CROOKSTON, Minn. -- The bats broke out in game two on Thursday, led by Javier Gutierrez who hit a pair of home runs to help lead the Minot State Beavers as they split an NSIC baseball doubleheader at Minnesota Crookston.
After two solo homers gave the host Golden Eagles the first-game win, 2-1, the Beavers rallied hitting four homers, including two by Gutierrez, to cruise to a 13-3 victory in the split.
Minot State (25-13 overall, 16-10 NSIC) now returns home to host the University of Mary on Saturday and Sunday at Corbett Field. First pitch for Saturday's doubleheader is slated for 1:30 p.m. with a single game Sunday starting at noon.
GAME 1 | Minnesota-Crookston 2, Minot State 1
CROOKSTON, Minn. -- The Minot State Beavers took a 1-0 lead into the sixth inning but could not hang on and fell 2-1 to the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles on Thursday.
Senior Bryant Bagshaw (6-2) started and took the loss on the mound for Minot State.
Junior Brent Riddle led the way offensively for the Beavers, going 1-for-3 in the ballgame with a double. Junior Gunnar Kozlowitz compiled a noteworthy day at the dish as well, going 1-for-2 with an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the top of the first inning. Riddle came across to score the lone run of the inning for Minot State and get them on the board. The Beavers were unable to hold the lead, as Minnesota Crookston hit two solo home runs in the sixth inning to grab the 2-1 win.
GAME NOTES
» Bagshaw fanned eight Golden Eagles hitters.
» Minot State pitchers limited Minnesota Crookston to 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers faced 28 Minnesota Crookston hitters in the game, allowing five ground balls and two fly balls while striking out nine.
» Riddle led the Beavers at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a double.
» Minnesota Crookston was led offensively by junior Teddy Giefer, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and an RBI.
» Matt Nelson led the Golden Eagles pitching staff, throwing seven innings of one-run ball.
GAME 2 | Minot State 13, Minnesota-Crookston 3
CROOKSTON, Minn. -- Junior Javier Gutierrez put together an outstanding showing at the plate Thursday, hitting two home runs to help propel the Minot State Beavers past the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles 13-3.
Sophomore Jonah Prokott (2-0) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Minot State. The right-hander went 2.1 shutout innings without giving up a hit, allowing three walks and striking out three. Senior Garrett Nicholson also made an impact on the mound for the Beavers, throwing one scoreless inning while allowing no hits, with no walks and two strikeouts.
Gutierrez went 3-for-3 at the plate, supplementing his two home runs with two RBIs. Junior Cameron Carr added to Gutierrez's awesome power-hitting performance by going 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI. Senior Derek Kay also helped out for the Beavers, going 2-for-5 with two triples and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers scored in seven different innings on the way to the win. Minot State broke a scoreless tie and took the lead for good at 1-0 in the first inning. The Beavers added three runs in the second inning highlighted by Derrick Winn's two-run home run.
Minnesota Crookston cut the lead to 4-2 but Gutierrez hit a solo home run in a two-run third, and Kay's RBI triple highlighted a three-run fourth inning as Minot State pushed its lead to 9-2.
Gutierrez's second home run made it 10-3 in the fifth, and the Beavers added a run in the seventh and two more in the ninth in the win.
GAME NOTES
» The Beavers got two home runs off the bat of Gutierrez.
» Minot State got three-hit games from both Carr and Gutierrez.
» Senior Dominick Parkhurst struck out six Golden Eagles hitters.
» The Beavers had four players put together games with multiple extra-base hits.
» Every Minot State starter reached base safely in the win.
» The Minot State pitching staff combined to strike out 12 Minnesota Crookston hitters.
» Minot State's highest-scoring innings were the second and fourth, when it pushed three runs across in each.
» Minot State took a 1-0 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Seven Beavers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» Minot State hitters hit four home runs in the ballgame.
» The Beavers had a total of 18 hits.
» The Beavers out-hit the Golden Eagles at an 18-3 clip.
» Minot State went 7-for-19 (.368) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers limited Minnesota Crookston to just 1-for-13 (.077) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers faced 41 Minnesota Crookston hitters in the game, allowing five ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out 12.
» Gutierrez led the Beavers at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two home runs and two RBI.
» Minnesota Crookston was led offensively by Jake Hjelle, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI.
» Sophomore Derin Gaudette led the Golden Eagles pitching staff, throwing three innings of two-run ball.
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