{"id":170669,"date":"2019-04-27T22:25:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-28T03:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=170669"},"modified":"2019-04-27T22:25:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T03:25:00","slug":"viking-baseball-splits-sat-gets-no-3-tourney-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=170669","title":{"rendered":"Viking Baseball Splits Sat. gets No. 3 Tourney seed"},"content":{"rendered":"

VALLEY CITY\u00a0 (VCSU) \u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Viking bats came alive in game one Saturday as the VCSU baseball team clinched the No. 3 seed for the conference tournament with a doubleheader split against Presentation College.<\/p>\n

The Vikings pounded out 18 hits and 13 runs in game one of the doubleheader, picking up a 13-2 victory over the Saints. In game two, Presentation College pitching was lights out, holding the Vikings to just two hits in a 5-0 Saints victory.<\/p>\n

Valley City State is now 18-21 overall and finishes the NSAA regular season with a 12-11 conference record. Presentation College is now 19-22 overall and finishes 11-12 in conference play. The Vikings and Saints will rematch in the first round of the NSAA conference tournament, which starts Friday in Valley City. VCSU is the No. 3 seed and Presentation College is the No. 4 seed.<\/p>\n

Up next:<\/strong> Valley City State hosts Mayville State for a 9-inning non-conference game on Tuesday to close out the regular season schedule. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Charlie Brown Memorial Baseball Field.<\/p>\n

\"\"VCSU 13, Presentation College 2<\/strong><\/u>
\nThe Viking offense gave starting pitcher Jacob Rosales<\/a> plenty of late run support in game one, breaking open a close game with seven runs in the sixth inning. The game was scheduled to go nine innings, but the Vikings ended it after seven innings due to run rule.<\/p>\n

Rosales went 6 2\/3 innings, giving up just three hits and two runs. He walked two and struck out 11. Rosales finished the conference schedule with a 5-1 record in eight appearances. He posted a 1.41 ERA in conference play and struck out 57 batters in 38 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

Jorun Hamre<\/a> had a big game at the plate, going 4-for-4 with four extra-base hits. Hamre had a triple and three doubles en route to four RBIs. Nathan Demarais<\/a> was 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, while four other Vikings had two hits each. Aiden Brook<\/a> had two hits and three RBIs, and Christian Peery<\/a> and Brady Smith<\/a> each had two hits and two runs. Austin Smith<\/a> went 2-for-3 with a run scored. Sal Avila<\/a> hit a monster two-run home run as part of VCSU’s seven-run sixth inning.<\/p>\n

Gilbert Aguilar led the Saints offense with two hits and an RBI. Colin Crandall started on the mound and took the loss, giving up six hits and three runs over 2 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

Presentation College 5, VCSU 0<\/strong><\/u>
\nFour Saints pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout in game two, holding the Viking offense quiet in a 5-0 Saints victory.<\/p>\n

BJ Wyche pitched two hitless innings for the Saints to start the game, and then Austin Crain, Jesse Spangler and CJ Canfield combined to finish off the final five innings for a combined shutout.<\/p>\n

The Saints scored two runs in the top of the third inning to take a 2-0 lead, and then tacked on a run in the fourth and two more in the fifth to go ahead 5-0.<\/p>\n

Presentation College finished with nine hits. Jace Wyatt and Gilbert Aguilar were both 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Zane Hunt went 2-for-3 and scored a run.<\/p>\n

Christian Peery<\/a> and Brady Smith<\/a> had VCSU’s only two hits. Marcus Niemann<\/a> started on the mound and took the loss, going four innings and giving up seven hits and three runs. Brady Engebretson<\/a> had two strong innings out of the bullpen, striking out five and giving up just one hit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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