CROOKSTON, Minn. -- Connor Hill set the tone on the hill and Michael Williamson provided two big hits at the plate as the Minot State baseball team started the day with a 2-0 win over host Minnesota Crookston in a mid-week, NSIC doubleheader.
The host Golden Eagles bounced back to take the nightcap, 13-2 in 7 innings.
Following the quick road-trip, the Beavers (13-17 overall, 8-14 NSIC) are back home to host Sioux Falls in a three-game weekend series at Corbett Field with a doubleheader scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, and a single game at noon on Sunday.
GAME 1 | Minot State 2, Minnesota Crookston 0
CROOKSTON, Minn. -- Senior Connor Hill, sophomore Conner Meldrim, and sophomore Ayden Sauerbrei combined to throw a shutout on Wednesday as the Minot State Beavers blanked the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles 2-0.
Hill (1-2) started and picked up the win for Minot State, going 5.1 shutout innings while giving up one hit, walking two, and striking out four. Sauerbrei was dealing out of the bullpen as well, going one shutout inning without allowing a hit, walking one and striking out two for his fourth save this season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers took the lead for good in the fifth, scoring for the first time in the inning. Junior Michael Williamson put Minot State on the board with a two-out solo home run off junior Isaac Roers.
The Beavers then tacked on a run in the seventh inning to complete their scoring in the ballgame. That run came across on an RBI single off the bat of Williamson.
GAME NOTES
» Hill, Meldrim, and Sauerbrei combined to throw a one-hit shutout.
» The Beavers out-hit the Golden Eagles at a 6-1 clip.
» Minot State pitchers faced 27 Minnesota Crookston hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out seven.
» Williamson led the Beavers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
» Minnesota Crookston was led offensively by junior Josh Dykhoff, who went 1-for-2.
» Senior Max Weber led the Golden Eagles pitching staff, throwing 3.1 scoreless innings.
GAME 2 | Minnesota Crookston 13, Minot State 2, 7 innings
CROOKSTON, Minn. -- Junior Oscar Pegg went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI for the Minot State Beavers in a 13-2 loss to the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles on Wednesday.
Junior Jake Seibert (0-3) started and took the loss on the mound for Minot State.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 12-0, the Beavers first put runs on the board in the sixth inning. Minot State plated two runs when Pegg left the yard with sophomore Kekoa Munos aboard. The Beavers were unable to get any closer, as Minnesota Crookston added one run to their tally on the way to a 13-2 final.
GAME NOTES
» Minot State pitchers faced 37 Minnesota Crookston hitters in the game, allowing 11 ground balls and five fly balls while striking out one.
» Pegg led the Beavers at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
» Minnesota Crookston was led offensively by junior Josh Dykhoff, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
» Junior Isaac Wensloff led the Golden Eagles pitching staff, throwing four scoreless innings.
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