MANKATO, Minn. - After trailing by a run entering the ninth inning, Augustana baseball (20-8, 11-1 NSIC) rallied to score seven runs on five hits to defeat Minnesota State (18-11, 9-6 NSIC) and split their midweek doubleheader with the Mavericks.
Game One The Augustana University baseball team saw its season long 11-game winning streak come to an end Wednesday afternoon as they fell to Minnesota State 6-2 in game one of the doubleheader.
Augustana fell into an early hole Wednesday afternoon against Minnesota State as the Mavericks took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning when Eric Peterson scored on a wild pitch. They later added to their lead in the fourth scoring three runs.
The Vikings finally got on the board in the fifth inning when
Alex Fink singled to right field scoring
Lucas Wilber who led off the inning with a single to left field.
In the fifth inning the Vikings would score their final run of game one off the bat of
Alex Beals who led off the inning with a home run. MSU scored two more runs in the bottom of the sixth to make the final score 6-2 Mavericks.
Pitchers of RecordWin - Aaron Rozek (3-1): 4 IP, 7 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 2 strikeouts, 1 walk
Loss -
Michael Letkewicz (2-1): 3 IP, 4 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 4 strikeouts, 1 walk
Viking Notables• Neither team committed an error
• Augustana left seven runners on base
• The Vikings were out hit 11-9
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Justin Warne and Beals tied for the team lead in hits with two
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Game TwoAfter falling in game one and not scoring till the fifth inning of game one, Augustana got on the scoreboard in the first inning of game two.
Justin Warne led off game two with a double down the right field line and eventually advancing to third in a
Patrick O'Donnell ground out. Fink earned an RBI when he drove in Warne on a ground out to the pitcher. Later in the inning Beals singled to right field scoring
Patrick Fiala who reached on a triple to center field.
With a 2-0 lead the Vikings were able to keep the Mavericks off the scoreboard until the third inning. In the third MSU tied the game at two on a 2-run single by Peterson. Minnesota State took a 3-2 lead in the fifth thanks in part to a bases loaded walk.
The Vikings tied the ball game at three in the seventh inning. Beals led off the inning with a triple to right center, later scoring when
Lucas Barry singled through the right side for an RBI. The lead was short lived though as MSU retook the lead in the bottom of the seventh on a RBI single from Luke Waldek making it 4-3.
Augustana didn't go away quietly though, and they began their comeback in the top of the ninth. The Vikings began the inning with both Fiala and Beals being hit by a pitch. Fiala scored on an RBI ground out by Field, tying the game at four.
Lucas Barry and Beals then switched places as Barry hit a triple to make it 5-4 Vikings.
The Vikings made it 6-4 after
TJ Davis continued the rally with a single down the left field line, scoring Barry. After Warne and O'Donnell each singled, loading the bases, Fink hit a bases clearing double to right center, making it 9-4 Vikings. Augustana reached the double-digit scoring mark when Beals singled with two out scoring Fink. In the bottom of the inning
Zach Reeg pitched around a lead off walk to help secure the Vikings 10-4 win. Â
Pitchers of RecordWin -
Zach Reeg (1-0): 2 IP, 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
Loss - Peter Gaustad (0-1): 1.1 IP, 3 runs, 3 earned runs, 1 hit, 2 hit by pitches, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts
Viking Notables• Augustana is the first team this season to beat Minnesota State when MSU has a lead, or is tied, after seven innings. They were 7-0 this season
• Augustana entered the 9th trailing 4-3, and unloaded for 7 runs
• The Vikings have outscored teams 14-4 in the ninth inning this season
• The was Augustana's first win the season when trailing going into the ninth inning
• Augustana left 5 runners on base
• Warne and Fink each hit doubles
• Augustana hit three triples today: Fiala, Beals and Barry
• Fiala stole a base
Up NextAugustana will be on the road once again as they travel to St. Cloud, Minn. to battle with the No.1 ranked Huskies. The four game series is set to begin Saturday, April 16 with a 1:30 first pitch.
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