WICHITA, Kansas --The Minot State Beavers settled for a split at Newman on Saturday, falling 12-11 to a late comeback by the Jets before winning in a dominating 16-1 effort in the nightcap.
The two teams wrap up their four-game series on Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.
GAME 1 | Newman 12, Minot State 11
WICHITA, Kansas --The Minot State Beavers fell 12-11 in an eight-inning matchup to the Newman Jets Saturday.
Noah Balandran (0-1) came out of the bullpen for Minot State (4-2) and took the loss.
Dalin Ludlow led the way offensively for the Beavers, going 2-for-4 in the ballgame with a walk and two RBI. Javier Gutierrez furnished a noteworthy effort as well, going 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and two RBI. Matt Malone also contributed, going 1-for-2 for Minot State with three walks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers got the scoring started early, putting runs on the board in the top of the first inning. Minot State's offense started clicking and put up six runs, including a two-run single off the bat of Ludlow.
The Beavers then lost some of their lead, expanding on their advantage in the second inning after the Jets cut it to 6-1. Minot State scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Mark Ossanna, which brought the Beavers lead to 7-1.
Newman narrowed Minot State's lead to 7-5 before the Beavers stretched the advantage to 8-5 in the third inning. The Beavers scored once on an RBI single off the bat of junior Derek Kay.
Minot State kept the Jets without a run before building on their lead in the fifth inning. Shane Kary crossed home plate with the lone run of the inning for the Beavers, bringing the score to 9-5 in favor of Minot State.
Newman fired back to tie the contest at nine before the Beavers reclaimed an 11-9 advantage in the eighth inning. Minot State plated two runs off of Newman pitching, punctuated by a run-scoring double off the bat of Gutierrez. The Beavers were unable to hold the lead, as Newman scored three times in the bottom half of the eighth to grab the 12-11 win.
GAME NOTES
» Every Beavers starter reached base safely in the loss.
» Minot State's highest scoring inning was the first, when it pushed six runs across.
» Minot State pitchers faced 42 Newman hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and six fly balls while striking out eight.
» The Beavers drew nine walks from Newman pitching.
» Ludlow led the Beavers at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
GAME 2 | Minot State 16, Newman 1
WICHITA, Kansas --Javier Gutierrez put together an outstanding performance at the plate Saturday, hitting two homers to help lead the Minot State Beavers past the Newman Jets 16-1.
Bryant Bagshaw (2-0) got the win for Minot State (5-2 overall). The right-hander went six innings, giving up one run on one hit, allowing two walks and striking out six. Griffin Shearon also pitched well, going one shutout inning without allowing a hit, walking none and striking out three.
Gutierrez went 3-for-3 at the plate, supplementing his two home runs with six RBIs. Gunnar Kozlowitz added to Gutierrez's awesome power-hitting performance by going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Derek Kay also helped out for the Beavers, going 3-for-3 with a double and a walk.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers scored in six different innings on the way to victory. Minot State broke a scoreless tie and took the lead for good at 2-0 in the first inning on Gutierrez's two-out, two-run home run.
GAME NOTES
» The Beavers got two home runs off the bat of Gutierrez.
» Minot State got three-hit games from both Kay and Gutierrez.
» Bagshaw struck out six Jets hitters.
» The Beavers power output was led by Gutierrez, who had two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» Gutierrez drove in six runs for Minot State.
» Every Minot State starter reached base safely in the win.
» Minot State's highest scoring inning was the seventh, when it pushed four runs across.
» Minot State grabbed a 2-1 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Bagshaw put together six innings of one-run ball for the Beavers.
» Five Beavers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Beavers had a total of 18 hits.
» The Beavers out-hit the Jets at an 18-1 clip.
» Mark Ossanna stole two bases in Saturday's game.
» The Beavers stole six bases as a team.
» Minot State went 10-for-21 (.476) with runners in scoring position.
» The Beavers got two hits in six at-bats with the bases loaded.
» Minot State pitchers faced 25 Newman hitters in the game, allowing two ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out nine.
» The Beavers drew six walks from Newman pitching.
» Gutierrez led the Beavers at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two home runs and six RBI.
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