MINOT, ND – Minot State pitcher Jonah Prokott turned the day around for the Beavers with an outstanding effort on the hill.
 
Striking out 10 Minnesota Duluth batter, Prokott earned the win as the Minot State baseball team (13-25 overall, 10-18 NSIC) bounced back strong for a 6-2 win over the Bulldogs (15-23, 11-18) in the nightcap of an NSIC doubleheader at Corbett Field on Saturday. The visiting Bulldogs won game one, 7-3.
 
The two teams conclude their 3-game series on Sunday with a final contest scheduled for noon.
 
GAME 1 | Minnesota-Duluth 7, Minot State 3
MINOT, ND -- Ricky Apodaca went 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI for the Minot State Beavers in a 7-3 loss to the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs on Saturday.
 
Trevyn Badger (1-5) got the ball to start for Minot State and took the loss. Ayden Sauerbrei was a bright spot for the Beavers coming out of the bullpen and throwing two scoreless innings, allowing one hit, with no walks and one strikeout.
 
Offensively, the Beavers were led by Apodaca who went 1-for-3 on the day with a home run and an RBI. Mark Ossanna put together a standout performance at the plate as well, going 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI. Brian Parry also helped out for Minot State, putting together two hits in three trips to the plate while adding a double.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers were trailing 2-0 in the second inning when they first put runs on the board. Ossanna put Minot State on the board with a leadoff home run off Brayden Buttweiler.
 
The Bulldogs expanded their lead to 6-1 before the Beavers offense got back to work, cutting into that lead in the fourth. Minot State picked up a run on Apodaca's leadoff home run off of Buttweiler, which tightened the Bulldogs lead to 6-2.
 
Minnesota Duluth expanded their lead to 7-2 before the Minot State offense got back to work, reducing that lead to 7-3 in the seventh. The Beavers were unable to get any closer, as neither team scored again in the ballgame.
 
GAME NOTES
» Minot State went 2-for-4 (.500) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers faced 28 Minnesota Duluth hitters in the game, allowing five ground balls and six fly balls while striking out eight.
» Apodaca led the Beavers at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI.
» Minnesota Duluth was led offensively by Tanner Albeck, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
» Buttweiler led the Bulldogs pitching staff, throwing seven innings of three-run ball.
 
GAME 2 | Minot State 6, Minnesota Duluth 2
MINOT, ND -- Jonah Prokott was dominant on Saturday, striking out 10 Minnesota Duluth hitters over 8.1 innings of work to help propel the Minot State Beavers past the Bulldogs 6-2.
 
In addition to his 10 strikeouts, Prokott went 8.1 innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on five hits and walking two for Minot State.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers were trailing 1-0 in the first inning when they first put runs on the board. Minot State's offense started clicking and put up four runs, including a three-run home run off the bat of Noah Madas.
 
The Beavers then held the Bulldogs scoreless before expanding their lead in the eighth inning. Minot State brought home a pair, with one run driven in by Seugjun Song's single, which brought the score to 6-1 in favor of the Beavers. Minnesota Duluth put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Minot State still coasted to the 6-2 win.
 
GAME NOTES
» Brian Parry compiled three base hits in the game for Minot State.
» Prokott struck out 10 Bulldogs hitters.
» Madas drove in four runs for Minot State.
» Minot State's highest-scoring inning was the first, when it pushed four runs across.
» Minot State grabbed a 4-1 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Prokott put together 8.1 innings of two-run ball for the Beavers.
» The Beavers out-hit the Bulldogs at an 11-6 clip.
» Minot State went 5-for-8 (.625) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers limited Minnesota Duluth to just 2-for-10 (.200) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers faced 36 Minnesota Duluth hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out 10.
» Madas led the Beavers at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI.
» Minnesota Duluth was led offensively by Gabe Richardson, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
» Chad Fox led the Bulldogs pitching staff, throwing six innings of four-run ball.
 
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