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Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia
Jackrabbits run Summit streak to six
4/12/2018 9:12:00 PM | Baseball
SIOUX FALLS – Josh Falk went 7-for-10 at the plate and homered in both games to help lead South Dakota State to a doubleheader sweep of North Dakota State in Summit League baseball action Thursday afternoon at Karras Park Home of Ronken Field.
The Jackrabbits rallied from early deficits and received strong relief pitching in both games en route to wins by scores of 5-4 and 12-9. SDSU has now won six Summit League games in a row, improving to 7-5 in league play and 9-20 overall. NDSU dropped to 13-16 overall and 6-7 in league play.
Game 1: SDSU 5, North Dakota State 4
Freshman second baseman Gus Steiger singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the Jackrabbits prevailed 5-4 in the opener.
Trailing 3-0 after four innings, Falk started the SDSU comeback with a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning off Bison starter Riley Johnson.
The Jackrabbits grabbed the lead an inning later with three runs on five hits. Pinch-hitter Josh Kutzke started the rally with a solid single to left field. After moving to second on a passed ball, pinch-runner Philip Jacobson scored on a double to right-center by Anthony Schneider. Nick Smith followed two batters later with a single up the middle off NDSU closer Kevin Folman to plate Schneider with the tying run.
Falk then, gave SDSU its first lead of the game with a single to right that scored Smith.
NDSU was down to its final out before Jayse McLean tied the game at 4-all in the top of the ninth with a solo home run to right-center field.
However, SDSU recovered with a final rally in the bottom of the ninth. Newt Johnson drew a leadoff walk, which was followed by Falk's third hit of the game, a single to center field. Two batters later, Landon Badger lined a single to center field, but Johnson was thrown out at home for the second out of the inning.
Steiger, who had doubled twice earlier in the game, then stepped to the plate and tucked a line drive just inside the right-field line to score Falk from third base with the game-winning run.
Derek Feige, who struck out three over two innings of relief, was credited with the victory. Five Jackrabbit relievers combined to allow only one run over the final six innings, including 2 1/3 scoreless innings from left-hander Bryce Johnson.
NDSU grabbed a 2-0 lead in the top of the first on run-scoring doubles by Mason Pierzchalski and Tucker Rohde off Jackrabbit starter Brady Stover. Drew Fearing added an RBI single in the fourth inning.
Stover walked four and struck out only two in three innings.
The Jackrabbits out-hit NDSU, 15-9, with Steiger and Falk each tallying three hits, while Badger, Schneider and Smith each collected two hits.
Game 2: South Dakota State 12, NDSU 9
Falk connected on a two-run blast in the sixth inning that gave SDSU the lead for good as the Jackrabbits battled back from a four-run deficit for a 12-9 victory and doubleheader sweep.
Falk's second homer of the day was a season-high third of the game by the Jackrabbits, whose first two runs of the game came on respective leadoff home runs by Newt Johnson and Steiger in the second and third innings.
NDSU jumped out to a 6-2 lead thanks to a two-run single by Matt Elsenpeter in the second inning and two-run triple by Drew Fearing in the fourth, forcing SDSU to again make an early call to the bullpen.
The Jackrabbits battled back to tie the game at 6-all with a four-run fourth that included an RBI triple by Phil Velez and run-scoring singles by Steiger and Schneider, the last of which knocked out NDSU starter Blake Stockert. The tying run scored when SDSU executed a double steal, with Philip Jacobson sliding across ahead of the throw back to the plate.
Alec Abercrombie gave the Bison the lead back at 8-6 with a two-run homer in the fifth and NDSU added a run later in the frame on a sacrifice fly, but the Jackrabbit relief corps again pieced things from there. Austin Suhr allowed only one over three innings to allow the SDSU bats to once again rise to the occasion.
SDSU answered with a pair of runs in the fifth inning before taking the lead on Falk's fourth home run of the season, which was launched deep over the fence in left-center field.
The Jackrabbits added two insurance runs in the eighth on a single up the middle by Smith and double to the right-center gap by Newt Johnson.
Alex Marro, who pitched a scoreless inning in the opener, came on to retire six of the seven batters he faced, including four by strikeouts, to nail down his second save of the season.
SDSU finished with a season-high 16 hits, highlighted by 4-for-5 efforts by both Falk and Smith. Newt Johnson, Velez and Steiger each tallied two hits.
UP NEXT
Friday's scheduled series finale has been canceled due to inclement weather in the forecast. SDSU is now slated to return to action Tuesday night at Minnesota, with first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. at Siebert Field.
NOTES
* SDSU leads the all-time series, 116-66
* The Jackrabbits recorded double figures in runs scored for the fourth time this season and third time in six games in Game 2
* Newt Johnson extended his hitting streak to 10 games and has reached base safely in 22 games in a row
* All of Johnson's team-leading five home runs have come against left-handed pitchers
* Smith has recorded two or more hits in six consecutive games and is hitting .577 (15-of-26) over that span
* Steiger recorded his fourth three-hit game of the season in the opener
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The Jackrabbits rallied from early deficits and received strong relief pitching in both games en route to wins by scores of 5-4 and 12-9. SDSU has now won six Summit League games in a row, improving to 7-5 in league play and 9-20 overall. NDSU dropped to 13-16 overall and 6-7 in league play.
Game 1: SDSU 5, North Dakota State 4
Freshman second baseman Gus Steiger singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the Jackrabbits prevailed 5-4 in the opener.
Trailing 3-0 after four innings, Falk started the SDSU comeback with a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning off Bison starter Riley Johnson.
The Jackrabbits grabbed the lead an inning later with three runs on five hits. Pinch-hitter Josh Kutzke started the rally with a solid single to left field. After moving to second on a passed ball, pinch-runner Philip Jacobson scored on a double to right-center by Anthony Schneider. Nick Smith followed two batters later with a single up the middle off NDSU closer Kevin Folman to plate Schneider with the tying run.
Falk then, gave SDSU its first lead of the game with a single to right that scored Smith.
NDSU was down to its final out before Jayse McLean tied the game at 4-all in the top of the ninth with a solo home run to right-center field.
However, SDSU recovered with a final rally in the bottom of the ninth. Newt Johnson drew a leadoff walk, which was followed by Falk's third hit of the game, a single to center field. Two batters later, Landon Badger lined a single to center field, but Johnson was thrown out at home for the second out of the inning.
Steiger, who had doubled twice earlier in the game, then stepped to the plate and tucked a line drive just inside the right-field line to score Falk from third base with the game-winning run.
Derek Feige, who struck out three over two innings of relief, was credited with the victory. Five Jackrabbit relievers combined to allow only one run over the final six innings, including 2 1/3 scoreless innings from left-hander Bryce Johnson.
NDSU grabbed a 2-0 lead in the top of the first on run-scoring doubles by Mason Pierzchalski and Tucker Rohde off Jackrabbit starter Brady Stover. Drew Fearing added an RBI single in the fourth inning.
Stover walked four and struck out only two in three innings.
The Jackrabbits out-hit NDSU, 15-9, with Steiger and Falk each tallying three hits, while Badger, Schneider and Smith each collected two hits.
Game 2: South Dakota State 12, NDSU 9
Falk connected on a two-run blast in the sixth inning that gave SDSU the lead for good as the Jackrabbits battled back from a four-run deficit for a 12-9 victory and doubleheader sweep.
Falk's second homer of the day was a season-high third of the game by the Jackrabbits, whose first two runs of the game came on respective leadoff home runs by Newt Johnson and Steiger in the second and third innings.
NDSU jumped out to a 6-2 lead thanks to a two-run single by Matt Elsenpeter in the second inning and two-run triple by Drew Fearing in the fourth, forcing SDSU to again make an early call to the bullpen.
The Jackrabbits battled back to tie the game at 6-all with a four-run fourth that included an RBI triple by Phil Velez and run-scoring singles by Steiger and Schneider, the last of which knocked out NDSU starter Blake Stockert. The tying run scored when SDSU executed a double steal, with Philip Jacobson sliding across ahead of the throw back to the plate.
Alec Abercrombie gave the Bison the lead back at 8-6 with a two-run homer in the fifth and NDSU added a run later in the frame on a sacrifice fly, but the Jackrabbit relief corps again pieced things from there. Austin Suhr allowed only one over three innings to allow the SDSU bats to once again rise to the occasion.
SDSU answered with a pair of runs in the fifth inning before taking the lead on Falk's fourth home run of the season, which was launched deep over the fence in left-center field.
The Jackrabbits added two insurance runs in the eighth on a single up the middle by Smith and double to the right-center gap by Newt Johnson.
Alex Marro, who pitched a scoreless inning in the opener, came on to retire six of the seven batters he faced, including four by strikeouts, to nail down his second save of the season.
SDSU finished with a season-high 16 hits, highlighted by 4-for-5 efforts by both Falk and Smith. Newt Johnson, Velez and Steiger each tallied two hits.
UP NEXT
Friday's scheduled series finale has been canceled due to inclement weather in the forecast. SDSU is now slated to return to action Tuesday night at Minnesota, with first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. at Siebert Field.
NOTES
* SDSU leads the all-time series, 116-66
* The Jackrabbits recorded double figures in runs scored for the fourth time this season and third time in six games in Game 2
* Newt Johnson extended his hitting streak to 10 games and has reached base safely in 22 games in a row
* All of Johnson's team-leading five home runs have come against left-handed pitchers
* Smith has recorded two or more hits in six consecutive games and is hitting .577 (15-of-26) over that span
* Steiger recorded his fourth three-hit game of the season in the opener
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Feige, Derek (2-0)
L: Kevin Folman (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Mason Pierzchalski 1 ; Tucker Rohde 1
HR: Jayse McLean 1
RBI: Drew Fearing 1 ; Mason Pierzchalski 1 ; Jayse McLean 1 ; Tucker Rohde 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bennett Hostetler 1 ; Mason Pierzchalski 1 ; Jayse McLean 1 ; Alec Abercrombie 1
SB: Matt Elsenpeter 1
Batting:
2B: Schneider, Anthony 1 ; Steiger, Gus 2
HR: Falk, Josh 1
RBI: Schneider, Anthony 1 ; Smith, Nick 1 ; Falk, Josh 2 ; Steiger, Gus 1
SH: Michalski, Kolton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Schneider, Anthony 1 ; Smith, Nick 1 ; Falk, Josh 2 ; Jacobson, Philip 1
SB: Schneider, Anthony 1 ; Kjolsing, Tony 1 ; Johnson, Newt 1
HBP: Schneider, Anthony 1
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