TUCSON, Ariz. – One day after opening NSIC action with a doubleheader sweep, the Minot State baseball team left the diamond disappointed.

The Beavers battled but came up short Sunday in another conference twinbill, falling 8-2 and 10-6 to Concordia, St. Paul to split the weekend series played in Arizona at the Kino Sports Complex.
 
Minot State continues its two-plus week trip to Arizona with three non-conference contests against league foes Winona State, Southwest Minnesota State, and Northern State before closing out the road trip with a four-game, NSIC-counting series against Winona State next Saturday and Sunday. The Beavers (5-4 overall, 2-2 NSIC) play the Warriors in a non-NSIC matchup on Tuesday, then a single non-NSIC contest each against the Mustangs and Wolves on Wednesday.
 
GAME 1 | Concordia, Saint Paul 8, Minot State 2
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Minot State Beavers got three hits from senior Brent Riddle in an 8-2 loss to the Concordia, Saint Paul Golden Bears on Sunday in an NSIC doubleheader.
 
Senior Connor Hill (1-2) got the ball to start for Minot State and took the loss. Junior Anthony Disantis was a bright spot for the Beavers, coming out of the bullpen and throwing two shutout innings, allowing two hits, with no walks and one strikeout.
 
Riddle's three-hit day led the Beavers offensively. Junior Shane Kary put together a standout performance as well, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Junior Oscar Pegg also contributed for Minot State, putting together two hits in three trips to the plate while adding a double and an RBI.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 1-0, the Beavers first put runs on the board in the third inning. Minot State got an RBI single from Kary, scoring Riddle from third base.
 
The Golden Bears then scored seven runs to retake their advantage heading into the fifth inning, when the Beavers responded by getting back on the scoreboard themselves. Minot State scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Pegg, which brought the score to 8-2 in favor of the Golden Bears.
 
GAME NOTES
» Riddle led the Beavers, picking up three base knocks in the ballgame.
» Minot State pitchers faced 38 Concordia, Saint Paul hitters in the game, allowing four ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out eight.
» Kary led the Beavers at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
» Concordia, Saint Paul was led offensively by senior Kal Brohmer, who went 4-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
» Sophomore Ian Segna led the Golden Bears pitching staff, throwing seven innings of two-run ball.
 
GAME 2 | Concordia-Saint Paul 10, Minot State 6
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Minot State received contributions from every part of their lineup, as all nine starters reached base safely, but the Beavers fell to the Concordia, Saint Paul Golden Bears 10-6 in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday.
 
Freshman Wyatt Toth (0-2) started and took the loss on the mound for Minot State. Sophomore Ayden Sauerbrei was a bright spot out of the bullpen, going three shutout innings while allowing one hit, walking one and striking out five.
 
Offensively, the Beavers were paced by junior Oscar Pegg, who went 2-for-4 on the day with two RBI. Senior Brent Riddle furnished a noteworthy performance at the dish as well, going 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Senior Connor Hill also chipped in for Minot State, putting together two hits in five trips to the plate.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers were trailing 10-0 in the fourth inning when they first put runs on the board. Minot State's offense started clicking and put up four runs, including a one-run single off the bat of Pegg.
 
The Beavers kept the Golden Bears off the board before narrowing the gap further in the fifth. Minot State plated two runs off of Concordia, Saint Paul pitching, punctuated by a run-scoring double off the bat of Riddle, which tightened the Golden Bears lead to 10-6.
 
GAME NOTES
» Every Beavers starter reached base safely in the loss.
» Minot State's highest-scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed four runs across.
» Minot State went 5-for-11 (.455) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers limited Concordia, Saint Paul to just 3-for-17 (.176) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers faced 47 Concordia, Saint Paul hitters in the game, allowing 13 ground balls and four fly balls while striking out eight.
» Pegg led the Beavers at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
» Concordia, Saint Paul was led offensively by sophomore Charlie Harms, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
» Senior Reece Piontek led the Golden Bears pitching staff, throwing three shutout innings.
 
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