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South Dakota State University Athletics
Wednesday, April 20
Brookings, S.D.
3:00 PM
South Dakota State University
14-22
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Mayville State (N.D.)
19-23
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South Dakota State
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Photo by: Jason Salzman
Jacks complete perfect homestand
4/20/2016 6:54:00 PM | Baseball
South Dakota State scored seven times in the bottom of the sixth inning and the Jackrabbits went on to defeat Mayville State (N.D.), 8-1, in non-conference baseball action Wednesday afternoon at Erv Huether Field.
Five Jackrabbit pitchers combined to limit Mayville State to four hits in the ballgame. SDSU improved to 14-22 overall, while the Comets dropped to 19-23 on the season.
With the game tied at 1, each of the first six Jackrabbit batters in the sixth inning singled as SDSU sent 12 men to the plate. Nick Smith, who was 3-for-4 opened the frame with a base hit down the left-field line and took second when the ball was bobbled in foul territory. Paul Jacobson followed with a run-scoring single and Jesse Munsterman added an RBI single two batters later. Matt Johnson pushed the Jackrabbit lead to 4-1 with a single through the right side that also extended his hitting streak to a team-best 14 games.
After Anthony Schneider plated a run with a sacrifice fly, Cody Sharrow delivered the only extra-base hit of the inning with a double that scored both Matt Johnson and Newt Johnson. Smith capped the scoring with his second hit of the frame, a single to right field that drove in Sharrow.
SDSU had taken an early 1-0 lead as Smith led off with a double and scored on a groundout by Munsterman.
Mayville State tied the game in the fourth with an unearned run. Mason Swegarden reached on an error and later scored on a single up the middle by Aaron Miller. The would-be go-ahead run was thrown out at home by Phil Velez to end the inning. The Comets would register only one hit the rest of the way.
Joe Erickson was credited with the win in relief for the Jackrabbits. The senior right-hander allowed one hit and walked one over three innings. Austin Kost followed with four strikeouts over two scoreless innings.
Brandon Kupfer threw four shutout innings in relief for the Comets.
Jacobson and Munsterman each added two hits for the Jackrabbits, who tallied 13 hits in the game.
The Jackrabbits return to Summit League play Friday, opening a key three-game series at Omaha. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at the Ballpark at Boys Town.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 8, MAYVILLE STATE (N.D.) 1
MSUÂ Â Â Â Â 000Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 100Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 000Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-4-1
SDSUÂ Â Â Â 100Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 007Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 00XÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8-13-2
MSU: Jacob Torgerson, Brandon Kupfer (2), Matthew Tomblin (6), Garrett Osterode (6), Mason Swegarden (7), Kalton Agnes (8) and Dondrei Hubbard. SDSU: Will McAffer, Ryan Froom (2), Joe Erickson (4), Austin Kost (7), Derringer Huff (9) and Luke Ringhofer, Kolton Michalski.
W-Erickson (1-0). L-Tomblin (0-3). Save-none.
HR: none.
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Five Jackrabbit pitchers combined to limit Mayville State to four hits in the ballgame. SDSU improved to 14-22 overall, while the Comets dropped to 19-23 on the season.
With the game tied at 1, each of the first six Jackrabbit batters in the sixth inning singled as SDSU sent 12 men to the plate. Nick Smith, who was 3-for-4 opened the frame with a base hit down the left-field line and took second when the ball was bobbled in foul territory. Paul Jacobson followed with a run-scoring single and Jesse Munsterman added an RBI single two batters later. Matt Johnson pushed the Jackrabbit lead to 4-1 with a single through the right side that also extended his hitting streak to a team-best 14 games.
After Anthony Schneider plated a run with a sacrifice fly, Cody Sharrow delivered the only extra-base hit of the inning with a double that scored both Matt Johnson and Newt Johnson. Smith capped the scoring with his second hit of the frame, a single to right field that drove in Sharrow.
SDSU had taken an early 1-0 lead as Smith led off with a double and scored on a groundout by Munsterman.
Mayville State tied the game in the fourth with an unearned run. Mason Swegarden reached on an error and later scored on a single up the middle by Aaron Miller. The would-be go-ahead run was thrown out at home by Phil Velez to end the inning. The Comets would register only one hit the rest of the way.
Joe Erickson was credited with the win in relief for the Jackrabbits. The senior right-hander allowed one hit and walked one over three innings. Austin Kost followed with four strikeouts over two scoreless innings.
Brandon Kupfer threw four shutout innings in relief for the Comets.
Jacobson and Munsterman each added two hits for the Jackrabbits, who tallied 13 hits in the game.
The Jackrabbits return to Summit League play Friday, opening a key three-game series at Omaha. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at the Ballpark at Boys Town.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 8, MAYVILLE STATE (N.D.) 1
MSUÂ Â Â Â Â 000Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 100Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 000Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1-4-1
SDSUÂ Â Â Â 100Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 007Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 00XÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8-13-2
MSU: Jacob Torgerson, Brandon Kupfer (2), Matthew Tomblin (6), Garrett Osterode (6), Mason Swegarden (7), Kalton Agnes (8) and Dondrei Hubbard. SDSU: Will McAffer, Ryan Froom (2), Joe Erickson (4), Austin Kost (7), Derringer Huff (9) and Luke Ringhofer, Kolton Michalski.
W-Erickson (1-0). L-Tomblin (0-3). Save-none.
HR: none.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Erickson, Joe (1-0)
L: Matthew Tomblin (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Jose Guzman 1 ; Rowdy Dove 1
RBI: Aaron Miller 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mason Swegarden 1
HBP: Taylor Lawrence 1
Batting:
2B: Smith, Nick 1 ; Holt, Zach 1 ; Sharrow, Cody 1
RBI: Smith, Nick 1 ; Jacobson, Paul 1 ; Munsterman, Jesse 2 ; Johnson, Matt 1 ; Schneider, Anthony 1 ; Sharrow, Cody 2
SF: Schneider, Anthony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Nick 2 ; Jacobson, Paul 1 ; Ringhofer, Luke 1 ; Munsterman, Jesse 1 ; Johnson, Matt 1 ; Johnson, Newt 1 ; Sharrow, Cody 1
SB: Jacobson, Paul 1
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