MINOT, N.D. — In a day extended by rain and hail that forced today's games to be played a Jack Hoeven Park, the Minot State baseball team managed to salvage a split with Northern State on the second day of its four-game weekend series. The Beavers took game one 2-1 and the Wolves closed out the series with a 13-3 win in game two.

Austin Zorn (Sr., P, Bismarck, N.D.) carried Minot State to victory in game one tossing a complete game while giving up just five hits and one unearned run.

"He did a better job of keeping the ball down, attacked their hitters, worked at a good pace and he kind of got back to what he's been in the past," Minot State head baseball coach Brock Weppler said. "He just challenged hitters and did his thing. He was really good that game."

After going down 1-0 in the top of the second, Minot State responded right away in the bottom half of the inning as Keith Ailes (Jr., OF/1B, Bozeman, Mont.) singled up the middle driving in Jared Young (Fr., INF, Prince George, British Columbia).

Paul Vogelsang (So., C, Regina, Saskatchewan) gave the Beavers their winning run when he doubled to right center driving in Young once again.

Vogelsang and Young combined for four of the five Minot State hits in game one.

Game two saw significantly more offense as the two teams combined to double the amount of runs scored in the first game in the first inning of game two. Unfortunately for MSU, the majority of the runs scored in game two came from Northern State.

After scoring two runs in the bottom of the second, the Beavers managed to score just one run the rest of the way. The Wolves scored four runs in the first and fourth, three runs in the third and two runs in the sixth.

Young collected three more hits in game two, all doubles, ending his day with five hits and three runs scored. Nicholas Hammerl (Sr., SS/2B, West Peoria, Ill.) and Brad Rolff (Sr., INF, North Folk, Calif.) each recorded two hits in game two.

Minot State is now 11-22 overall and 8-14 in the NSIC.

The Beavers begin a six-game roadtrip this Wednesday with a midweek series at U-Mary. This weekend they'll travel to No. 2 St. Cloud State.