MINOT, N.D. – Records continue to fall for the Minot State baseball team as the Beavers set a quartet of records in a doubleheader sweep over Upper Iowa in NSIC play on Wednesday at Corbett Field.
 
Minot State won the first game 7-4 before taking the second game 6-4 over the Peacocks.
 
Broken Records
Trevaun Smith – Tied DII record for stolen bases in a game (4)
Jack Gamba – Became the all-time DII saves leader (7)
Michael Borst – Set the DII career record in total bases (305)
Team – Set DII school record for stolen bases in game (11)
 
Game One: Minot State 7, Upper Iowa 4
 
How It Happened

• Smith began the game with a double down the left field line before scoring on an RBI single by Ryley Humrighouse.
• Borst followed with an RBI single to center field, scoring Humrighouse and doubling the Beaver lead to 2-0.
• Smith opened the third with a double and Humrighouse walked before Borst blasted a three-run homer to left.
• Minot State added two more runs in the third off a sacrifice fly by Celestino Rodriguez and an RBI single by Wyatt Schlosser.
• The Peacocks scored their first run on a solo home run in the fourth inning.
• Upper Iowa plated three runs on one hit in the sixth inning, but the Beavers held on for the 7-4 win in game one.

 Inside the Box Score

• Borst and Smith led Minot State with two hits while Borst notched a team-high four RBI.
• Mason Gifford, Humrighouse and Schlosser recorded one hit.
• Smith had four stolen bases, followed by Humrighouse and Borst with three apiece.
• Starter Jaymon Cervantes allowed one hit and struck out four batters in three innings of work.
• Aaron Bernal improved to 1-1 on the season after tossing an inning in relief.
• Matt Sartwell, Tannar Galey, Austin Selz, Sam Larson and Gamba combined to throw the final three innings in relief.

 Game Two: Minot State 6, Upper Iowa 4
 
How It Happened

• Jake Collins started the fourth by reaching on an error before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Darrel Doll.
• Dillon Buckmeier scored Minot State's second run of the game on a wild pitch in the fifth inning.
• The Beavers added two more runs in the fifth when Borst and Humrighouse touched home after an errant throw by the Peacock second baseman.
• Upper Iowa cut the Beaver lead in half with a pair of runs off four hits in the sixth inning.
• The Peacocks added two runs on four hits in the seventh to tie the game at four.
• The Beavers answered with Gifford's RBI sac fly and Black's RBI bunt single to grab a two-run lead after seven innings.
• The Beaver bullpen prevented the Peacocks from touching home in the final two innings to clinch the 6-4 victory in the second game.

 Inside the Box Score

• Buckmeier had a team-high two hits while four other Beavers recorded a hit.
• Borst touched home twice to lead Minot State.
• Starter RJ Martinez tossed 5.2 innings while allowing two runs on eight hits and striking out six Peacocks.
• Aaron Kern improved to 2-2 on the season after pitching 2.1 innings in relief.
• Jack Gamba shut down the Peacocks in the ninth inning to earn his second save of the season and seventh of his career.

 What's Next
Minot State welcomes the defending National Champions to the Magic City as the Beavers host the Augustana in a four-game series beginning on Saturday, April 6 at 1:30 p.m. The first three games will count as NSIC contests while the fourth game of the series will count as a non-conference game.