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MINOT, ND (MSU) – Matt Malone provided the dramatic end to a perfect day on the diamond for the Minot State baseball team, blasting a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Beavers a sweep of visiting Minnesota Duluth on Sunday at Corbett Field in NSIC action. Minot State (24-11 overall, 15-8 NSIC) took the nightcap 12-10 on Malone’s homer, and won the day’s first game 4-2. The two teams are back in action at Noon today playing the finale of their three-game series at Corbett Field.
GAME 1 | Minot State 4, Minnesota-Duluth 2
The Minot State Beavers took a 2-0 lead in the second inning and never surrendered the advantage on the way to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs on Sunday. Junior Craig Schmich (4-2) started on the mound and picked up the win for Minot State. The right-hander went five innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on nine hits, allowing no walks and striking out five. Junior Austin Loeb also made an impact on the mound for the Beavers, throwing one shutout inning while allowing one hit, with no walks and three strikeouts. Sophomore Dalin Ludlow led the way offensively for the Beavers, going 3-for-3 in the ballgame. Junior Javier Gutierrez compiled a noteworthy performance at the dish as well, going 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI. Junior Brent Riddle also contributed, going 1-for-4 for Minot State with an RBI.
The Beavers put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the second inning. Riddle’s run-scoring single highlighted a two-run inning for Minot State. The Bulldogs then gained ground, narrowing the lead to 2-1 until the Beavers expanded their advantage in the fifth. Minot State brought home a pair, with one run driven in by Gutierrez’s single, which brought the score to 4-1 in favor of the Beavers. Minnesota Duluth put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Minot State still held on for the 4-2 win.
GAME 2 | Minot State 12, Minnesota-Duluth 10
The Minot State Beavers fought back from a seven-run deficit to win in thrilling fashion, rallying to secure a 12-10 walk-off victory in the 11th inning over the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs on Sunday. Senior Bryant Bagshaw (6-1) got the win out of the bullpen for Minot State. The right-hander went two shutout innings without giving up a hit, no walks and striking out one. Sophomore Jonah Prokott also pitched well, going three innings, surrendering two runs, both earned, on two hits, walking one and striking out five. Junior Brent Riddle led the way offensively for the Beavers, going 4-for-5 in the ballgame with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBI. Junior Gunnar Kozlowitz put together a standout performance at the dish as well, going 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and four RBI. Senior Derek Kay also helped out, going 3-for-5 for Minot State with a home run, a walk and two RBI.
Trailing 3-0, the Beavers first put runs on the board in the first inning. Minot State got an RBI single from senior Matt Malone, scoring Riddle from third base. The Bulldogs expanded their lead to 8-1 before the Beavers offense got back to work, cutting into that lead in the third. Minot State scored three runs, all of them coming on a three-run homer off the bat of Kozlowitz, scoring Riddle and Kay, which brought the score to 8-4 in favor of the Bulldogs. Minnesota Duluth built their lead to 10-4 before the Minot State offense got going, reducing that lead to 10-8 in the seventh. The Beavers bats heated up in the inning, scoring four runs, including a two-run home run off the bat of Riddle. Minot State held the Bulldogs off the board before tying it up in the eighth. The Beavers scored twice on Kay’s two-run homer, tying the score at 10-10. The game remained tied until the bottom of the 11th, when Minot State walked it off on Malone’s one-out two-run home run off of freshman Henry Wilkinson.
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MINOT STATE WOMENS SOFTBALL
MINOT, ND (MSU) – The Minot State Beavers celebrated “Senior Day” with a dramatic sweep of visiting Upper Iowa on Sunday at “The Bubble” on the MSU campus. After honoring seniors Leo Watson and Jaycie Rostad, the Beavers (26-18 overall, 13-9 NSIC) took the opener 5-1, then got a walk-off, two-run home run from Abby Lohse for a 4-3 win in nine innings for the NSIC softball doubleheader sweep. Minot State is back in action Tuesday playing an NSIC doubleheader at Minnesota State Moorhead.
GAME 1 | Minot State 5, Upper Iowa 1
The Minot State Beavers took a 1-0 lead in the second inning and never surrendered the advantage on the way to a 5-1 win over the Upper Iowa Peacocks on Sunday. Junior Gabi Dawyduk (3-0) started in the circle and picked up the win for Minot State. The right-hander went five shutout innings while giving up two hits, allowing two walks and striking out two. Offensively, the Beavers were led by senior Leo Watson, who went 1-for-4 on the day with a double and two RBI. Senior Jaycie Rostad furnished a noteworthy day at the dish as well, going 3-for-3 with an RBI.
The Beavers put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the second inning. Junior Izzy Penner came across to score the lone run of the inning for Minot State and get them on the board. The Beavers then held the Peacocks scoreless before expanding their lead in the fourth inning. Minot State pushed two runs across on a two-run double off the bat of Watson that scored Rostad and junior Taryn Bennett, which brought the Beavers lead to 3-0. Minot State held Upper Iowa scoreless before expanding their lead to 5-0 the following inning. Rostad’s run-scoring single highlighted a two-run output in the frame for the Beavers. Upper Iowa put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Minot State still coasted to the 5-1 win.
GAME 2 | Minot State 4, Upper Iowa 3
The Minot State Beavers needed nine innings to finish the job, but secured the 4-3 extra-innings win, walking it off on sophomore Abby Lohse’s two-run home run off of junior Delaney Vetter to claim victory over the Upper Iowa Peacocks on Sunday. Freshman Calley Olson (11-2) got the win out of the bullpen for Minot State. The right-hander went four innings, giving up one run on five hits, allowing no walks and striking out one. Offensively, the Beavers were led by Lohse, who went 1-for-2 on the day with a home run, a walk and two RBI. Junior Brooklyn Morrison put together a noteworthy performance as well, going 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI. Junior Taryn Bennett also chipped in for Minot State, putting together one hit in three trips to the plate while adding a double and a walk.
The Beavers were trailing 2-0 in the fourth inning when they first put runs on the board. Minot State got an RBI single from sophomore Chesie McLaughlin, scoring Morrison from third base. The Beavers kept the Peacocks off the board before tying it up in the fifth. Lohse came across to score the lone run of the inning for Minot State, which evened the score at 2-2. Upper Iowa then broke the tie and took a 3-2 lead before Minot State scored two runs in the bottom half of the ninth to grab the win, walking it off on Lohse’s two-out, two-run home run off of Vetter.
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MINOT STATE MEN’S GOLF
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (MSU) – It was a tough final day for the Beavers who slipped to 10th as the NSIC Men’s Golf Championships concluded Sunday at the Adams Pointe Golf Club in Missouri. Minot State shot a team score of 336 for the final 18 holes and finished 10th at 109-over 973. Andrew Makarchuk led the way for Minot State as he finished tied for 34th at 24-over 240, shooting rounds of 83, 77, and 80. Zach Hendrickson was next for the Beavers as he was 42nd with a 30-over 246 for the 54-hole tournament (79-83-84), and teammates Aimery Barrault and Joshua Tu tied for 43rd at 31-over 247. Barrault shot rounds of 79, 86, and 82 while Tu turned in scores of 78, 79, and 90. Aaron Grandy rounded out the Minot State scores as he finished 49th at 38-over 254 (85-79-90).
Bemidji State hung on to claim the team title by one shot over Winona State as Bemidji State shot a 16-over 880 and Winona State turned in a 17-over 881. The Warriors’ Gabe Goodman was the individual tournament champion as his 3-under 213 gave him a six-shot victory.
The NSIC Championship was the final event of the season for the Minot State men’s golf team. The Beaver women’s golf team will be in action this coming weekend playing at their NSIC Championship at Paradise Point Golf Club in Smithville, Missouri on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
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MINOT STATE TRACK & FIELD
BISMARCK, N.D. (MSU) – Minot State hurdler Nathan Trujillo-Aragon and middle-distance runner Nicole Reeves led the way for the men’s and women’s track and field teams, respectively, on Sunday as each raced their way to victory. Also adding a win with and NCAA provisional qualifying mark was javelin thrower Jakob Braunstein for the Beavers. Braunstein claimed victory with a career-best effort of 192 feet, 10 inches, an NCAA provisional qualifying mark that ranks him No. 34 in the nation. Trujillo-Aragon turned in a season-best time in the men’s 110-meter hurdles of 15.36 seconds to win that event at the Al Bortke Open outdoor track and field meet hosted by the University of Mary, while Reeves won the women’s 800 meters in 2:23.68. Just two of the highlights on the day for the Beavers, who also got season-best performances from Chase Snyder, Damian Nino, Summer Krebsbach, Sidra Sadowsky, and Grace Loftus. Snyder was second in the men’s discus with a season-best throw of 153 feet, 5 inches, while Nino finished eighth in the men’s 100-meter dash with his best effort of the spring, a time of 11.30 seconds.
On the women’s side, Krebsbach ran her fastest 200 meters to finish seventh in 26.94. She also was fifth in the women’s 100 in 12.95. Sadowsky ran a season-best time of 1:00.63, finishing fourth in the 400 meters, and Loftus had a season-best mark of 12-5.75 in the long jump, finishing 10th. Adding some other top finishes on the day for Minot State were Grayson Bonilla, who was third in the men’s 5,000 meters in 16:71.01, and Jacob Jensen, who was fourth in the men’s 1,500 in 4:02.08. The next stop in the Beavers race toward the NSIC Championships in early May comes next Saturday as Minot State competes at the Ron Masanz Classic hosted by Minnesota State Moorhead.
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TWINS-NATIONALS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jorge Polanco homered and Bailey Ober pitched three-hit ball into the sixth inning, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Nationals 3-1. Michael A. Taylor also connected for Minnesota, which won for just the second time in eight games after a 10-4 start. Polanco had three hits, and Ryan Jeffers and Jose Miranda each had two. Washington finished with three hits after it had 15 in Saturday’s 10-4 win. Keibert Ruiz hit an RBI double in the first to account for the team’s only run.
UP NEXT
Twins: RHP Sonny Gray (2-0, 0.82 ERA) starts today as Minnesota opens a three-game home series with the Yankees. New York plans to start RHP Jhony Brito (2-1, 5.40 ERA).
Twins: RHP Sonny Gray (2-0, 0.82 ERA) starts today as Minnesota opens a three-game home series with the Yankees. New York plans to start RHP Jhony Brito (2-1, 5.40 ERA).
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WILD-STARS
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored two power-play goals and Jake Oettinger made 33 saves to help the Dallas Stars bounce back from a lopsided loss and beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in Game 4 to even their first-round NHL playoff series. Evgenii Dadonov gave the Stars a two-goal lead early in the third period just 8 seconds after escaping the penalty box. John Klingberg against his former team to bring the Wild within one. But Seguin delivered again after Minnesota’s Marcus Foligno took another contested penalty. Game 5 is in Dallas on Tuesday night.
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WOLVES-NUGGETS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 34 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 114-108 in overtime in Game 4 to avoid elimination. Rudy Gobert added 14 points and 15 rebounds for Minnesota which held on after Denver scored the final 12 points of regulation to force overtime. Mike Conley had 19 points for the Timberwolves. Game 5 is Tuesday in Denver. Nikola Jokic tied a playoff career high with 43 points and added 11 rebounds for the Nuggets. Kyle Anderson, who had 11 points off the bench, was declared out with a left eye/facial contusion after taking an errant hand to the face from Edwards in the fourth. Finch said Anderson will see an eye specialist.