{"id":222672,"date":"2021-04-02T22:35:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T03:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=222672"},"modified":"2021-04-02T22:35:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T03:35:14","slug":"vcsu-sweep-in-baseball-homer-barrage-fri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=222672","title":{"rendered":"VCSU Sweep In Baseball Homer Barrage, Fri."},"content":{"rendered":"
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DICKINSON, N.D.\u00a0 (VCSU<\/a>)\u00a0 \u2013 Valley City State University hit 10 home runs and scored 36 runs Friday during a baseball doubleheader at Dickinson State University.<\/p>\n

The Vikings hit five home runs in each game as they swept the doubleheader by scores of 16-5 and 20-5. Jorun Hamre<\/a>, David Demeter<\/a> and Dustin Mertz<\/a> each hit two home runs on the day. VCSU also pounded out 12 doubles in the doubleheader.<\/p>\n

Valley City State improves to 11-16 overall and 4-2 in conference play. Dickinson State drops to 3-15 overall and 1-5 in the North Star Athletic Association.<\/p>\n

Up next: <\/strong>The Vikings and Blue Hawks play another doubleheader Saturday in Dickinson at 1 p.m. CT\/12 p.m. MT.<\/p>\n

VCSU 16, Dickinson State 5<\/strong><\/u>
\nThe Vikings ended game one by mercy rule after eight innings, cruising to a 16-5 win in the series opener.<\/p>\n

VCSU scored in each of the first five innings \u2013 including four runs in the first \u2013 to build an 11-0 lead. Hamre and Ryan Reynolds<\/a> both hit two-run home runs in the first inning to open the scoring. Jayden Shipman<\/a> homered in the second inning, and then Hamre and Mertz hit back-to-back solo home runs in the third inning.<\/p>\n

Tyler Kliniske<\/a> started and turned in a sparkling performance on the mound. The hard-throwing Viking right-hander allowed just three hits and one run over 5 2\/3 innings. He walked three and struck out five to earn his first collegiate victory. Mitch Taylor<\/a> pitched 2 1\/3 innings in relief, allowing four hits and four runs.<\/p>\n

Eight different Vikings combined for 17 hits in the game. Hamre led the way going 3-for-5 with three runs, five RBIs, two home runs and a double. Shipman was 3-for-4 with two runs and a home run, while Zach Veneman<\/a> was 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI. JT Reed<\/a> collected two hits and scored four runs; Dustin Mertz<\/a> had two hits and scored three runs; and Ryan Reynolds<\/a> was 2-for-4 with four RBIs, a double and a home run.<\/p>\n

VCSU 20, Dickinson State 5<\/strong><\/u>
\nGedeon Ellis<\/a> led off the game with a solo home run as VCSU kept the pressure on in game two. Ellis’s blast sparked a four-run first inning and VCSU opened up a 10-3 lead after three innings.<\/p>\n

David Demeter<\/a> hit a two-run home run in the second inning and then later delivered a three-run blast in the fifth inning. Dustin Mertz<\/a> hit a two-run shot in the fifth inning as well, putting the Vikings up 15-4. Zach Veneman<\/a> capped the home run parade with another two-run shot in the seventh inning.<\/p>\n

VCSU finished with 20 hits, including four hits by Demeter who also scored three times and drove in six runs. Drew Nixon<\/a> had three hits and three RBIs, and Adam Thompson<\/a> was 3-for-3 with a walk. JT Reed<\/a>, Mertz and Reynolds all added two hits.<\/p>\n

William Hlady<\/a> pitched five innings for the win, allowing nine hits and five runs. He did not walk a batter and struck out four. Veneman pitched two scoreless innings in relief, allowing just one hit while striking out three.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DICKINSON, N.D.\u00a0 (VCSU)\u00a0 \u2013 Valley City State University hit 10 home runs and scored 36 runs Friday during a baseball doubleheader at Dickinson State University. The Vikings hit five home runs in each game as they swept the doubleheader by scores of 16-5 and 20-5. Jorun Hamre, David Demeter and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":98366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-222672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=222672"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":222673,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222672\/revisions\/222673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/98366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=222672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=222672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=222672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}