ORLANDO, Fla. – The Augustana baseball team was on the wrong end of a 12-10 10-inning game late Wednesday against Ashland in Orlando, Florida. The loss is just the second on the year for the Vikings while the Eagles move to 5-4.
 
The Vikings scored in the first, second, fourth, sixth and eighth innings to account for their 10 runs, but it was the runs in the 10^th that countered AU to create the separation.
 
With the score knotted at 10-all, the Eagles plated two runs in the bottom of the 10^th to win the game.
 
The Vikings tallied 12 hits on the night with a 3-for-5 outing from Trevor Winterstein while he collected three RBI. He recorded a home run in the second inning which also brought in Luke Ballweg.
 
Carter Howell totaled two hits, two runs scored and three RBI while also drawing a walk. He scored the Vikings' first run of the game on a wild pitch, singled in the seventh inning to bring in Ben Ihrke and singled in the eighth inning to score Jaxon Rosencranz and Jack Hines.
 
It was his eighth-inning single that knotted things up at 10-all to set up the extra-inning showdown.
 
Augustana threw five pitchers with Kai Taylor getting the start and Evan Furst tossing 4.2 innings. Jason Axelberg pitching an inning, Aidan Torpey an inning + and Clayton Thompson at 0.2 innings.
 
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Augustana has a unique Thursday as it will resume its game from Monday with Grand Valley State in the eighth inning. The contest was halted at 8-8 due to significant rain fall. Following the conclusion of the game, the Vikings and Lakers will then tangle in a nine-inning affair. Video is provided through the RussMat Invitational for a fee while live stats will be available as well. Both links can be found at GoAugie.com/Live.