{"id":281915,"date":"2024-04-29T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=281915"},"modified":"2024-04-29T09:20:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T14:20:01","slug":"vcsu-split-saturday-games-earn-3-seed-for-postseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=281915","title":{"rendered":"VCSU Split Saturday Games; Earn #3 Seed For Postseason"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DICKINSON, N.D. \u2013 Valley City State split its final conference doubleheader on Saturday as the Vikings wrapped up the North Star Athletic Association regular season in Dickinson.
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VCSU won game one 3-1 behind a strong pitching performance by\u00a0Christopher Dietrich<\/a><\/dfn>. The Blue Hawks earned the split with a 6-2 win in game two.
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With the split, Valley City State has locked up the No. 3 seed for the NSAA postseason tournament with a 11-13 record in conference play. The Vikings will rematch with Dickinson State in the first round on Friday as the Blue Hawks earned the No. 6 seed with a 7-16 conference record.
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Valley City State is now 19-30 overall this season. The Vikings close out the regular season with a non-conference game Monday at the University of St. Thomas (Minn.).
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Up next:<\/strong>\u00a0Valley City State is scheduled to finish the regular season with a non-conference game Monday at the University of St. Thomas (Minn.). The Vikings will then shift their focus to the NSAA Tournament, which begins Friday in Dickinson.
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VCSU 3, Dickinson State 1<\/strong>
Christopher Dietrich<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0gave the Vikings six strong innings on the mound, and\u00a0Kaden Rozdeba<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0hit a 2-run home run as VCSU won game one, 3-1.
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Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the second inning, Rozdeba hit a go-ahead 2-run home run to score\u00a0Dustin Mertz<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0for a 2-1 lead. The Vikings tacked on another run in the fourth inning on an RBI double off the bat of\u00a0Hunter Logan<\/a><\/dfn>.
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That’s all the run support Dietrich would need. The right-hander worked six innings, scattering six hits and giving up just one run. He walked three and struck out eight for his third win of the season.\u00a0Eli Chabot<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0pitched a perfect seventh inning to earn his first collegiate save.
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Both teams managed six hits in the game. Rozdeba went 1-for-3 with his 2-run home run, and\u00a0Cody Wielgosh<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0was 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles and a run scored.\u00a0Jaden Babiuk<\/a><\/dfn>,\u00a0Dustin Mertz<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0and\u00a0Hunter Logan<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0all had one hit each.
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Dickinson State 6, VCSU 2<\/strong>
The Blue Hawks scored late to open up a tight contest in game two. VCSU scored two runs in the fourth inning \u2013 including an RBI single by\u00a0Christian Ramirez<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0\u2013 to tie the game at 2-2. Dickinson then scored a single run in the fifth inning and tacked on three more runs in the eighth for the 6-2 win.
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Kahlil Tilbury<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0started on the mound for VCSU and went six innings, scattering eight hits and three runs. He walked three and struck out eight.\u00a0Jacob Marx<\/a><\/dfn>,\u00a0Riley Resnick<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0and\u00a0Jay Mendez<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0all pitched in relief.
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The Vikings finished with nine hits, including two each by\u00a0Jaden Babiuk<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0and\u00a0Cody Wielgosh<\/a><\/dfn>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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