GOLDEN, Colo. – The Colorado School of Mines Baseball team split its doubleheader with Minot State on Tuesday, winning game one by a score of 3-2 before falling, 15-6, in game two at Jim Darden Field.
 
Canon Humphreys was tops for the Orediggers at the plate, hitting .571 across the two games with two runs on four hits and one RBI. Mason Andrews and Luke Folsom notched two hits apiece and each scored a run. One of Folsom's hits was a double and he tallied two RBI as well. Evan Bilter, Jackson Woolwine, and Tyler Pina each smacked doubles as well. Gray St. Amant and Jackson Kay both started on the mound. Neither factored in their respective decision. Jackson Bakovich (2-1) earned the victory after throwing 2.2 innings of two-hit, shutout baseball thanks to six strikeouts and zero walks. Henry Novicki (0-1) wore the loss. Nick Lacson, Matthew Dobberthien, Weston Siefken, Peter Lynch, and Seaver Newby all made appearances out of the bullpen as well.
 
Overall, Mines (7-7) scored its nine runs on 15 hits including four doubles. Minot State (4-10) batted .350 as a team while stacking up six doubles and three home runs. Each team posted five fielding errors. There were a combined seven defensive miscues in the second game alone. The Oredigger pitching staff totaled 15 strikeouts compared to six walks in 14.0 innings of work. The Beavers fanned 11 and gave out seven free passes. Mines saw its five-game win streak come to an end while MSU tallied its second victory in the last three games.
 
GAME ONE: Mines 3, Minot State 2
After Saturday's 27-6 slugfest between the Orediggers and Beavers, Tuesday's opener saw runs come at a premium. A single from Andrews and a Minot State error provided Mines a 2-0 lead after the first inning. The Beavers tied the game by scoring one in the second and another in the fourth. In the home half of the fifth frame, Bilter belted a one-out double that put Folsom on third. A balk by the MSU pitcher made Folsom the go-ahead run. With the lead in hand, Bakovich returned to the mound and retired the Beavers in order in the sixth. He shrugged off two hits in the seventh to close out the win.
 
GAME TWO: Minot State 15, Mines 6
Things started swimmingly for the home team with the Orediggers grinding their way to a 5-2 lead through three innings. Another Beaver balk scored the first one. Folsom doubled in Woolwine to make it 2-0. Then, singles from Humphreys and Wayne Moeck plated Pina and Bilter. Hsue sailed a sacrifice fly to drive in Moeck and give Mines the 5-2 advantage. A single and a double helped Minot State score single runs in second and third innings. However, the wheels fell off the wagon in the top of the fourth frame when back-to-back home runs started a seven-run outburst for the Beavers. They scored three more in the fifth, one in the sixth, and two in the seventh. It proved too much for the Orediggers to overcome. The home team was held hitless and scoreless in the fourth and fifth innings before Humphreys scored in the sixth for the final tally.
 
NOTABLES
- Mines is now 2-1 in the all-time series against Minot State.
- Woolwine saw his 11-game hitting streak halted, but he has still reached base safely in all 14 games this season.
- Woolwine is up to seven doubles on the year while hitting .413 with 19 runs.
- Folsom now boasts a modest six-game hitting streak.
- Moeck's two walks on Saturday tied him for #13 in the program record book for career free passes.
- Oredigger Head Coach Robby Bales is 124-92 in his sixth season leading Mines.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Mines continues its home stand this weekend and opens RMAC play with Colorado Christian coming to Jim Darden Field. The series is currently scheduled to run Friday-Sunday. However, weather could impact the schedule. Live stats and video on the RMAC Network will be linked at www.minesathletics.com and on social media. All updates on weather will be posted at www.minesathletics.com and on social media.

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