The University of Minnesota Duluth baseball team closed out their four game series against the Minot State University Beavers this afternoon, securing a 13-3 victory in the nine inning NSIC conference contest before falling in the seven inning non-conference contest 6-5 to close out the doubleheader.

Game One: UMD (13) - MISU (3)

The Bulldogs got the offense going early in today's conference contest, tallying runs on a sacrifice fly from Nathan Rosenberg and back to back RBI doubles from Garrett Stauffacher and Kade Peloquin to take a 3-0 lead at the end of the first.

UMD added a fourth run in the bottom of the second on an RBI single from Ethan Pettis before heading into the third, which started Rosenberg going yard with a no-doubter over the left field wall. Peloquin was quick to match with a solo home run of his own, making it an early 6-0 advantage for the Bulldogs. Pettis and Sam Kliber would both drive runs in on RBI doubles before the end inning, building the lead to 8-0.

The bottom of the fifth saw another five runs for the home team with an RBI base hit for Stauffacher and a two RBI base hit for Hayden Anthony combining with a pair of RBI doubles from Pettis and Gabe Richardson, launching the Bulldogs ahead 13-0.

Runs in the final three innings for the Beavers on a trio of RBI hits were not enough as the Bulldogs took the game one victory, 13-3.

Game Two: UMD (5) - MISU (6)

Minot State was first on the board in today's non-conference contest, adding a run on a sacrifice fly out to the left fielder in the top of the first.

UMD was quick to respond though, tallying two runs on a successful bunt from Troy Lynch that resulted in a throwing error from the MISU catcher and allowed Richardson and Thomas Hanson to score. The Bulldogs added one more on a sacrifice fly from Stauffacher before the end of the inning to take a 3-1 lead.

Minot State tied things up in the top of the fourth, tallying runs on a two run home run by Noah Gutierrez. However, the lead would flip right back in favor of the Bulldogs as they would tally a run on an RBI double out to left field by Hanson.

The Bulldogs added another run to their lead in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI fielder's choice from Lynch. 

Heading into the final inning of the contest, the Beavers took their first lead of the day with a trio of RBI base hits to shoot ahead by one.

The Bulldogs were unable to tally any more runs in the bottom of the seventh, falling 6-5 in the final game of the series.

Looking Ahead

Bulldog baseball (19-21, 15-15 NSIC) will make a stop in Winona next week for a road doubleheader with the Winona State University Warriors before returning home for a three game series against the University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles. First pitch against the Warriors is currently set for Wednesday, Apr. 23, at 1:30 PM.