LIBERTY, Mo. --The Minot State Beavers rallied from tied 12-12 in the eighth inning to win in exciting fashion, earning a 13-12 victory over the William Jewell Cardinals Sunday.
Jacob Thompson (1-0) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Minot State (8-6). The right-hander went four innings, giving up five runs, three earned, on five hits, allowing two walks and striking out eight. Thomas Mitchell also made an impact on the mound for the Beavers, throwing one shutout inning while allowing no hits, with no walks and three strikeouts.
In the batter's box, the Beavers were paced by Michael Williamson, who went 3-for-4 on the day with a double, two home runs, a walk and five RBIs. Wyatt Toth put together a noteworthy day at the plate as well, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks and an RBI. Oscar Pegg also contributed for Minot State, putting together two hits in five trips to the plate while adding a home run and two RBIs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers got on the board immediately, starting their scoring with two runs in the top of the first inning. Minot State's offense produced a three-run output that included back-to-back homers from Pegg and Toth.
The Cardinals then rallied to score five runs and take a 5-3 lead before the Beavers got back on the board in the third. Vinnie Gates came across to score the lone run of the inning for Minot State, which brought the score to 5-4 in favor of the Cardinals.
William Jewell expanded their lead to 6-4 before the Minot State offense got going, tying the ballgame at six in the fourth. The Beavers scored twice on solo home runs from and .
The Cardinals broke up the tie and took the lead heading into the fifth inning, when Minot State got back on the scoreboard. The Beavers scored six runs in the inning, highlighted by a three-run double off the bat of Michael Williamson, bringing the score to 12-7 in favor of Minot State.
William Jewell fired back to tie the ballgame at 12 before the Beavers reclaimed a 13-12 advantage in the ninth inning. Minot State picked up a run on Michael Williamson's one-out solo home run off of Ryan Hunt. The score remained 13-12 for the rest of the game, as the Beavers held on for the win.
GAME NOTES
» The Beavers got two home runs off the bat of Michael Williamson.
» Michael Williamson had three base knocks in the game for Minot State.
» Thompson struck out eight Cardinals hitters.
» Minot State got an outstanding power hitting day from Michael Williamson, who reached safely with three extra base hits.
» Michael Williamson drove in five runs for Minot State.
» Every Minot State starter reached base safely in the win.
» The Minot State pitching staff combined to strike out 13 William Jewell hitters.
» Minot State's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed six runs across.
» Minot State hitters hit five home runs in the ballgame.
» Minot State went 4-for-11 (.364) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers faced 46 William Jewell hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and five fly balls while striking out 13.
» The Beavers drew six walks from William Jewell pitching.
» Michael Williamson led the Beavers at the plate, going 3 for 4 with a double, two home runs and five RBIs.
» William Jewell was led offensively by Luke Bies, who went 3 for 6 with a home run and three RBIs.
» Mathew Grein led the Cardinals pitching staff, throwing three scoreless innings.
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