Jamestown \u2013 The VCSU baseball season came to an end during a wild second day of the NSAA Baseball Championships in Jamestown.<\/p>\n
The Vikings rallied from three-run deficits in both the ninth and 10th innings Saturday as they eliminated Viterbo University with a wild 17-13 victory, getting a walk-off grand slam from\u00a0Aiden Brook\u00a0as the final blow in an offensive slugfest.<\/p>\n
Later in the day, Valley City State had its season come to an end during a 9-2 loss to No. 3 seed University of Jamestown.<\/p>\n
Valley City State ends the season with a 15-30 overall record.<\/p>\n
VCSU 17, Viterbo University 13 (10 innings)<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n The Vikings scored 13 of their 17 runs over the final four innings as the two teams combined for 20 total runs from the seventh inning on.<\/p>\n VCSU trailed 6-4 after six innings, but took their first lead at 7-6 after getting three runs in the bottom of the seventh, including a two-run home run by\u00a0Nate Soulis.<\/p>\n Viterbo answered right back with four runs in the top of the eighth to take a 10-7 lead. The Vikings did not score in the eighth, sending them to their last at-bat trailing by three runs. With one run in and the bases loaded, Brook delivered a two-run single to right field to tie the game at 10-10. VCSU attempted to score the winning run on the same play, but runner\u00a0Ben Baasch\u00a0was thrown out at home to end the threat and force extra innings.<\/p>\n VCSU\u2019s momentum was short-lived however as Viterbo put up three runs in the top of the 10th inning, again sending the Vikings to their last at-bat down three runs at 13-10.<\/p>\n Soulis opened the 10th with a solo home run \u2013 his second blast of the day \u2013 to trim the lead to 13-11.\u00a0Austin Smith\u00a0followed with a single and eventually came in score on an RBI single by\u00a0Emmanuel Leyva. With the bases loaded,\u00a0Tyler Ukestad\u00a0then delivered an RBI single to tie the game at 13-13, but Leyva was thrown out at home trying to score the winning run. A single and force-out loaded the bases with two outs and brought Brook to the plate, where he took the first pitch over the left-field fence for a walk-off grand slam.<\/p>\n Brook finished the game 3-for-5 with two runs and seven RBIs, including six RBIs in the last two innings. Soulis and\u00a0Austin Smith\u00a0both went 4-for-5 as the bottom three batters in VCSU\u2019s order combined to go 11-for-15 with three home runs, seven runs and 10 RBIs.<\/p>\n Leyva added three hits and two RBIs.\u00a0Grant Wehseler\u00a0also homered and drove in two runs.<\/p>\n Jordon Roos\u00a0started on the mound for VCSU and battled through 5 1\/3 innings, allowing\u00a0eight hits and six runs.\u00a0Chase Carpenter\u00a0and\u00a0Max Koprek\u00a0both pitched in relief.\u00a0Brady Engebretson\u00a0came on to get the final out in the 10th inning and picked up the win after VCSU\u2019s big 10th-inning rally.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n University of Jamestown 9, VCSU 2<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n Jamestown scored in each of the first four innings during the second loser-out game of the day, ending VCSU\u2019s season with a 9-2 victory.<\/p>\n The Jimmies built a 7-1 lead after four innings and then coasted down the stretch for the win. Valley City State finished with eight hits in the game, scoring runs in the third and sixth innings on solo home runs from\u00a0Brady Smith\u00a0and\u00a0Brennen Neva.<\/p>\n Nicholas Vargas\u00a0took the loss for VCSU after starting and\u00a0allowing eight hits and four runs in 2 2\/3 innings.\u00a0Jacob Miller\u00a0and\u00a0Shaun Kourajian\u00a0both pitched two innings in relief, and\u00a0Jesse Johnson\u00a0came on for a scoreless eighth inning for VCSU.<\/p>\n Smith and Brook each had a pair of hits for VCSU\u2019s offense, and both Neva and Smith hit solo home runs for VCSU\u2019s two runs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jamestown \u2013 The VCSU baseball season came to an end during a wild second day of the NSAA Baseball Championships in Jamestown. 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