Nick McCann drives the ball
Zach Durkee
2
Minnesota Crookston UMC 17-13
3
Winner University of Mary MARY 12-18
Minnesota Crookston UMC
17-13
2
Final
3
University of Mary MARY
12-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Minnesota Crookston UMC 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 2
University of Mary MARY 1 0 0 0 2 0 X 3 5 1

W: McRae, Parker (3-2) L: Rustad, Zach (4-5) S: Bielejeski, Charles (2)

11
Winner Minnesota Crookston UMC 18-13
7
University of Mary MARY 12-19
Winner
Minnesota Crookston UMC
18-13
11
Final
7
University of Mary MARY
12-19
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Crookston UMC 2 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 11 10 2
University of Mary MARY 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 11 4

W: Grover, Jayden (4-2) L: Brooks, Andrew (1-3) S: Grose, Dalton (7)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Brian Larson, UMary Sports Information Director

Marauders pitch, field way to doubleheader split with Golden Eagles

WATFORD CITY, ND – University of Mary second baseman Darius Barlas doubled, scored two runs and made a key defensive play and pitchers Parker McRae and Charles Bielejeski combined to allow just a pair of runs in an opening game 3-2 win over the University of Minnesota Crookston in a Northern Sun doubleheader. The Golden Eagles bounced back to capture game two 11-7 in a slugfest featuring a combined five home runs, including two by the Marauders.
 
Originally scheduled to be played at Municipal Ballpark in Bismarck, ND, snowfall on Thursday into Friday moved the three-game set to the Rough Rider Center in Watford City, ND.
 
GAME 1 UMary 3 Minnesota Crookston 2
Parker McRae and Charles Bielejeski limited the Golden Eagles to six hits and two runs over seven innings of the 3-2 Marauders win. McRae struck out four in 5.1 innings to earn the win before Bielejeski closed the game out with 1.2 scoreless innings.
 
PIVOT POINT
After both teams traded runs, the Marauders tallied twice in the fifth inning. Leadoff hitter Barlas was hit by a pitch and Jesus Payan followed with a single. A ground ball placed runners on the corners before a Daulton Sauce fielder's choice scored Barlas from third with the go-ahead run. Sauce stole second and scored on a Nick McCann triple to right field.
 
UMC pulled within 3-2 when Barlas made the biggest defensive play of the game in the sixth inning. With one run already in and runners on first and second with two outs, Barlas made a diving stop behind second base, rolled over and tagged the bag for the final out to extinguish the Golden Eagles scoring opportunity.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Darius Barlas was 1-for-2 with a double and two runs scored
  • Jesus Payan went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI
  • Daulton Sauce had an RBI and a run scored
  • Nick McCann tripled home a run
  • Parker McRae allowed five hits, two runs and three walks in 5.1 innings while striking out four
  • Charles Bielejeski earned his second save after giving up one hit, one walk and no runs in 1.2 innings while striking out two
  • Scott Finberg had a solo home run for UMC
 
STAT OF THE GAME
The Marauders left nine runners on base in six innings while the Golden Eagles stranded seven.
 
GAME 2 UMC 11 UMary 7
After UMC and UMary combined for 11 hits in the opening game, the two teams nearly doubled that figure in the second game. The Golden Eagles posted 10 hits – including three home runs, and the Marauders had two home runs and 11 hits in UMC's 11-7 victory over UMary. The tone was set in the first inning when Reed Hjelle hit a 2-run home run for UMC and Darius Barlas cracked a three-run blast for UMary.
 
PIVOT POINT
Holding a 3-2 lead, Andrew Brooks ran into trouble in the third. The Marauders pitcher filled the bases with two outs but looked like he would escape the inning on a ground out. Instead a defensive miscue by UMary allowed UMC to score the tying run and extend the inning. Taking full advantage of the opportunity, Landyn Swenson hit a grand slam before Reed Hjelle followed with a solo home run to provide the Golden Eagles with an insurmountable 8-3 lead.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Jesus Payan finished 3-for-3 with a run scored
  • Barlas' 3-run home run was his eighth of the year
  • Connor Doll was 3-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI
  • Jaxon Ford posted two hits – including a double – and scored twice
  • Nick McCann hit his first home run – a 3-run blast to left in the ninth inning – and finished the game 2-for-4
  • Brandon Gill struck out six and allowed just two runs and three hits with no walks in 4.1 innings of relief
  • Travis Holte struck out three in 2.0 innings of relief
  • UMC's Landyn Swenson had two hits, scored twice and drove in four runs with a home run
  • Reed Hjelle hit two home runs for UMC, finishing 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored
 
STAT OF THE GAME
UMary pitchers struck out 11 hitters… the Marauders stranded 13 runners… UMC's top three hitters combined to score six runs, drive in seven and hit three home runs.
 
ON DECK
The Marauders (12-19 overall, 8-11 NSIC) and the Golden Eagles (18-13, 11-6) conclude their three-game NSIC series with a single 9-inning contest on Sunday, April 14. First pitch is set for 11 am at the Rough Rider Center in Watford City, ND.
 
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