Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Minot, ND – In a year of great strides that saw the University of Mary baseball team earn regional rankings and national pitcher of the week honors, the final day of the season won't rank among the highlights. The Marauders dropped both games of their doubleheader at Minot State University, 3-2 in the opener and 9-5 to close out the 2013 schedule.
 
The Marauders finish the season with a record of 17-21-1 overall and 8-15 in Northern Sun play. The 17 wins overall are the most for U-Mary since posting 18 in 2010. The nine conference wins are the most since winning 12 in 2010. U-Mary's winning percentage of .449 is the team's best during the NCAA era and the highest since registering a mark of .529 in 2006.
 
GAME ONE
Shut down most of the game, the Marauders offense showed signs of life in the seventh inning, scoring twice when Austin Grunstad doubled home James Carroll and Michael Stevenson with two outs. The tying run, Grunstad was stranded on second when Alex Deyle grounded out for the final out in a 3-2 loss.
 
U-Mary was able to scratch out just five hits in the game against Beavers pitcher Cole Stober. In both the second and third innings the Marauders bounced into double plays to end both innings. The seventh was the only inning U-Mary managed to record two hits.
 
Stober walked three and struck out six while throwing the complete game for Minot State.
 
Minot State scored the opening run of the day in the second on an RBI single by Shayne Court, who recorded two of the Beavers nine hits. MSU padded its lead with two runs in the fifth on run scoring singles by Mike Turcotte and Connor Moughtin.
 
The Marauders were solid on the mound. Shane Trattles gave up two runs in 4.1 innings, allowing six hits and two walks while striking out three. Christopher Jolly closed out the game. The senior tossed 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
 
GAME TWO
A promising start didn't make for a happy ending. The Marauders built a 5-1 advantage but the Beavers rallied for the 9-5 win.
 
Using defensive miscues by the home team, the Marauders scored single runs in both the second and the third innings. A Kyal Williams single scored fellow senior Marice Burrough in the second.
 
After Minot State cut the U-Mary lead in half with a run in the third, the Marauders exploded for three runs in the fourth. Derek Somerville led off with a walk and Michael Stevenson followed with a double. A wild pitch and a balk would score both runners. Another Minot State error, one of four in the game, allowed U-Mary to add a third run and build a 5-1 lead when an Alex Deyle bunt scored Sam Ingemansen.
 
The rest of the game belonged to the Beavers. Highlighted by a two run Turcotte double, Minot State scored three runs in the fifth to pull within 5-4.
 
The Beavers took the lead with two runs in the seventh. A Mitch Olson double tied the game before a U-Mary error allowed what proved to be the winning run to score.
 
Three more runs in the eighth on two doubles and a single sealed the game for the Beavers.
 
Grunstad led the Marauders with three hits. Stevenson and Williams each added two hits as the three players combined for all seven U-Mary hits. Derek Somerville scored twice.
 
Alex Forshell was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI for MSU. Turcotte drove in three runs on two hits and Olson had two RBI.
 
Shane Seddon allowed one unearned run in four innings of relief for MSU to earn the win. Jarrett Duchscher picked up the save after allowing just one hit and one walk in two innings to close out the game.
 
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