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16
Winner William Penn (Iowa) WPU 18-9
2
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU 6-8
Winner
William Penn (Iowa) WPU
18-9
16
Final
2
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU
6-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
William Penn (Iowa) WPU 3 2 2 8 0 1 0 16 9 0
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 4

W: Natter, Teddy (1) L: Pitts, Cameron (1)

2
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU 6-9
4
Winner William Penn (Iowa) WPU 19-9
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU
6-9
2
Final
4
William Penn (Iowa) WPU
19-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 2
William Penn (Iowa) WPU 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 8 0

W: Gregory, Tyler (1) L: Tilbury, Kahlil (1) S: Denning, Stetson (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

CBA: Statesmen sweep Trojans in baseball action

March 12, 2020

TUCSON, Ariz. – The Dakota State University (S.D.) Trojan baseball team returned to action Thursday in a non-conference doubleheader versus William Penn (Iowa) in the Tucson (Ariz.) Invitational Games at Kino Sports Complex.  The Statesmen swept the Trojans by the scores of 16-2 and 4-2.

Dakota State fell to 6-9 overall record.  William Penn raised their overall record to 19-9.

The Trojans wrap up their tournament play Friday morning at 11 a.m. (Central Time)/9 a.m. (Pacific Time), taking on the North Star Athletic Association conference foe Waldorf (Iowa) in a non-conference contest.

Game 1:  William Penn (Iowa) 16, Dakota State (S.D.) 2 – FINAL

  • The Statesmen raced to a 7-0 lead through the first two-and-half innings and never looked back to win the first game of the doubleheader. 
  • WPU opened with an early lead in the first inning, highlighted by Jake Vernon's 2-RBI single for a 3-0 lead.
  • The Trojans were unable to convert their scoring opportunities in the bottom half of the first inning, despite a double by Jace Pribyl.
  • William Penn scored twice in the top second to balloon their lead to 5-0.  The Statesmen made it 7-0 in the top third after a two-out 2-RBI double by Alex Fisher.
  • DSU ended its scoring drought in the bottom third with two runs scored.  Mike Vohnoutka hit a single, followed by Samuel Drummond's walk to advance Vohnoutka to second base.  A wild pitch by WPU allowed Vohnoutka advance to third base and Drummond to second base.
  • Esai Hernandez produced a 2-RBI single to score Vohnoutka and Drummond as the Trojans cut Statesmen's lead to 7-2 in the bottom third frame.
  • William Penn exploded for eight runs in the top fourth inning to widen their lead to 15-2.  The Statesmen added a run in the top sixth to round out the final score.
  • The Trojans left two runners on base when the game ended in the bottom seventh.
  • Vohnoutka collected two singles and scored a run for Dakota State.  Pribyl and Mason Macaluso each had a double.  Hernandez had a single and drove in two runs.  Cody Winter, Chris Kropuenske and Alec Gannon each had a single.
  • Tanner Bedier and Jameson Hart each tailed two hits and three RBIs for William Penn.  Jake Vernon added two hits and two RBIs.  Snaider Torrealba had a double and three RBIs.  Jarrett Hunt reached on base by a walk three times.
  • The Statesmen outhit the Trojans 9-8 in the game.  DSU committed four defensive errors while WPU did not recorded a defensive miscue.  Both teams left 10 runners on base.
  • Cameron Pitts (L, 0-1) recorded the setback on the pitching mound for the Trojans.  He tossed 2 2/3 innings and allowed seven runs (one unearned) on three hits.  Jacob Yaeger worked for two outs in relief.  Max Luesebrink pitched 2 2/3 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits.  William Mote pitched a shutout seventh inning.
  • Teddy Natter (W, 2-3) earned the victory for William Penn.  He worked for 5 2/3 innings and gave up two runs on seven hits.  He recorded nine strikeouts.  Jakob Crampton pitched 1 1/3 innings in relief, yielding the Trojans to one hit.

Game 2:  William Penn (Iowa) 4, Dakota State (S.D.) 2 – FINAL

  • DSU grabbed its first lead of the second game in the top first, highlighted by a pair of doubles.  Drummond drilled a double down the left field line.  Kropuenske produced an RBI double with two outs and scored Drummond for Trojans' 1-0 lead.
  • The Statesmen produced a pair of singles in the bottom second frame, scoring a run.  Hunt led off with a single, while Dominic Bravo added a single.  Carson Hauk produced an RBI fielder's choice to score Hunt as WPU knotted the game at 1-1.
  • William Penn earned a 2-1 lead in the bottom third caused by DSU's defensive error.  The Statesmen plated two runs in the bottom fourth to extend their lead to 4-1.
  • Dakota State scored once in the top sixth.  Macaluso hit a double to deep right-center with one out.  A wild pitch by WPU advance Macaluso to third base.  Seth Resnick hit an RBI sacrifice fly to score Macaluso as the Trojans trailed 4-2.
  • DSU left a runner on base when the game ended, securing the victory for WPU.
  • Drummond, Kropuenske and Macaluso each had a double for Dakota State.  Jackson O'Neal, Pribyl, Resnick and Jeremiah Zimmerman each added a single.  Kropuenske and Resnick each collected an RBI.
  • Adrian Garcia and Fisher each recorded two hits for William Penn.  Bedier, Hnt, Vernon and Dominic Bravo each had a hit.  Garica and Hauk each produced an RBI.
  • WPU outhit DSU 8-7 in the game.  The Trojans left seven runners on base compared to Statesmen six runners left on base.
  • Kahlil Tilbury (L, 0-3) took the loss after tossing four innings for Dakota State.  He allowed four runs (three unearned) on eight hits.  Trey Randel and Jared Urbach each pitched a shutout inning in relief.
  • Michael Carr started the game on the pitching mound for William Penn.  He worked for three innings and allowed one run on three hits.  Tyler Gregory (W, 5-1) earned the victory after pitching a scoreless fourth inning, despite giving up two hits.  Stetson Denning (S, 3) earned the save, pithing the final three innings.  He gave up one run on two hits.

Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University Sports Information Director

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