The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Baseball team looks to swap places with the Winona State Warriors in the NSIC Standings as they match up in a doubleheader on Saturday. Game 1 is on KROX at 12:30 PM.
GAME ONE – FIRST INNING
Winona State got off to a great start, as an error led off the game before Dylan Harer delivered an RBI double, putting the Warriors up 1-0. Then, after a lineout, Jack Funke delivered an RBI single, making it 2-0. A hit by pitch followed, and then Ethan Patterson then delivered a single to put WSU up 3-0 at the end of the frame.
UMC would be set down in order in the bottom of the first on a groundout and two strikeouts.
SECOND INNING
Winona State got a one-out single in the second inning, but Isaac Wensloff got a groundout and a strikeout to end the inning, putting a zero on the board for the Warriors.
Americo Sculati led things off in the bottom of the second with his tenth home run of the year to dead center, cutting the lead to 3-1. The next three batters would be retired in order.
THIRD INNING
Winona State brought eleven batters to the inning in the top of the third. The first two batters were hit by a pitch, and then after a sacrifice bunt, a walk would load the bases. Garrett Hietpas would single in a run to make it 4-1, and then an error brought home two more, turning the lead into a 6-1 affair. The next batter would line out, but a throwing error while trying to double off a runner scored a run, making it 7-1. Following that, Dylan Harer hit a two-run hoime run the opposite way, giving WSU a 9-1 lead. UMC would make a pitching change, and afyer two walks, a groundout would mercifully end the inning.
UMC got a one-out single from Kyler Miller in the bottom of the inning, but he would be left stranded at second after a groundout and a strikeout.
FOURTH INNING
Winona State got two runners on with an error and a base hit, but they were left stranded on two groundouts and a flyout. All five batters who came up swung at the first pitch.
UMC tried to rally in the bottom of the fourth, as they got a leadoff walk followed by a one-out single from Cole Hebl. However, a flyout and subsequent groundout would strand those two runners, keeping the score at 9-1 headed into the fifth.
FIFTH INNING
SIXTH INNING
SEVENTH INNING
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| WSU | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | |||
| UMC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
For UMC-
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Isaac Wensloff – UMC | 2.2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Jarozsewski – UMC | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Saywer Hoffman – WSU | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| – WSU |
GAME TWO –
FIRST INNING-
SECOND INNING
THIRD INNING
FOURTH INNING
FIFTH INNING
SIXTH INNING
SEVENTH INNING
EIGHTH INNING
NINTH INNING
UMC
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| UMC | ||||||||||||
| BSU |
For UMC-
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Nate Benning- UMC | ||||||
| – UMC | ||||||
| – WSU | ||||||
| – WSU |
