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Schedule

Smith_USF
Sean Arbaut
17
Winner Minot State MINOT 5-6
10
Valley City State VCSU 0
Winner
Minot State MINOT
5-6
17
Final
10
Valley City State VCSU
0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minot State MINOT 2 0 2 0 1 2 5 5 0 17 20 1
Valley City State VCSU 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 10 8 0

W: Cervantes, Jaymon (2-0) L: Rosales (0-0)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Late Offensive Explosion Extends Win Streak to Four

TUCSON, Ariz. – Faced with a three-run deficit, the Minot State baseball team plated five runs in the seventh and eighth innings to score in double-figures for the fourth consecutive game in Minot State's 17-10 victory over Valley City State on Wednesday evening.
 
Minot State improves to 5-6 on the season while Valley City State drops to 3-9.
 
How It Happened
  • Trevaun Smith led off the game with a solo home run and Michael Borst scored on a sacrifice fly by Wyatt Schlosser as the Beavers jumped on the Vikings early to take a 2-0 lead.
  • VCSU responded with two runs in the bottom of the half inning to tie the game back up at two.
  • Jake Collins hit a bases-loaded RBI single to score Celestino Rodriguez and Geordie McDougall lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Mason Gifford as the Beavers put up a pair of runs for the second time in the first three innings.
  • Gifford led off the fifth inning with a single before touching home on an RBI single from Collins.
  • Darrel Doll smacked a two-run homer after Smith began the sixth inning with a walk.
  • The Vikings hung a major crooked number in the sixth, tacking on eight runs on five hits and a Minot State error to take a 10-7 lead.
  • Ryley Humrighouse and Smith hit RBI singles before Borst added a two-RBI double as the Beavers took back the lead in the seventh inning.
  • Minot State drew a pair of bases-loaded walks while Borst smacked a two-RBI single and Gifford added an RBI single to clinch the 17-10 victory.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Minot State scored 17 runs on 20 hits and committed an error in the field.
  • Schosser hit a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBIs and a walk.
  • Gifford, Borst and Smith recorded three hits apiece while Smith scored a team-high four times.
  • Borst drove in four RBIs and five other Beavers drove in two runs each.
  • Jaymon Cervantes improved to 2-0 on the season, throwing five innings while giving up two runs on three hits and striking out eight batters.
  • Austin Selz, Tyler Wiltshire and Dominick Parkhurst combined to throw one inning of relief.
  • Aaron Bernal tossed two innings of relief while Jack Gamba threw the final inning for the Beavers.
 
What's Next
Minot State wraps up their time in the sun as the Beavers play the final game in Arizona tomorrow against Nebraska Wesleyan before traveling back to Minot.
 
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