Jackrabbits sweep doubleheader from DWU

Wednesday, April 1

Erv Huether Field

2:00 PM

South Dakota State University

13-11

Dakota Wesleyan [DH]

9-12

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Dakota Wesleyan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3
South Dakota State	0	0	0	5	0	0	X	5	5	0

4/1/2015 8:39:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

By: SDSU Sports Info

The South Dakota State University baseball team opened the home portion of its schedule Wednesday afternoon by sweeping a doubleheader from Dakota Wesleyan at Erv Huether Field.

In winning by scores of 5-1 and 13-6, the Jackrabbits improved to 14-11 overall. DWU dropped to 9-13 on the season.

In the opener, all five Jackrabbit runs scored in the bottom of the fourth inning. After walks to Matt Johnson and Tony Kjolsing were sandwiched around Reid Clary being hit by a pitch, senior second baseman Al Robbins cleared the bases with a double to the left-center gap. Robbins later scored on a wild pitch and Zach Coppola plated Cody Sharrow with the final run of the inning after the third DWU error of the inning.

The Tigers had taken a 1-0 lead in the top of the second on three singles, the last of which was by Peyton Price to score Jared Neilan.

SDSU starter Chad Hodges earned the victory as he struck out eight, walked one and gave up five hits in five innings. Marcus Heemstra and Derringer Huff each pitched an inning of scoreless relief.

DWU held a 6-5 advantage in hits, with Price and Dominic Sebastiani each recording two for the Tigers. Coppola was the lone Jackrabbit with more than one hit, going 2-for-3.

The Jackrabbits scored all 13 of their runs in Game 2 in the first two innings, tallying three runs in the first inning and racking up 10 more in the second.

Sophomore Matt Johnson accounted for all the first-inning runs with a three-run home run to right field.

SDSU then sent 13 men to the plate the following inning, highlighted by a three-run double by Luke Ringhofer. Robbins scored the first run of the inning without the benefit of a hit as he walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch, took third on a throwing and scored on another wild pitch The inning was aided by two more Dakota Wesleyan errors.

The Tigers scored twice against Jackrabbit starter Eldon Evans in the second inning on a passed ball and RBI double by Hartman Katz, to pull to within 3-2 before the SDSU onslaught in the home half of the inning.

Ringhofer and fellow freshman Anthony Schneider each collected two of SDSU's nine hits in Game 2. DWU's eight hits were all by different players.

SDSU resumes Summit League action Friday afternoon, hosting league-leading Oral Roberts in a 3 p.m. contest at Erv Huether Field.

NOTES: SDSU holds a 23-2 series advantage and has won the last eight meetings … the Jackrabbits improved to 70-33 all-time at Erv Huether Field, including 23-3 in non-conference games … Coppola stole a base in the opener, improving to 17-for-17 on steal attempts this season … Coppola moved into a tie with Nick Adams (2005-08) for eighth on the Jackrabbit career stolen bases list with 40 … Johnson's home run was only the fourth by a Jackrabbit this season and first by an SDSU player since March 7 (14 games) … SDSU's 10 runs in the second inning of Game 2 were the most by a Jackrabbit team since scoring 10 times in the seventh inning at Alabama A&M on Feb. 21, 2014 … Evans was credited with his first Jackrabbit victory after pitching three innings … senior pitchers Nick Young and Aaron Klatt each made their season debuts in Game 2, with Klatt pitching a perfect seventh inning … freshman Philip Jacobson recorded his first collegiate hit, a triple in the fifth inning of Game 2 … Andrew Clemen struck out the only batter he faced in the sixth inning of Game 2, giving him 23 strikeouts and only three walks in 15.2 innings this season

Game 1: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 5, DAKOTA WESLEYAN 1
DWU 010 000 0 1-6-3
SDSU 000 500 X 5-5-0
DWU: Logan Risse, Patrick Whethan (4), Alex McGuigan (5) and Christian Doyle. SDSU: Chad Hodges, Marcus Heemstra (6), Derringer Huff (7) and Reid Clary.
W-Hodges (2-1). L-Risse (1-2). Save-none.
HR: none.

Game 2: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 13, DAKOTA WESLEYAN 6
DWU   021     102     0          6-8-3
SDSU   3(10)0 000     X          13-9-2
DWU: Braiden Jorgenson, Austin Carroll (2), Alex Meyer (3) and Hartman Katz, Aaron Bommersbach. SDSU: Eldon Evans, Ethan Kenkel (4), Nick Young (6), Andrew Clemen (6), Aaron Klatt (7) and Trey Lapke.
W-Evans (1-2). L-Jorgenson (0-1). Save-none.
HR: SDSU-Matt Johnson (1).