SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Augustana baseball split Saturday's doubleheader with Minnesota Crookston. The Vikings took game one by a score of 8-5 but dropped game two to the Golden Eagles 10-8.

Game One
In the opening game of the series, Augustana made sure they struck first against Minnesota Crookston. The Vikings picked up a first inning run off the bat of Patrick O'Donnell who tripled down the right field line to score Sam Baier who reached on a single.

In the second inning, the Vikings added a second run. Lucas Barry reached on a fielder choice and later advanced to second on a wild pitch. Two batters later Jacob James drove in Barry with a single to left to give the Vikings a 2-0 lead.

Minnesota Crookston cut into the Vikings lead in the fourth inning. After a single and a balk advanced Reed Hjelle to second, he then scored on a single from James Cullinane.

Just a half inning later and the Vikings regained their two-run advantage. After James led off the fifth with a single down the left field line, Baier drove double to left center to score James from first and make 3-1 Augustana.

The Vikings really got the bats going in the final frame of game one, erupting for five runs. James got things going in the seventh with a bunt single before advancing to second on an error. After stealing third, Baier drove him in with a double to left. After two wild pitches, Baier made it 6-1 Vikings. Later in the inning Field tripled to score O'Donnell before later scoring on a Ryan Menssen double to make it 8-1 Augustana.

The insurance runs in the top of the seventh proved to be important as Minnesota Crookston nearly completed a comeback. The Golden Eagles scored four runs in their final at-bat of the game but it wasn't enough as Augustana held on for an 8-5 victory in the first game of the series.

Pitchers of Record
Win - Lincoln Voss (5-1): 6.1 IP, 5 earned runs, 8 hits, 10 strikeouts, 0 walks
Loss - Gabriel Cavasos (1-5): 6 IP, 4 earned runs, 8 hits, 3 strikeouts, 1 walk

Viking Notables
• Augustana improved to 35-2 all-time against UMC
• O'Donnell hit his first triple of the season. It was just the Vikings second triple as a team
• Field hit his first triple of the season, the team's third
• Voss made his sixth start of the season and struck out 10 in the win
• Austin Orvis came for relief of Voss and didn't allow a hit in 0.2 innings
• The Vikings hit four doubles as a team
• Baier led the way with two RBIs
• Augustana left seven runners on base
 

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Game Two
After no score in the first inning, the Vikings put two runs on the scoreboard in the second. Ryan Menssen got the scoring going with a solo shot to left field. Later in the inning, Zach Dibble singled to center scoring Carter Wevik who was hit by a pitch to reach base.

The Vikings lead didn't last as UMC scored two runs in the bottom of the third to tie the game. After a scoreless fourth inning, UMC scored two in the fifth, five in the sixth and one in the seventh to take a 10-2 lead.

Augustana cut into their deficit in the eighth when Menssen drove in Kris Ashland on a groundout. They scored again when Zach Reeg, who singled to left earlier in the inning, scored on a wild pitch to make it 10-4 UMC.

The Vikings scored four in the top of the ninth, highlighted by O'Donnell's 3-run home run, but were unable to draw any closer, falling to the Golden Eagles 10-8 in game two.

Pitcher of Record
Win - Parker Hanson (2-1): 7 IP, 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run, 5 strikeouts, 1 walk
Loss - Ryan Hamilton (1-2): 5.1 IP, 7 hits, 6 runs, 4 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, 2 walks

Viking Notables
• Augustana fell to 35-3 all-time against UMC
• Menssen hit his first career home run
• The first six hitters in the Vikings lineup all recorded a hit
• Augustana left nine runners on base
• Menssen hit his first career home run
• O'Donnell's home run was his seventh of the season

Up Next
Augustana and Minnesota Crookston will conclude their 4-game series Sunday afternoon. First pitch on tomorrow's contest is scheduled for noon.