The University of Minnesota Crookston (UMC) Golden Eagles Baseball team beat the Northern State Wolves 10-4 in a Northern Sun Conference game in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It is the ninth win in a row for UMC.
FIRST INNING –
UMC’s Sawyer Satrom (Soph Portland, ND) started the game with a single. The next batter lined out, and the next batter hit into a double play to retire the Golden Eagles.
Northern State was retired in 1-2-3 fashion.
SECOND INNING-
Josh Dykhoff (Soph. Wadena) walked with one out. Kodi Miller (Jr. Grand Rapids) singled, and after an out, Mitch Goodwin (Sr. Prior Lake) doubled to score a run, and the Golden Eagles took a 1-0 lead. Northern State led had a one-out single before the next two batters were retired.
THIRD INNING-
UMC’s Satrom continued to swing a hot bat as he led off the inning with a solo home run. Caden Headlee (Sr. Fargo, ND) doubled, and Teddy Giefer (Sr. Courtland) singled to score a run for a 3-0 lead. After an out and a pitching change, Dykhoff singled to score a run for a 4-0 lead.
Northern State had back-to-back singles with one out. After a flyout, a run scored as a baserunner got in a rundown to get within a 4-1 deficit.
FOURTH INNING-
UMC’s Kobe Senn (Soph. Fargo, ND) hit a solo home run for a 5-1 lead. Satrom singled, Giefer walked, and Jake Hjelle (Sr. East Grand Forks) singled to score a run for a 6-1 lead.
Northern State’s first two batters were retired before they singled twice. The next batter was retired, and the threat was done, with UMC leading 6-1.
FIFTH INNING-
UMC’s Miller pinch hit to start the inning and was hit by a pitch. The next batter grounded out before Goodwin walked. The next two batters were retired. Northern State led off the bottom of the inning with a single, and the next batter reached on a fielder’s choice. With two outs, the next Wolve batter walked before a strikeout, and UMC led 6-1.
SIXTH INNING-
UMC’s Giefer hit a solo home run to give the Golden Eagles a 7-1 lead. In the bottom of the inning, the first two Northern State batters were retired before a single. The Wolve’s baserunner was picked off and UMC took a 7-1 lead into the seventh inning.
SEVENTH INNING-
Senn walked with one out before the next two batters were retired. Northern State was retired in 1-2-3 fashion in the bottom of the inning.
EIGHTH INNING-
UMC’s Giefer reached on an error, and Hjelle was hit by a pitch. The next two batters were retired before Danny Wensloff (Sr. Roseau) tripled to score two runs for a 9-1 lead.
Northern State answered in the bottom of the inning with a single, walk, and a single to load the bases. The next batter singled to score two runs and the Wolves trailed 9-3. The next batter was hit by a pitch and another run scored on a sacrifice fly to get within a 9-4 deficit.
NINTH INNING
UMC’s Senn started the inning with a walk, and Headlee doubled to score a run for a 10-4 lead. The first Northern State batter flew out before the next batter singled. The next batter hit into a double play, and UMC won the game 10-4.
UMC finishes the regular season 34-14 on the year and 28-10 in the NSIC. UMC is the third seed in the NSIC tournament that starts in Bismarck, North Dakota, on Wednesday. UMC will play Southwest Minnesota State at 6:00 PM. You can hear the game on KROX Radio with the RiverView Health pre-game show at 5:30 PM.. Northern State ends the season with an 18-31 record overall and a 13-26 record in the NSIC.
KROX will have all the UMC games in the NSIC Tournament on the radio.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| UMC | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 |
| Northern State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
For UMC-
Sawyer Satrom – 2 for 4, 2 runs, rbi
Teddy Giefer – 2 for 4, 3 runs, 2 rbi
Caden Headlee – 2 for 6, 2 doubles, run, rbi
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Nate Benning – UMC (W) | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Carsen Barta – UMC Jacob Mathiason – UMC Max Weber – UMC Isaac Roers – UMC |
1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 |
0 3 0 0 |
0 3 0 0 |
0 3 0 0 |
0 1 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 |
| Jack Miller – NSU (L) | 2.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Drew Burkholder – NSU Daulton Vanderloo – NSU Jake Helleloid – NSU |
4.0 2.0 1.0 |
4 1 1 |
3 2 1 |
3 1 1 |
4 1 1 |
5 2 2 |
