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14
Winner Briar Cliff (Iowa) BCU 6-0
5
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU 0-4
Winner
Briar Cliff (Iowa) BCU
6-0
14
Final
5
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU
0-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Briar Cliff (Iowa) BCU 3 0 0 3 6 1 1 14 10 2
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 10 6

W: Cole, Nicholas (1) L: Burke, Chris (1)

10
Winner Briar Cliff (Iowa) BCU 7-0
3
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU 0-5
Winner
Briar Cliff (Iowa) BCU
7-0
10
Final
3
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU
0-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Briar Cliff (Iowa) BCU 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 10 9 0
Dakota State (S.D.) DSU 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 6 3

W: Steinborn, Kyler (1) L: Hultgren, Carver (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Briar Cliff (Iowa) sweeps Dakota State (S.D.) in non-conference baseball

February 28, 2021

ST. GEORGE, Kan. – Briar Cliff (Iowa) used a late-game offensive outburst to complete the three-game baseball series sweep over Dakota State (S.D.), earning 14-5 and 10-3 victories Sunday at Rock Creek High School baseball field (turf field).

The Trojans fell to 0-5 overall record.  The Chargers, a member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference, stayed undefeated with an overall record of 7-0.

Dakota State is scheduled to face Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) on the road Tuesday evening.  First pitch is set for 5 p.m. at Drake Field in Mitchell, S.D.

Game 1:  Briar Cliff (Iowa) 14, Dakota State (S.D.) 5 – FINAL

  • The Chargers pulled away past the Trojans after leading 3-2 in the first three innings in the first game of the doubleheader.  BCU outscored DSU 11-3 in the final four innings of the game.
  • Briar Cliff recorded a pair of extra-base hits to produce three runs in the top first.  Harrison Jestel hit an RBI double, while Jake Allen drilled a 2-RBI triple to give Chargers a 3-0 lead.
  • DSU answered with a run scored in the bottom half of the first frame, despite leaving a bases loaded situation when the inning ended.  Ryan McDaniel led off with a single.  Jackson O'Neal followed with a single to advance Micah DeHarty (courtesy runner for McDaniel) to second base.
  • The Trojans hit their third consecutive single of the first inning.  Jace Pribyl hit a single to set up a bases loaded situation with no outs.  Esai Hernandez hit an RBI sacrifice fly to score DeHarty as Dakota State trailed 3-1. 
  • DSU added a run in the bottom second inning.  Jeremiah Zimmerman reached safely on base caused by BCU's defensive error.  After Josh Addington's ground out to advance Zimmerman to second base, McDaniel hit a single to advance Zimmerman to third base.
  • O'Neal produced an RBI single to score Zimmerman as the Trojans cut Briar Cliff's lead to 3-2 in the bottom second inning.
  • The Chargers scored three runs in the top fourth inning, highlighted by Mike Anthony's RBI double and Matthew Hmielewski's RBI single.  Briar Cliff led 6-2 after four innings.
  • BCU exploded for six runs in the top fifth inning to balloon their lead to 12-2.
  • Briar Cliff made it 13-2 in the top sixth after Allen's solo home run.
  • Graham Palsma hit an RBI single in the top seventh inning to widen the Chargers' lead to 14-2.
  • McDaniel led off the bottom seventh frame with a single.  O'Neal and Pribyl followed up with back-to-back walks to set up a bases loaded situation for the Trojans.
  • Hernandez produced an RBI walk to score McDaniel as DSU trailed 14-3.  The Trojans added two more runs with Mason Macaluso's RBI single to score Pribyl and Zimmeran's RBI walk (DSU trailed 14-5).
  • Both teams registered 10 hits in the game.  The Trojans committed six defensive miscues compared to the Chargers two errors.
  • McDaniel was 3-of-4 at the plate for DSU.  O'Neal, Macaluso and Pribyl each added two hits.  Hernandez had a single and drove in two runs. 
  • O'Neal, Pribyl, Hernandez, Chris Kropunske and Zimmerman each had a walk for Dakota State.
  • Allen paced BCU with a home run, triple and drove in three runs.  Jestel added two doubles and an RBI.  Cyler Melvin, Jake Federico, Graham Palsma, Connor Lange and Mike Anthony each recorded a hit.
  • Chris Burke (L, 0-1) recorded the defeat after tossing 3 2/3 innings on the pitching mound for the Trojans.  He gave up six runs (one unearned) on six hits.  Billy Plummer worked for one inning in relief.  Max Luesebrink pitched 1 1/3 innings, while Gage Nagy worked the seventh inning.
  • Dalen Blair started the game for the Chargers, pitching 1 1/3 innings.  He gave up two runs (one unearned) on five hits.  Nicholas Cole (W, 1-0) tossed 3 2/3 scoreless innings for the victory, yielding DSU to three hits.  He recorded five strikeouts.  Tyler Kjose, Darnell Prince and Austin Carter also pitched in relief.
  • The Trojans left 10 runners on base compared to the Chargers six runners left on base.

Game 2:  Briar Cliff (Iowa) 10, Dakota State (S.D.) 3 – FINAL

  • Dakota State was unable to hold on to their 2-0 lead in the second game of the doubleheader.  Briar Cliff exploded for 10 runs in the final two innings to secure a 10-3 victory.
  • The Trojans scored the first run of the game in the bottom first.  McDaniel led off with a walk.  Josh Addington advanced to second base after O'Neal's ground out.  Pribyl followed up with a single to advance Addington to third base.
  • Hernandez produced a ground out RBI to score Addington to give DSU a 1-0 lead in the bottom first frame.
  • Dakota State added a run in the bottom fourth.  Macaluso led off with a walk.  Josh Van Beek hit a single with one out to advance Macaluso to second base.  Zimmerman hit an RBI single with two outs and score Macaluso as the Trojans extended their lead to 2-0.
  • Briar Cliff exploded for six runs in the top sixth inning, sparked by a lead-off solo home run by Jestel (BCU trailed 2-1).  Graham Palsma added an RBI walk to knot the game at 2-2.
  • With bases loaded situation in the top sixth, Melvin hit a bases-clearing 3-RBI triple as the Chargers grab a 5-2 lead.  BCU made it 6-2 after Jestel's RBI single.
  • Samuel Drummond recorded an RBI single to score Hernandez who led off the sixth inning with a single as the Trojans trailed 6-3.  Earlier, Hernandez advanced to second after Macaluso's walk, followed by a passed ball by the Chargers to advance Hernandez to third base.
  • Briar Cliff scored four more runs in the top seventh inning to complete the final score.
  • Pribyl, Hernandez, Macaluso, Van Beek, DeHarty and Zimmerman each hit a single for Dakota State.  Hernandez, Drummond, and Zimmerman each produced an RBI. 
  • McDaniel and Macaluso each reached on base by a walk two times for the Trojans. 
  • Jestel had a home run, single and drove in two runs for BCU.  Melvin had a triple and three RBIs.  Jake Federico added a triple.  Prince, Allen, Jared Sitzmann, Anthony. and Dawson Forcella each had a hit.
  • The Chargers outhit the Trojans 9-6 in the game.  BCU left nine runners on base compared to DSU six runners left on base.
  • Grant Svikulis started the game and tossed four scoreless innings for Dakota State.  He limited the Chargers to two hits.  Carver Hultgren (L, 0-1) recorded the setback after pitching 1 1/3 innings in relief, allowing three runs on two hits.  Kahlil Tilbury and JD Kirchner also worked in relief.
  • Houston Hawkins pitched the first four innings for Briar Cliff, giving up two runs on four hits.  Kyler Steinborn (W, 2-0) earned the victory after working for two innings and allowed one run on one hit.  Ryan Pearson worked a scoreless seventh inning.

Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University Sports Information Director

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