PITTSBURG -- The Augustana University baseball team plated runs in each of the first five innings, including a three-run fourth and a two-run fifth frame, to build an early lead and eventually hold off Pittsburg State University, 13-7, Sunday (May 17).
The No. 17 ranked Vikings (45-14) posted back-to-back wins over the third-ranked Gorillas Saturday and Sunday to complete a 4-1 run through the four-team NCAA Division II Central Regional pod and advance to the D2 Super Regionals. Augie will now face the University of Central Missouri in a best two-of-three game Super Regional Series May 22-24 at Warrensburg, Mo. Pitt State ends its record-breaking season with a 45-11 overall record.
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Pitt State trailed by margins of 3-0 and 6-1 before the Gorillas broke loose with a three-run fifth inning to trim the deficit to 6-4.
Landon Bruce and
Eric Bacon had RBI singles in the frame and
Jadyn McNealy added a run-scoring grounder.
Augie responded with a two-run sixth and the Vikings broke the game open with a five-run seventh inning
Bacon doubled and homered in a three-hit game, driving in two runs on the afternoon.
Cooper Wesslund also had a pair of hits.
Jackson Murry (2-1) took the loss on the mound. He allowed two runs in 1.1 innings of work. Preston GIltner,
Cason Long,
Ryan Leiker,
Porter Starnes and
Bradley Neill pitched behind Murry in the game.
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