KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Oscar Pegg got to be the hero as his walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the eighth gave Minot State a 9-8, extra-inning win Tuesday over Southwest Minnesota State and sparked a doubleheader sweep for the Beavers in a neutral-site NSIC doubleheader.
Pegg added a home run in the nightcap, as well, for the Beavers (3-4 overall, 2-1 NSIC), who also got home runs from Vinnie Gates and Jessen West in a 9-6 win.
Minot State finished with 7 home runs on the day as Jake Orthner, Noah Madas, and Nate Hutchison also hit homers in the opener for the Beavers.
Minot State is back in action for another NSIC neutral-site series, playing doubleheaders Friday and Saturday in Parkville, Missouri, against Winona State, with the first three games counting in the NSIC standings.
GAME 1 | Minot State 9, Southwest Minnesota State 8, 8 innings
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- The Minot State Beavers needed eight innings to finish the job, but secured the 9-8 extra-innings win, walking it off on senior Oscar Pegg's solo home run off of sophomore Austin Dent to claim victory over the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs Tuesday.
Junior Ayden Sauerbrei (1-0) got the win out of the bullpen for Minot State. The right-hander went three innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on four hits, allowing one walk and striking out one.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers were trailing 4-0 in the third inning when they first put runs on the board. Minot State plated two runs when senior Noah Madas left the yard with senior Jessen West aboard.
The Mustangs expanded their lead to 5-2 before the Beavers offense got back to work, taking the lead in the fourth. The Minot State offense exploded for four runs, highlighted by a two-run home run off the bat of senior Jake Orthner, which brought the score to 6-5 in favor of the Beavers.
Southwest Minnesota State fired back to even the ballgame at six before Minot State reclaimed an 8-6 advantage in the fifth inning. Minot State notched two runs, including one on a solo round-tripper off the bat of junior Nate Hutchison.
Southwest Minnesota State then rallied to tie the ballgame at 8-8 before Minot State walked it off in the bottom of the eighth on Pegg's one-out solo home run off of Dent.
GAME NOTES
» West had three hits in the game for Minot State.
» Junior Jacob Thompson struck out seven Mustangs hitters.
» Minot State's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed four runs across.
» Four Beavers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» Minot State hitters hit four homers in the ballgame.
» The Beavers out-hit the Mustangs at a 14-13 clip.
» Minot State went 3-for-7 (.429) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers faced 40 Southwest Minnesota State hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out eight.
» Madas led the Beavers at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.
» Southwest Minnesota State was led offensively by senior Levi Lampert, who went 3-for-5 with a home run and an RBI.
» Dent led the Mustangs pitching staff, throwing four innings of three-run ball.
GAME 2 | Minot State 9, Southwest Minnesota State 6
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Junior Nate Hutchison and junior Vinnie Gates each racked up two extra-base hits to help propel the Minot State Beavers past the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs 9-6 on Tuesday.
Sophomore Wyatt Toth (1-0) started on the mound and picked up the win for Minot State. The right-hander went six innings, giving up four runs, all of them earned, on seven hits, allowing two walks and striking out four.
Gates' two extra-base hits were the highlight of a 2-for-4 day, and included a double, a home run and an RBI. Hutchison made his contribution with two doubles and two RBIs, part of a 2-for-3 performance at the plate. Senior Jessen West also chipped in for the Beavers, putting together one hit in three trips to the plate while adding a home run, a walk and two RBIs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers were trailing 3-0 in the second inning when they first put runs on the board. Minot State's offense started clicking and put up four runs, including a two-run home run off the bat of West.
The Mustangs failed to push any runs across before the Beavers offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. Minot State picked up two runs, including one on a solo dinger off the bat of senior Oscar Pegg, which brought the Beavers' lead to 6-3.
Minot State kept Southwest Minnesota State without a run before building their lead to 7-3 in the fifth inning. The Beavers pushed across a run on Hutchison's two-out RBI double.
The Mustangs gained ground, closing the gap to 7-4 until Minot State added some insurance in the sixth. The Beavers scored two runs, including one on a solo dinger off the bat of Gates, bringing the Minot State advantage to 9-4. Southwest Minnesota State put two runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Beavers still held on for the 9-6 win.
GAME NOTES
» The Beavers had both Hutchison and Gates crush multiple extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Every Minot State starter reached base safely in the win.
» Minot State's highest scoring inning was the second, when it pushed four runs across.
» The Beavers had control of the rest of the game after moving ahead of the Mustangs 4-3 in the bottom of the second.
» Six Beavers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» Minot State hitters hit three home runs in the ballgame.
» The Beavers had a total of 15 hits.
» The Beavers out-hit the Mustangs at a 15-10 clip.
» Minot State turned four double plays in the ballgame.
» Junior Jude Marquez stole three bases and senior Noah Madas swiped two in Tuesday's game.
» The Beavers stole eight bases as a team.
» Minot State went 6-for-14 (.429) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers faced 30 Southwest Minnesota State hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and four fly balls while striking out four.
» Gates led the Beavers at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and an RBI.
» Southwest Minnesota State was led offensively by senior Tyler Froland, who went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and an RBI.
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