(KANSAS CITY, KAN.) – The Minot State baseball team dropped two games today to the Cardinals of William Jewell College. The Beavers competed well but fell just short 6-4 and 10-8.
GAME 1 | William Jewell 6, Minot State 4
Minot State put together a valiant effort on Tuesday, but ultimately came up short, losing to William Jewell by the score of 6-4.
Jaden Hofmann (0-1) came out of the bullpen for Minot State (3-2) and took the loss.
Blake Gallagher was a bright spot for the Beavers on the bump, throwing 1.2 shutout innings, allowing no hits, with no walks and one strikeout.
D. Behling led the way offensively for the Beavers, going 2-for-3 in the ballgame with a walk and two RBIs.
Ryley Humrighouse furnished a noteworthy day at the dish as well, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Minot State got on the board first thanks to Humrighouse's RBI double that scored
Drew Behling. Minot State scored again on an RBI single off the bat of Behling, which brought the Beavers lead to 2-0.
Minot State's lead evaporated by the time the fifth inning arrived, though, and turned into a 3-2 William Jewell advantage.
The Beavers scored twice, with one run coming across on another Behling base hit, and MSU recaptured the lead. The Beavers were unable to hold the advantage, as William Jewell scored three times over the remaining two innings to grab the 6-4 win.
GAME FACTS
» Minot State's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed two runs across.
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Matt Kruszka,
Jackson Pokorney, and
Dustin Wilcox each stole two bases in the first game.
» Minot State pitchers faced 29 William Jewell hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and six fly balls while striking out five.
» The Beavers drew four walks from William Jewell pitching.
» Behling led the Beavers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
» William Jewell was led offensively by A. Hansen, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs.
» Garrison Fields led the Cardinals pitching staff, throwing three innings of two-run ball.
GAME 2 | William Jewell 10, Minot State 8
An explosive offensive output was not enough for Minot State on Tuesday. The Beavers plated eight runs, but could not hold William Jewell at bay, and were bested 10-8.
Dominick Parkhurst (0-1) got the ball to start for Minot State (3-2) and took the loss.
Blake Gallagher led the way offensively for the Beavers, going 2-for-5 in the ballgame with a double and two RBIs.
Trevaun Smith put together a standout performance at the dish as well, also going 2-for-5 with two RBIs. J. Collins also helped the Beaver effort, going 1-for-2 for Minot State with a double, a walk and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 9-0, the Beavers first put their first runs on the board in the eighth inning. Minot State's offense started clicking and tallied up eight runs, including a two-run double off the bat of Gallagher. The Beavers were unable to get any closer, however, as William Jewell added an insurance run to their score on the way to a 10-8 final.
GAME FACTS
» Minot State's highest scoring inning was the eighth, when it pushed eight runs across.
» Minot State went 4-for-11 (.364) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers limited William Jewell to just 4-for-22 (.182) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers faced 44 William Jewell hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out nine.
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Blake Gallagher led the Beavers at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
» William Jewell was led offensively by N. Modrcin, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs.
» Alex Schneider led the Cardinals pitching staff, throwing five scoreless innings.
