GAME 1 | Minot State 4, Mary 0
GAME 2 | Minot State 12, Mary 1
SIOUX FALLS, SD --Four pitchers combined to throw a shutout on Saturday as the Minot State Beavers blanked the Mary Marauders 4-0.
Junior Ricky Apodaca (4-2) started and picked up the win for Minot State (22-15, 16-6), going four shutout innings without giving up a hit, walking two, and striking out seven. Freshman Logan Herrera was dealing out of the bullpen as well, going 1.1 shutout innings, allowing one hit, walking none and striking out two.
Junior Matt Malone led the way offensively for the Beavers, going 1-for-3 in the ballgame with a walk and an RBI. Senior Declan Buckle furnished a standout day at the plate as well, going 2-for-4. Junior Kaiden Cardoso also chipped in for Minot State with an RBI.
GAME 2: Senior Declan Buckle collected four RBIs to help propel the Minot State Beavers past the Mary Marauders 12-1 on Saturday.
Junior Dominick Parkhurst (4-0) started on the mound and picked up the win for Minot State (23-15, 17-6). The right-hander went five innings, giving up one run on six hits, allowing three walks and striking out two. Junior Garrett Nicholson also made an impact on the mound for the Beavers, throwing one shutout inning while allowing no hits.
Buckle went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and a walk in addition to his four RBIs for the Beavers. Sophomore Mark Ossanna put together a noteworthy day at the dish as well, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Junior Matt Malone also contributed for Minot State, adding a walk and two RBIs.
GAME 1 | Minot State 4, Mary 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers took the lead for good in the second, scoring for the first time in the inning. Malone came across to score the lone run of the inning for Minot State and get them on the board.
The Beavers then tacked on runs in the third inning when they scored three times. A run-scoring single from senior Drew Behling was the culmination of that three-run inning.
GAME 2 | Minot State 12, Mary 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the top of the first inning. Minot State got an RBI single from Malone, scoring Buckle from third base.
After the Marauders tied the ballgame at one, the Beavers came back to retake the lead in the second inning. The Minot State offense exploded for four runs, highlighted by a three-run double off the bat of Buckle, which brought the Beavers lead to 5-1.
Minot State kept Mary without a run before expanding their lead to 9-1 the following inning. The Beavers hit two home runs in the inning on the way to scoring four runs.
Minot State kept the Marauders scoreless before building on their lead in the fifth inning. Senior Jordan Williams crossed home plate with the lone run of the inning for the Beavers, bringing the score to 10-1 in favor of Minot State.
The Beavers kept Mary without a run before building on their lead to 12-1 the following inning. Minot State managed to push across two runs in the inning. The score remained 12-1 for the rest of the game, as the Beavers coasted to the win.
GAME 1 | GAME NOTES
» Four Minot State pitchers combined to throw a two-hit shutout.
» Apodaca struck out seven Marauders hitters.
» Minot State's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed three runs across.
» The Beavers out-hit the Marauders at a 6-2 clip.
» Minot State went 3-for-10 (.300) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers limited Mary to just 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers faced 27 Mary hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and five fly balls while striking out 10.
» Malone led the Beavers at the plate, going 1-for-3 with an RBI.
» Mary was led offensively by senior Ty Jones, who went 1-for-2.
» Junior Austin Wagner led the Marauders pitching staff, throwing six innings of four-run ball.
GAME 2 | GAME NOTES
» Williams picked up three base hits in the game for Minot State.
» The Beavers power output was led by Buckle, who compiled two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Buckle drove in four runs for Minot State.
» Every Minot State starter reached base safely in the win.
» Minot State's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed four runs across.
» Four Beavers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Beavers out-hit the Marauders at a 12-6 clip.
» Williams stole two bases in Saturday's game.
» Minot State went 6-for-12 (.500) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers limited Mary to just 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers faced 31 Mary hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and six fly balls while striking out three.
» The Beavers drew six walks from Mary pitching.
» Buckle led the Beavers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and four RBI.
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