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Sean Arbaut
10
Winona State WSU 26-23
11
Winner Minot State MINOT 34-17
Winona State WSU
26-23
10
Final
11
Minot State MINOT
34-17
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Winona State WSU 5 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 19 0
Minot State MINOT 0 1 3 1 2 0 3 1 X 11 15 2

W: Gamba, Jack (4-3) L: Herber, B. (2-3)

11
Winner Minot State MINOT 36-17
4
St. Cloud State SCSU 40-12
Winner
Minot State MINOT
36-17
11
Final
4
St. Cloud State SCSU
40-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minot State MINOT 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 4 1 11 14 1
St. Cloud State SCSU 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 2

W: Cervantes, Jaymon (9-1) L: Osterberg, Matthew (5-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Doll, Beavers Advance to NSIC Championship with Record-Breaking Sweep

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Minot State senior Darrel Doll clubbed four home runs in a sweep over Winona State and No. 15 St. Cloud State in a pair of elimination games to set the Minot State single-season home run record and advance to the 2019 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Baseball Championship tomorrow vs. Augustana at 10 a.m. in St. Cloud, Minn.
 
Doll smacked three home runs in the win vs. Winona State to tie the single-game school record and added another in the win vs. SCSU while the Beavers surpassed last season's single-season record of 34 victories.
 
To capture the title and clinch the postseason berth, Minot State must beat the first-seeded Vikings twice tomorrow.
 
Game One: No. 4 Minot State 11, No. 8 Winona State 10
 
How It Happened
  • Winona State jumped on the Beavers early with five runs on six hits in the opening inning.
  • The Warriors added a run in the second before Darrel Doll smack a solo home run to center, making it 6-1 after two innings.
  • WSU responded with a run on an RBI single in the third to stretch the lead to 7-1.
  • Michael Borst singled home Trevaun Smith before Doll launched his second home run of the game, this one a two-run shot to cut the Warrior lead to 7-4.
  • Mason Gifford opened the bottom of the fourth with a solo home run to make it a two-run game.
  • Winona State answered with a pair of RBI hits to extend the lead to 9-5.
  • Borst smacked a solo home run to left and Gifford blooped an RBI single to left to draw with two runs at 9-7 after five innings.
  • The Warriors scored their final run of the game on a solo home run in the top of the seventh.
  • An RBI groundout by Geordie McDougall and Ryley Humrighouse's RBI single trimmed the deficit to 10-9 in the bottom of the seventh.
  • Minot State tied the game at 10 in bottom of the seventh on Smith's RBI single to center, scoring Humrighouse.
  • The Beavers took their first lead of the game when Doll lifted his record-breaking solo homer over the fence in center as Minot State took an 11-10 lead in the bottom of the eighth.
 Inside the Box Score
  • Doll led the Beavers at the plate, hitting 4-of-5 with three home runs, four RBI and four runs scored.
  • Schlosser and Gifford recorded three hits while Borst and Smith added a pair each.
  • Borst and Gifford knocked in a pair while touching home twice.
  • Starter Reilly O'Rourke lasted two innings on the mound while Matt Sartwell threw the next 1.1 innings in relief.
  • Aaron Kern and RJ Martinez teamed up to complete four innings in relief.
  • Jack Gamba allowed one hit in the final 1.1 innings of relief while improving to 4-3 on the season.
 Game Two: No. 4 Minot State 11, No. 3 St. Cloud State 4
 
How It Happened
  • The Huskies snagged a quick lead with an RBI single in the first inning.
  • Minot State grabbed a lead when Jackson Pokorney drew an SCSU throwing error on a ground ball, scoring Humrighouse and McDougall.
  • SCSU tied the game at two in the bottom of the third on an RBI single.
  • McDougall singled to left field, scoring Andrew Black before the Huskies answered with a run in the bottom half of the fourth to tie the game at three after four innings.
  • Doll clubbed his fourth homer of the day in the fifth on a two-run shot to opposite field, scoring Borst and giving the Beavers a 7-5 lead.
  • Smith hit a solo home run in the seventh and SCSU responded with an RBI groundout in the bottom of the seventh.
  • Humrighouse hit a two-RBI single in the eighth before Pokorney lined a two-RBI double down the left field line, blowing the game open to 10-4.
  • Minot State scored its final run in the ninth on Gifford's RBI single up the middle.
 Inside The Box Score
  • Doll led Minot State the plate, hitting 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBI.
  • Gifford went 3-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and run scored.
  • Pokorney posted four RBI while Smith and Humrighouse recorded a pair of hits.
  • Jaymon Cervantes improved to 9-1 on the season and 15-1 in his career at Minot State.
  • Cervantes started on one day's rest, allowing four runs on nine hits and striking out five batters in seven innings of work.
  • Martinez pitched the eighth inning while Gamba shut down the Huskies in the ninth.
What's Next
Minot State advance to take on Augustana in the NSIC Championship tomorrow at 10 a.m. in St. Cloud, Minn. The Beavers will need to beat the Vikings twice to claim the conference title.
 
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