ABERDEEN, S.D. – Tanner Alexander pitched a full game for the Minot State University baseball team on Saturday to earn his first win of the season, blanking Northern State 1-0 in game 1 of a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference baseball doubleheader.
 
Northern State was only able to get four hits off of Alexander (Jr., Ontario, Ore.) in the seven inning game while also earning one walk. The south paw faced 25 batters, striking out five.
 
"Tanner came up with some confidence and threw a high percentage of strikes to get ahead of batters all day," said head coach Brock Weppler. "I thought he did a great job not giving up in several at bats. Guys were fouling off balls and he just continued to challenge them. He did a great job, obviously, for us on the mound."
 
Alexander pitched with a one-run lead all game as the Beavers were able to score one run in the first inning which resulted in the final 1-0 score. Celestino Rodriguez (1B, Fr., Crystal Lake, Ill.) drove in the game's lone run off a fielder's choice while leadoff hitter Kyle Williamson (OF, So., Aurora, Ore.) scored the run.
 
Rodriguez also batted in a Williamson run in the first inning of the second game, but this time with a single to the right side. He would add another RBI to his stats to total three on the day.
 
The Wolves came back from a two-run deficit in game two and went on to win the game 9-4. The Beavers were hurt by fielding miscues at NSU as they committed seven on the day to allow four unearned runs.
 
Paul Vogelsang (C, Jr., Regina, Saskatchewan) led the Beavers in game two recording three hits in four at bats.
 
Minot State will play host to rival Mary on Wednesday, April 27 in a mid-week doubleheader beginning at Corbett Field. The games are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
 
About Minot State
Minot State University is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) and NCAA Division II offering 14 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletics programs. The NSIC is a premier NCAA DII, 16-member conference featuring teams in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa. The Beavers are the only public NCAA Division II institution in the state of North Dakota.