early in the game, the Vikings offense found it's rhythm scoring 13 runs in just three innings to defeat Northern State 13-0 in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader.
Ryne Lees was on top of his game on Sunday, pitching seven scoreless innings while striking out six and walking just one. The Vikings struggled to get the offense rolling in the first three innings but found it in innings four and five.
The scoring started in the fourth inning for the Vikings after an
Alex Beals walk led to a 2-run blast to left center from
Tyler Field. Augustana made it back-to-back home runs when
Lucas Barry hit a bomb to center field to make it 3-0 Vikings.
Augustana's eight run fifth inning was started when
Justin Warne reached base on an error by the third baseman. O'Donnell then singled and later scored on a two RBI single from
Alex Fink. After
Patrick Fiala singled Beals executed a sac bunt to score Fink. Field then singled and picked up his third RBI of the game. Â
TJ Davis lined out to left field but got the ball deep enough to score Field.
Lucas Wilber then reached on an error before Warne picked up an RBI on a single and advanced all the way to third after an error by the right fielder. Wilber and Beals would both later score. O'Donnell brought home the final run of the inning with a single scored Warne to make it 11-0 Vikings.
The Vikings added two more runs in the top of the seventh when Davis scored on a wild pitch and Reeg scored on a passed ball. The final two runs helped give the Vikings a 13-0 win in game one.
Pitchers of RecordWin -
Ryne Lees (5-1): 7 IP, 5 hits, 0 runs, 6 strikeouts, 1 walk
Loss - Colton Boucher (4-1): 4.2 IP, 10 hits, 11 runs, 7 earned runs, 2 strikeouts, 1 walk
Viking Notables• In the first three game against NSU Augustana has scored 11, 12 and 13 runs
• Their winning streak has improved to 10 games\
• Augustana left seven runners on base
• Fink hit his 12 double of the year
• Reeg hit his first double of the season
• Field hit his third home run of the year
• Barry also hit his third home run of the season
• Beals was hit by a pitch
• Platt was hit by a pitch
• Beals earned his third sac fly of the season
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GAME TWOThe Vikings wasted no time picking up where they had left on in game one, striking for three runs in the first inning of game two.
O'Donnell got the scoring started with just one swing of the bat sending the ball over the left field fence. With two outs Fiala kept the inning alive when he reached base thanks to a Northern State error. After a Beals single that advanced Fiala to third, Fiala scored on a passed ball. Beals would score the final run of the inning when Field continued his impressive day with an RBI single to center field.
Augustana added a run in the second and another in the third. In the second Warne singled to center with two outs scoring Davis who singled to left earlier in the inning. In the third Fink homered to right field to make it 4-1 Vikings.
Northern State cut into Augustana's lead by scoring a run in the fourth and two more in the fifth. With the lead cut to just one, Augustana got back on the scoreboard in the sixth when a Barry single scored Fiala who led off the inning with a double to Center. The Wolves though struck again in the bottom half of the inning to make it 6-5 Augustana after six innings.
With Northern State cutting into their lead, Augustana added some much needed insurance runs in the seventh.
Ryan Menssen led things off with a single up the middle. After Warne walked O'Donnell doubled to center scoring both Menssen and Warne to make it 8-5 Vikings. NSU added another run in the eighth.
In the top of the ninth Augustana got the bases loaded after a Menssen single, Warne double and O'Donnell walk. Fink then doubled to left center scoring Warne and Menssen, O'Donnell was thrown out at home. After
Lucas Wilber was brought in to pinch run for Fink, Beals singled to score Wilber and make it 11-6 Vikings. Northern State was unable to score in the bottom of the inning giving Augustana an 11-6 win. The Vikings sweep the four game series and have now won 11 games in a row.
Pitchers of RecordWin -
Collin Lovell (3-0): 1.2 IP, 4 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned, 1 walk, 0 strike outs
Loss - Â Nick Hoffard (2-2): 5.1 IP. 10 hits, 6 runs, 3 earned runs, 1 strike out, 0 walks
Viking Notables• Vikings scored double-digits in all four games against Northern State
• Augustana has now won 11 in a row
• Augustana left just three runners on base while Northern State left 13
• Warne hit his sixth double of the season, O'Donnell hit his 10th, Fink his 12th and Fiala his 11th
• O'Donnell hit his second home run of the season
• Fink hit his fourth home run of the year
• Fiala hit his fourth sac fly of the season
• Barry stole his sixth base of the season
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