SIOUX FALLS, SD – A quick start by University of Mary offense combined with another impressive turn on the mound by Jonathan Draheim earned the Marauders a Northern Sun doubleheader split on the road against defending champion Augustana. In a twin bill original scheduled for Bismarck, ND, but reversed to Sioux Falls, SD, due to field conditions, the Marauders claimed a 7-1 win in the opener. Down early in game two, UMary made a run at a sweep before Augie claimed an 11-8 win.
 
GAME 1 | University of Mary 7 Augustana 1
Early runs combined with a masterful performance on the mound by Jonathan Draheim earned the Marauders (14-18 overall / 7-10 NSIC) an impressive win to open their Northern Sun doubleheader with the Vikings (26-14/15-5). UMary claimed a quick 5-1 lead after two innings to pull away from Augie.
 
Draheim, who pitched the ninth complete game of his career, limited the Vikings to just five hits with only one double going for extra bases. The senior righty recorded just one strikeout but didn't walk or hit any batters. The lone run scored was unearned. He pitched three clean innings and only twice did he allow multiple hits in an inning. The victory was the fourth of the season for Draheim and the 14^th of his career, pulling him within a win of the UMary career record of 15 by Ryan Astle.
 
The top of the Marauders lineup wore out the Vikings pitchers as the first four UMary hitters combined to score all seven runs. The quartet had six RBIs and finished 7-for-11 with a walk, double, triple and home run.
 
Kalem Haney was 3-for-4 in the leadoff slot and scored three times. Derek Shoen went 2x3 with a double, a run scored and three RBIs. Noah Hull hit the lone home run, had two hits and drove in three. Cal James crossed the plate twice.
 
PIVOT POINT
The Marauders offense took control early with three runs in the first and two in the second. After Augie went down in order in the top of the first, Haley singled and James was hit by a pitch. Shoen followed with a run-scoring single before Hull scored James on a sacrifice fly. A Krece Papierski single to left then scored Shoen with the third run. Augie scored an unearned runs in the second. UMary retaliated with a 2-out rally headlined by a 2-run double to left center by Shoen for an insurmountable 5-1 lead.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Kalem Haney 3x4, 3 R
• Cal James 2 R, BB, HBP (2)
• Derek Shoen 2x3, 1 R, 2B, 3 RBIs
• Noah Hull 2x3, R, HR, 3 RBIs
• Jonathan Draheim 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

 
STAT OF THE GAME
Jonathan Draheim is climbing the all-time leaderboard at UMary in several categories:

• Tied Nicholas Stobbe for most career starts (37)
• With 14 career wins he is one win behind Ryan Astle for the school record of 15
• Tied for 2^nd in career strikeouts at 159 with McKeon Meyhoff and right behind Jake Johnson (177)
• With 9 complete games he is closing in on Ryan Astle (11) and Matt Medeiros (13)
• 3^rd in innings pitched with 207, trailing just Nicholas Stobbe (225.2) and McKeon Meyhoff (221.1)

 
GAME 2 | Augie 11 UMary 8
In a reversal from the opener the Marauders got down early and valiant efforts to rally fell just short in game two the NSIC doubleheader. The Vikings scored three runs in the top of the first and built an 8-2 lead before the Marauders came storming back. A four spot in the 4^th featuring a 2-run single by Noah Hull and a Daniel Martin solo home run and two more in the fifth on a Cal James double to left center allowed UMary to claw back within 10-8.
 
Both bullpens took control over the last four innings with Augustana scoring the only run in the seventh. The Vikings last three pitchers out of the six used in the game combined to hold the Marauders hitless over the last 3.2 innings, walking two and striking out three. UMary's final three pitchers out of the bullpen – Jared Arnold, Jayden Smith and Parker Wakelyn – allowed one run on two hits and two walks over the final five innings while striking out six.
 
Despite the dearth of hits over the last four innings, the Marauders kept pressing but stranded two runners on base in each of the fifth, sixth and eighth innings and one in the ninth. Overall UMary let 13 runners on base to six for the Vikings.
 
PIVOT POINT
Trevor Winterstein homered on the first pitch of the game as Augustana scored three in the first and four more in the second on 2-run doubles by Nick Banowetz and Jack Hines to claim an early 7-1 lead.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Kalem Haney 1x4, 4 R, BB
• Cal James 2x6, 2B, 2 RBIs
• Derek Shoen 2x5, R
• Noah Hull 1x3, 3 RBIs
• Krece Papierski 2 RBIs, HBP (2)
• Daniel Martin 1x3, 2 R, HR, RBI
• Jayden Smith 0.2 IP, O R, 0 H, 1 K
• Parker Wakelyn 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB,3 Ks

 
STAT OF THE GAME
The Marauders have scored at least five runs in 26 of 32 games this season… UMary has split five straight NSIC doubleheaders and six of seven this season. The Marauders were swept once and are looking for their first sweep.
 
NEXT UP
In a series pushed back a day later than originally scheduled, the University of Mary will host Southwest Minnesota State University in a trio of Northern Sun games on Sunday and Monday, April 16-17, at Veterans Memorial Ballpark in Mandan, ND. First pitch for Sunday's doubleheader is scheduled for 1:30 pm. Monday's single 9-inning contest will begin at 11 am.
 
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