MINOT, ND --Junior Colton Bagshaw had everything working on Sunday, striking out 12 Concordia-Saint Paul hitters over six innings of work to help power the Minot State Beavers past the Golden Bears 6-2.
In addition to his 12 strikeouts, Bagshaw (3-4) went six innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on four hits and walking two for Minot State (14-21, 9-16). Freshman Thomas Mitchell also made an impact on the mound for the Beavers, throwing two scoreless innings while allowing no hits, with no walks and one strikeout.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 2-0, the Beavers first put runs on the board in the third inning. Minot State scored twice on a two-run double off the bat of junior Vinnie Gates.
The score stayed at 2-2 until the very next inning, when the Beavers put runs on the scoreboard once again. The Minot State offense exploded for four runs, highlighted by a one-run walk off the bat of junior Jorey Anderson, which brought the score to 6-2 in favor of the Beavers. The score remained 6-2 for the rest of the game, as Minot State coasted to the win.Â
GAME NOTES
» Bagshaw struck out 12 Golden Bears hitters.
» The Minot State pitching staff combined to strike out 15 Concordia-Saint Paul hitters.
» Minot State's highest scoring inning was the fourth, when it pushed four runs across.
» Bagshaw put together six innings of two-run ball for the Beavers.
» The Beavers out-hit the Golden Bears at a 6-4 clip.
» Senior Noah Madas stole two bases in Sunday's game.
» Minot State pitchers faced 35 Concordia-Saint Paul hitters in the game, allowing four ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out 15.
» The Beavers drew four walks from Concordia-Saint Paul pitching.
» Gates led the Beavers at the plate, going 1 for 2 with a double and two RBIs.
» Concordia-Saint Paul was led offensively by freshman Gus Berger, who went 1 for 4 with a home run and an RBI.
» Junior Cole Newell led the Golden Bears pitching staff, throwing 3.2 shutout innings.
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