ST. GEORGE, Kan. – Tough pitching and the long ball powered the Minot State baseball team to a sweep of host Emporia State on Saturday, keeping new head coach Sam Boisner undefeated, as well.
Minot State (3-0 overall) pitchers combined to strike out 17 batters in the two games and the Beavers hit five home runs, including two by Javier Gutierrez as Minot State won 3-1 and 11-1.
The two teams wrap up their four-game series on Sunday with a final game at noon.
GAME 1 | Minot State 3, Emporia State 1
ST. GEORGE, KS --The Minot State Beavers took a 2-0 lead in the first inning and never surrendered the advantage on the way to a 3-1 victory over the Emporia State Hornets on Saturday.
Junior Craig Schmich (1-0) got the win for Minot State. The right-hander went six innings, giving up one run on two hits, allowing three walks and striking out seven. Junior Austin Loeb also pitched well, going one shutout inning without allowing a hit, walking none and striking out two.
Senior Derek Kay led the way offensively for the Beavers, going 2-for-3 in the ballgame with a walk and two RBI. Junior Gunnar Kozlowitz put together a noteworthy day at the plate as well, going 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Junior Shane Kary also contributed, going 1-for-2 for Minot State with two walks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers got the scoring started early, putting two runs on the board in the top of the first inning. Kay drove in two runs for Minot State with a single that scored junior Brent Riddle and junior Javier Gutierrez.
The Beavers then held the Hornets scoreless before expanding their lead in the fifth inning. Minot State scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Kozlowitz, which brought the Beavers lead to 3-0. Emporia State put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Minot State still held on for the 3-1 win.
GAME NOTES
» Schmich struck out seven Hornets hitters.
» Minot State's highest-scoring inning was the first, when it pushed two runs across.
» Minot State took a 2-0 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Schmich put together six innings of one-run ball for the Beavers.
» The Beavers out-hit the Hornets at a 6-2 clip.
» Kay stole two bases in Saturday's game.
» Minot State pitchers faced 25 Emporia State hitters in the game, allowing three ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out nine.
» The Beavers drew seven walks from Emporia State pitching.
» Kay led the Beavers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
» Emporia State was led offensively by freshman Andrew Rantz, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI.
GAME 2 | Minot State 11, Emporia State 1
ST. GEORGE, KS --Junior Javier Gutierrez put together a stellar showing at the plate Saturday, hitting two homers to help lead the Minot State Beavers past the Emporia State Hornets 11-1.
Senior Bryant Bagshaw (1-0) started on the mound and picked up the win for Minot State. The right-hander went six shutout innings while giving up two hits, allowing two walks and striking out five. Junior Cameron Bagshaw also made an impact on the mound for the Beavers, throwing one shutout inning while allowing one hit, with no walks and one strikeout.
Gutierrez went 2-for-4 at the plate, supplementing his two home runs with three RBIs. Junior Gunnar Kozlowitz added to Gutierrez's awesome power-hitting performance by going 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBI. Junior Brent Riddle also helped out for the Beavers, going 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk and three RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers got on the scoreboard first, starting in the fourth inning. Gutierrez put Minot State on the board with a one-out solo home run off sophomore Cade Barton.
The Hornets failed to push any runs across before the Beavers offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. The Minot State offense exploded for four runs, highlighted by a two-run home run off the bat of Gutierrez, which brought the score to 5-0 in favor of the Beavers.
Minot State kept Emporia State without a run before building their lead to 8-0 in the seventh inning. The Beavers scored three times, with a showing that included back-to-back homers from Kozlowitz and senior Derek Kay.
Minot State kept the Hornets scoreless before their offense got in gear the next inning. The inning resulted in three runs for the Beavers, all of them scoring on a three-run homer from Riddle to left, bringing the score to 11-0 in favor of Minot State. Emporia State put one run on the scoreboard before the game was over, but the Beavers still coasted to the 11-1 win.
GAME NOTES
» The Beavers got two home runs off the bat of Gutierrez.
» Kozlowitz picked up three base knocks in the game for Minot State.
» Senior Bryant Bagshaw struck out five Hornets hitters.
» The Beavers had both Gutierrez and Kozlowitz smack multiple extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Three different Beavers drove in three runs.
» Every Minot State starter reached base safely in the win.
» Minot State's highest-scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed four runs across.
» Senior Bryant Bagshaw put together six innings of scoreless ball for the Beavers.
» Minot State hitters hit five homers in the ballgame.
» The Beavers out-hit the Hornets at a 12-4 clip.
» Minot State went 4-for-7 (.571) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers faced 30 Emporia State hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out eight.
» Gutierrez led the Beavers at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI.
» Emporia State was led offensively by freshman Jake Daneff, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and an RBI.
» Junior Will Hann led the Hornets pitching staff, throwing 1.2 innings of one-run ball.
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