SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Jacob Blank set the tone for Augustana baseball on Saturday with the program's eighth no-hitter in program history. Blank's no-hitter led the way for the Vikings 2-0 win in game one and helped set the stage for head coach Tim Huber's 300th career win in game two over Minnesota Duluth.

Game One
Blank has been dominant all season with a perfect 0.00 ERA and an unblemished 8-0 record. But on Saturday he was unhittable.

The junior from Gretna, Neb. threw Augustana baseball's first no-hitter since April 28, 2013, when Michael Willman Jr. no hit Morningside College and threw the program's eighth no-hitter all-time.

After Blank laughed off a pitch that he soared well over the catcher's head in the first inning, he was locked in. He struck out nine Bulldog hitters and only allowed two walks. His defense behind him also made every play needed to keep the no-hitter in tact. There was a scare to the no-hitter late in the sixth inning but Patrick O'Donnell made a nice diving grab to keep the Bulldogs hitless.

Augustana's first run of the game came in the second inning when Zach Reeg hit a home run to left center while their second and final run of the game came in the fifth when Lucas Barry doubled and later scored on a wild pitch.

Pitchers of Record
Win - Jacob Blank (8-0): 7 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 9 strikeouts, 2 walks
Loss - Nick Dorfman (0-5): 6 IP, 3 hits, 2 earned runs, 7 strikeouts, 0 walks

Viking Notables
• Augustana improved to 22-16 all-time against Minnesota Duluth
• Blank has now thrown 43.1 straight innings without allowing an earned run this season
• Blank's eighth win ties him for the program record for wins in a season
• Blank only allowed three baserunners
• Reeg hit his third home run of the season
• The Vikings left just two runners on base
• Barry hit his 11th double of the season  

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Game Two
With the emotions running high after a no-hitter in game one, game two started out slow for the Vikings, following behind 2-0 after four innings of play.

Augustana finally got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth inning when Kris Ashland singled to right field and scoring Riley Johnson to make 2-1 UMD. In the sixth inning, Johnson gave Augustana a 3-2 lead with a single up the middle that scored Alex Beals and Ryan Menssen.

After UMD tied it at three in the top of the seventh, Ashland hit a home run in the bottom half of the inning to give the Vikings the lead for good.

Augustana scored five runs in the eighth inning. Jacob James drove in the first run of the inning on a bunt single that scored O'Donnell. After Menssen drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 6-3 Vikings, Barry hit a 2 RBI double to left center to make it 8-3. The final two runs for the Vikings came on bases loaded walks that gave Augustana a 10-3 win in game two.

Pitcher of Record
Win - Ryne Lees (1-2): 3 IP, 3 hits, 1 earned run, 4 strikeouts, 2 walks
Loss - Jalen Busker (1-2): 0.1 IP, 1 earned run, 0 strikeouts, 1 walk
Save - Collin Lovell (6): 2 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs, 4 strikeouts, 0 walks

Viking Notables
• Augustana improved to 23-16 all-time against UMD
• Head Coach Tim Huber earned win number 300 of his career
• Augustana left 14 runners on base
• Ashland hit his 11th home run of the season
• Barry hit his 12th double of the season
• Beals hit his second double of the year
• Johnson stole his 13th base this season
• Tyler Vaughn got the start and went four innings with two runs scored and five strikeouts

Up Next
Augustana will South Minnesota State for a midweek matchup on Wednesday, April 19. The doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.