SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Bemidji State University Baseball team fell in both games of its final doubleheader at No. 12 University of Illinois Springfield Sunday afternoon. The No. 12 Prairie Stars began the day with a 14-2 victory over the Beavers and then won 16-5 in game two to complete the sweep.
The Beavers struggled at the plate in game one and recorded just two hits in the game and scored their lone two runs in the top of the seventh inning.
Tyrese Allen drove in one of the runs with an RBI single while
Zach Moritz earned a walk with the bases loaded for another RBI.
Jack Munson added the last hit for the Beavers in the fourth inning.
Freshman
Riley Bersaw earned the loss on the mound after pitching 1.2 innings and allowed 11 earned runs off eight hits.
Beau Barry,
AJ Gengler and
Ethan Lung all came into pitch following Bersaw.
In the second game of the day the Prairie Stars used a five-run first inning to get in front of the Beavers and never looked back cruising to a 16-5 victory.
Bemidji State had more success at the plate and collected eight hits in the game but left 15 runners stranded on the basepaths. Munson and
Ty Karger each had multiple hits for the Beavers with Karger hitting a two-run home run in the third inning after Munson doubled for the Beavers' first home run of the 2023 season. Karger and Munson also led the team with two runs batted in while
Derek Dolezal drove in another and also drew two walks.
Jacob Marx earned the loss after surrendering the first five runs.
Isaiah Biehn came into pitch 3.2 innings in relief and allowed four earned runs while
Derek Hoffman,
Konrad Kisch and
Christian Turner all pitched in relief.
Bemidji State will continue non-conference play next weekend when the Beavers travel to Liberty, Mo., to face William Jewell College for a four-game series beginning Friday, Mar. 3.
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Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
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