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Cobbers Rally to Take Sweep Away From Gustavus.
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Concordia came up with a potentially season-saving rally in the last two innings of the second game to snatch a victory, and potential sweep from Gustavus. The Gusties used two big innings to set the Cobbers reeling. In the first game it was a four-run third inning that put the game out of reach and propelled Gustavus to a 6-3 win. In the nightcap, they hammered out five runs in the fourth, before Concordia responded with two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh to claim the 8-7 victory.
With the temperature hovering around 40 degrees and a strong wind blowing out to left field the two teams battled through four and a half hours of baseball. Gustavus set the tone early on, when they scored two runs in the top of the first in the opening game. Joel Nelson led off the game with a solo shot to left field and Erick Hoberg scored on a single by Ash Larsen.
Concordia cut the lead to 2-1 in the second inning when Raleigh Schmidt (Sr., Tracy, Minn.)scored on a single from Ben Kvidt. Kvidt led the Cobbers inconsistent offense in the first game by going 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored.
Gustavus quickly countered by scoring four runs in the third and blowing the game wide open. The big strike for the Gusties was a two-run home run by Brandon Burmeister. Burmeister, who was named the MIAC Player of the Week last week, continued to terrorize MIAC pitching by going 3-for-4 with 2 RBI's. Starting pitcher Mike Fritz, aided by a 6-1 lead took control and cruised for his fourth win of the year.
Concordia received a strong pitching performance from Justin Berg (Sr., Moorhead, Minn.) , who came on in relief of Bryan Marudas (Jr., Hinckley, Minn.), and held Gustavus scoreless for 3.2 innings. Marudas left the game in the decisive third after he was hit in the leg by a ball off the bat of Nelson. Marudas was able to pitch to one more batter and his injury will be evaluated on a day-to-day basis.
In the second game, the Gusties appeared to be writing the same script, as they took a 6-2 lead in the top of the fourth inning. The five-run fifth was a product of back-to-back home runs by Tom Ramy and Joe Thorvig. Ramy's shot was a two-run blast. Unlike game one, the Cobbers quickly cut into the lead by scoring five of their own in the bottom of the frame. And unlike, Gustavus in the top of the inning, the Cobbers' runs were all of the "nickel and dime" variety, and they all came with two outs in the inning. Concordia was helped by the sudden wild spree of starting pitcher Jake Hauck, who walked three of the first six batter he faced. Ryan Hebrink chased Hauck from the game when his two-out single brought in two runs.
Gustavus added one more run in the top of the fifth to set the score at 7-5 and the stage for Concordia's late game rally. In the sixth inning Concordia scored two runs, both on solo shots. Luther Kangas hit his first collegiate home run to lead off the inning, and Hebrink drilled his team-leading sixth long distance shot over left-center fence with one out.
After holding Gustavus off the board in the top of the seventh, despite allowing a runner to get to third base with two outs, Concordia completed the improbable comeback by scoring an unearned run in the bottom half of the inning. Adam Roberts was brought on to finish the game for Gustavus, and proceeded to walk Cobber leadoff batter Ben Kvidt (Jr., Detroit Lakes, Minn.). Concordia's next batter, Adam Eckoff, put down a successful sacrifice bunt but Gustie first baseman Erick Hoberg tried to get get Kvidt at second. Hoberg, hurrying his throw, sent the ball into center field which allowed Kvidt to advance towards third base. Gustavus centerfielder Ash Larsen was running in on the play to back up second base but could only watch as the ball went by him and into the unoccupied center field. Kvidt rounded third and scored all the way from first with the winning run.
Roberts pitched to two batters, allowed an unearned run and was saddled with his first loss of the year. Derek Dormanen (Jr., Menahga, Minn.), who pitched four innings in relief of starter Justin Berg, picked up the win. Hebrink led all hitters going 4-for-4 with three RBI's.
Concordia continues their pivotal three-series swing when they host
Bethel on Saturday April 27th at 1:00pm at the Jake (Christiansen Athletic
Complex). Gustavus will play in the key doubleheader on Saturday, when
they play host to league-leader St. Thomas at 1:00pm.
2002 Concordia College Baseball Gustavus Adolphus at Concordia College Apr 25, 2002 at Moorhead, MN Gustavus Adolphus 6 (17-7,10-3 MIAC) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Joel Nelson dh............ 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Brandon Burmeister lf..... 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 Brad Mazer c.............. 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Erick Hoberg 1b........... 4 2 3 0 0 0 7 0 Ash Larsen cf............. 3 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 Tom Ramy rf............... 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 Tyler Vrieze rf........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Joe Thorvig ss............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Bryant Rogness 2b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Trent Larson 3b........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 Mike Fritz p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 31 6 12 6 0 5 21 7 Concordia College 3 (15-12,7-6 MIAC) Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Tim Miller ss............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Jim Johnson ph............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Derek Dormanen 3b/p....... 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 Ryan Hebrink dh/rf........ 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Chad Felstul 1b........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 Chris Siverson lf......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Raleigh Schmidt cf........ 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 Jeremy Hinderks rf........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Andy Dwyer 3b............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ben Kvidt c............... 3 1 2 1 0 1 5 0 Jesse Barnacle 2b......... 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 K.C. Solum ph............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bryan Marudas p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Justin Berg p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals.................... 28 3 8 3 0 6 21 15 Score by innings: R H E ------------------------------------------- Gustavus Adolphus 204 000 0 - 6 12 0 Concordia College 010 020 0 - 3 8 1 ------------------------------------------- E - Miller,T. DP - Concordia 1. LOB - Gustavus 4, Concordia 5. 2B - Burmeister, Hoberg, Larsen, Ramy, Hebrink, Schmidt. HR - Nelson, Burmeister. SF - Hebrink. Gustavus Adolphus IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Mike Fritz.......... 7.0 8 3 3 0 6 28 29 Concordia College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Bryan Marudas....... 2.1 8 6 6 0 3 14 14 Justin Berg......... 3.2 2 0 0 0 2 13 13 Derek Dormanen...... 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 Win - Fritz. Loss - Marudas 3-3. Save - None. WP - Marudas. Umpires - Start: 2:30 Time: 1:35 Attendance: 75 Game 1 of doubleheader.
2002 Concordia College Baseball Gustavus Adolphus at Concordia College Apr 25, 2002 at Moorhead, MN Score by innings: R H E ------------------------------------------- Gustavus Adolphus 204 000 0 - 6 12 0 Concordia College 010 020 0 - 3 8 1 ------------------------------------------- Gustavus Adolphus inning 1 Nelson homered to left center, RBI. Burmeister singled to left field. Mazer reached on a fielder's choice; Burmeister out at second 3b to 2b. Mazer out at second p to 1b to ss, picked off. Hoberg doubled to left field. Hoberg advanced to third on a wild pitch. Larsen singled to right field, RBI; Hoberg scored. Ramy reached on a fielder's choice; Larsen out at second ss to 2b. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Concordia College inning 1 Miller,T grounded out to 2b. Dormanen grounded out to 3b. Hebrink doubled to left field. Felstul flied out to cf to left center. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Gustavus Adolphus inning 2 Thorvig grounded out to p. Rogness struck out swinging. Larson struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Concordia College inning 2 Siverson struck out looking. Schmidt doubled to left field. Hinderks struck out looking. Kvidt singled to right field, RBI; Schmidt scored. Barnacle grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Gustavus Adolphus inning 3 Nelson singled to pitcher. Burmeister homered to left field, 2 RBI; Nelson scored. Mazer struck out looking. Hoberg singled to center field. Larsen doubled down the lf line; Hoberg advanced to third. Berg to p for Marudas. Ramy doubled to center field, 2 RBI; Larsen scored; Hoberg scored. Thorvig struck out. Rogness grounded out to p. 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Concordia College inning 3 Miller,T singled to right field. Dormanen flied out to cf. Hebrink popped up to 1b. Felstul struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Gustavus Adolphus inning 4 Larson struck out swinging. Nelson grounded out to p. Burmeister doubled to right field. Mazer grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Concordia College inning 4 Siverson struck out looking. Schmidt struck out. Hinderks grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Gustavus Adolphus inning 5 Hoberg reached on an error by ss. Larsen hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Hoberg out on the play. Ramy grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Concordia College inning 5 Kvidt singled to center field. Barnacle singled to third base; Kvidt advanced to second. Miller,T flied out to rf. Dormanen singled to right field, RBI; Barnacle advanced to third; Kvidt scored. Hebrink flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Barnacle scored. Felstul popped up to 2b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Gustavus Adolphus inning 6 Thorvig grounded out to 3b. Rogness flied out to cf. Larson grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Concordia College inning 6 Siverson grounded out to 3b. Schmidt singled to center field. Hinderks reached on a fielder's choice; Schmidt out at second 2b to ss. Kvidt struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Gustavus Adolphus inning 7 Dormanen to p. Hebrink to rf. Dwyer,A to 3b for Hinderks. / for Berg. Nelson grounded out to 1b unassisted. Burmeister grounded out to 3b. Mazer singled to third base. Hoberg singled to center field; Mazer advanced to second. Mazer out at second p to ss, picked off. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Concordia College inning 7 Vrieze to rf for Ramy. Solum pinch hit for Barnacle. Solum grounded out to ss. Johnson,J pinch hit for Miller,T. Johnson,J flied out to rf. Dormanen flied out to cf to left center. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Game 1 of doubleheader.
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