Spartans Split Double Header with Minnesota North - Vermilion
The M State baseball team played a pair of games against Minnesota North-Vermilion on Saturday, winning the opener of their double header by the score of 9-6, and losing the nightcap, 7-3. The Spartans are now 5-5 on the season.
The M State baseball team played a pair of games against Minnesota North-Vermilion on Saturday, winning the opener of their double header by the score of 9-6, and losing the nightcap, 7-3. The Spartans are now 5-5 on the season.
In the first game, Jackson Martin went 2-for-4 with a triple, home run, 5 runs batted in and 2 runs scored. Logan Pulju was 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and one run scored. Mike Short (2-3, 2RBI, 2R, BB) and Luke Rutter (1-2, 2BB, 2R) also contributed at the plate. Brett Engelmeyer (6IP, 4H, 5R, 3ER, 2BB, 4K) was the winning pitcher and Aidan O'Brien pitched an inning of hitless relief.
In the second game, Minnesota North-Vermilion got to O'Brien for five runs in the third inning. Beau Fetting (2-4, RBI, R), Mike Short (3-4) and Luke Rutter (2-3, R, BB) were the offensive leaders for the Spartans. Short, Eoghan Fisher and Ben Monson each had a double in the game, while Fetting and Martin added a triple apiece.
Hitting leaders for Vermilion were Marcus Haire Jr. (2-3, 2B, RBI, 2R), Michael Feralio (2-4, R), Chase Snyder (1-3, 3B, 3RBI) and Charlie Wonser (2-3, 2B).
