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Don Stoner
9
Winner Augsburg University AUG 6-4
6
Greenville Univ. GUBS 2-7
Winner
Augsburg University AUG
6-4
9
Final
6
Greenville Univ. GUBS
2-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Augsburg University AUG 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 9 14 1
Greenville Univ. GUBS 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 12 1

W: Kaye, Jamie (2-1) L: Adam Lamb (0-2)

21
Winner Greenville Univ. GUBS 3-7
14
Augsburg University AUG 6-5
Winner
Greenville Univ. GUBS
3-7
21
Final
14
Augsburg University AUG
6-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Greenville Univ. GUBS 1 2 5 5 3 5 0 21 19 3
Augsburg University AUG 0 0 1 1 1 3 8 14 20 2

W: Lukas Whitten (1-0) L: Linder, Charles (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Auggies split wild doubleheader with Greenville

TUCSON, Ariz. -- In a baseball doubleheader that saw the two teams combine for 50 runs and 65 hits, Augsburg University split a set with Greenville University (Ill.) at the Tucson Invitational Games on Thursday. Augsburg won 9-6 in the opener, but lost 21-14 in the nightcap.

THE BASICS
SCORES: Augsburg 9, Greenville (Ill.) 6; Greenville (Ill.) 21, Augsburg 14
LOCATION: Kino Sports Complex, Tucson, Ariz.
RECORDS: Augsburg 6-5 overall, Greenville 3-7 overall

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
• Augsburg rallied from an early 2-0 deficit with three runs in the second inning, and added another run in the fourth. Greenville tied the game with two runs in the bottom of the fourth, but a five-run sixth inning, with the Auggies sending nine batters to the plate, gave Augsburg the lead for good.
• Zach Bakko (SR, Northfield, Minn./Northfield HS) went 4-for-4 at the plate for the Auggies, driving in two runs on a single in the sixth inning.
• Walker Rogers (SO, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley HS) went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two doubles, including a run-scoring double in the second inning. 
• Keane Turner (SR, Clinton, Minn./Clinton-Graceville-Beardsville HS) went 2-for-3 at the plate, hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning, while scoring three runs. Josh Tyler (FY, Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) went 2-for-4 with a run scored and three RBI, hitting an RBI single in the second and a two-run single in the sixth.
• Starter Jamie Kaye (JR, Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS) threw his ninth complete game of his career, striking out a career-high 10 batters while walking two.
• For Greenville, Austin Marsh went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI, along with a triple. Klaiton Wolff went 2-for 4 with a double and two RBI. Adam Lamb pitched a complete-game effort for the Panthers, striking out five while walking two.

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
• Greenville jumped out to a big lead, holding a 21-3 lead after five-and-a-half innings, but Augsburg scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth and eight runs in the bottom of the seventh, sending 13 batters to the plate.
• Turner went 2-for-3 at the plate with two doubles and three RBI, while Clayton Bodine (JR, Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata HS) and Jordan Peoples (SO, Cottage Grove, Minn./Park HS) had two hits, including a double, each.
• Cam Erikson (SR, Albuquerque, N.M./La Cueva HS), Ryan Masui (JR, Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka HS) and Chase Thomley (FY, St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park HS) also had two hits each.
• Three pitchers saw action for the Auggies, with starter Charles Linder (JR, Harris, Minn./North Branch HS) striking out two in 2.1 innings of work, Joey Tschida (SO, Lakeville, Minn./St. Thomas Academy HS) striking out two in 1.2 innings, and Mathew Nicklay (FY, Hastings, Minn./Hastings HS) striking out four in three innings, making his first collegiate varsity pitching appearance.
• For Greenville, Sam Hodges went 3-for-3 with four runs scored and two RBI, while Grant Caman went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and one driven in. Travis Ralls went 2-for-4 with three RBI, and Chandler Dix went 2-for-2 with four RBI and two runs scored.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg completes its Spring Break trip to Arizona with a doubleheader against Carroll (Wis.) on Friday (3/16) at 4 p.m. Central (2 p.m. Arizona time) in Tucson.
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