BOLIVAR, Mo. - The Augustana University baseball team split Saturday's doubleheader with Truman State in Bolivar, Missouri. The Vikings lost game one 2-1 but picked up the final win of the series, 8-2. With today's split, the Vikings and Bulldogs also split the four-game series.

Game One
There wasn't a lot of scoring in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader. The Vikings got on the scoreboard first with a run in the first frame.

Kris Ashland drove in the Vikings lone run of the game on a single that scored Riley Johnson. Johnson led off the inning with a single.

The Vikings held the lead through the fifth inning but in the bottom of the sixth the Bulldogs tied the game and took the lead. Truman State's first run came on a passed ball. One batter later the Bulldogs scored on a sac fly to make it 2-1. Augustana got a double from Ryan Menssen in the top of the seventh but were unable to drive him in, falling 2-1 in game one.

Pitchers of Record
Win - Alex Hoffmann (1-0): 6 IP, 5 hits, 1 earned run, 2 strikeouts, 1 walk
Loss - Dalton Allen (1-1): 2.1 IP, 1 hit, 2 runs, 0 earned runs, 2 strikeouts, 2 walks

Viking Notables
• Augustana fell to 4-3 all-time against Truman State
• The Vikings outhit Truman State 6-2
• Johnson led the team with three hits
• Ashland picked up his fifth RBI in the last five games
• Augustana left six runners on base
 

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Game Two
For the fourth time in the series, Augustana got on the scoreboard first. The Vikings scored early in the first inning when Patrick O'Donnell singled and was aided by a throwing error that allowed Sam Baier and Johnson to score. The error allowed O'Donnell to advance to third. O'Donnell later scored on a groundout by Alex Beals.

The score remained 3-0 Augustana until the sixth inning when Truman State scored two runs, both on singles.

The Vikings added some insurance runs in the top of the ninth inning. Lucas Wilber drove in the inning's first run with a double to score Carter Wevik. With two outs in the inning, Johnson drove in Wilber to make 5-2. The Vikings then powered their way to victory with back-to-back home runs from Baier and O'Donnell to take a commanding 8-2 lead that would also be the final score.

Pitchers of Record
Win - Lincoln Voss (2-1): 5.2 IP, 6 hits, 1 earned run, 7 strikeouts, 2 walks
Loss - Brad Molski (0-1): 5 IP, 3 hits, 3 runs, 0 earned runs, 2 strikeouts, 1 walk
Save - Collin Lovell (2): 1.2 IP, 3 hits, 0 runs, 1 strikeout, 0 walks

Viking Notables
• Augustana tied the all-time series against Truman State at 4-4
• Baier hit his first career home run
• O'Donnell hit his first home run of the season, 19th of his career
• Augustana left five runners on base
• Baier also earned his first career multi-hit game
• Baier stole his sixth base of the season and is a perfect 6-for-6 on stolen base attempts
• Jonas Lovin made his 2017 debut while not allowing a hit in one inning of work
• Derek Dahlke and Kalib Mauch each pitched a third of an inning

Up Next
Augustana will be back on their home diamond Saturday and Sunday. The Vikings will host NSIC foe Bemidji State for a four-game series to open the conference season. First pitch on Saturday is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. with Sunday's first game is scheduled for a noon start.