MINNEAPOLIS – The Augsburg University baseball team played its first true home games of the season at Parade Stadium on Friday afternoon, splitting a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader with the College of St. Scholastica.
THE BASICS
SCORES: St. Scholastica 5, Augsburg 2; Augsburg 12, St. Scholastica 2 (7 inn.)
LOCATION: Parade Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn.
RECORD: Augsburg 12-19 overall (4-10 MIAC), St. Scholastica 11-15 overall (6-8 MIAC)
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
• The Auggies struck first in game one with
Steven Salz (JR, Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) plating
Brandon Lockhart (FY, Oakdale, Minn./Tartan HS) on a sacrifice fly to right field in the bottom of the first.
• The Saints captured the momentum from that point on, scoring one in the third, three in the fourth, and one in the seventh to take a 5-1 lead.
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Connor Stoik (JR, Eau Claire, Wis./Eau Claire Memorial HS) came around to score in the bottom of the seventh on a St. Scholastica throwing error, but that was all the offense could muster as the Saints hung on for the 5-2 win.
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Jake Skogrand (FY, Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee HS) made the start and took the loss for Augsburg, striking out one while allowing four hits and four runs in 3.1 innings on the mound.
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Matthew Rones (SR, Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman HS) pitched an inning of relief, striking out one while giving up three hits.
Dylan Irving (SR, New Brighton, Minn./Irondale HS) finished the game, recording one strikeout and giving up one hit and one run in 2.2 innings pitched.
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Michael Weiss (JR, Marion, Iowa/Linn-Mar HS) was the only Auggie to record multiple hits in the game, going two-for-three at the plate.
GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
• The Auggie offense exploded early in game two with Weiss batting in
Carson Tomony (JR, Madison, Wis./Madison East HS),
Connor Stoik (JR, Eau Claire, Wis./Eau Claire Memorial HS) plating both Weiss and Lockhart, and
Tim Lavin (SR, Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS) bringing Salz around to score to give Augsburg a 4-0 lead after one inning.
• The Saints scored two in the top of the second, but Augsburg responded with another four-run inning in the bottom of the third with Lavin,
Ty Gage (SO, Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS), and
Kaden Gage (SR, Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) each recording RBIs to put the Auggies on top 8-2.
• Both Ty and
Kaden Gage would go on to bat in one more runner each in the fifth before Kaden came around to score on a Saints throwing error, making it 11-2 in favor of Augsburg. Lavin put the final nail in the coffin in the bottom of the sixth when he plated Salz to put the Auggies up by double digits.
• Now 6-2 on the season,
Austin Jerylo (SR, Stillwater, Minn./Mahtomedi HS) had a great outing for Augsburg, recording three strikeouts while giving up just five hits and two runs in 6.0 innings of work.
Myer Schmitz (FY, Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS) was nearly perfect in his one inning of relief, striking out two of the three batters he faced to close out the game for Augsburg.
• Lavin led the offense in game two, going three-for-four with a double, three RBIs, and two runs scored. Weiss, Salz, Stoik, and both Ty and
Kaden Gage were all two-for-four in the game.
FOR THE FOES
•Jake Schelonka was outstanding on the mound in game one, pitching a complete game while striking out 10 Auggies and allowing just four hits and two runs.
UP NEXT
• The Auggies are scheduled to take on Bethel University tomorrow (4/30) at Parade Stadium in Minneapolis starting at 1 p.m. With the unpredictability of spring weather, stay tuned to the Augsburg Athletics website and Twitter feed for updates on postponements and cancellations.
