Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Game 1 - Wayne State 9 Southwest Minnesota State 0

Game 2 - Wayne State 10 Southwest Minnesota State 3

            Wayne State College freshman Mitch Ragan fired a four-hit shutout in the opener while Aaron Krier drove in four runs in the second game to lead Wayne State College in a 9-0 and 10-3 sweep over Southwest Minnesota State Friday evening in Northern Sun Conference baseball played in Alexandria, Minnesota.  The games were originally scheduled to be played in Wayne but were moved to Knute Nelson Memorial Field in Alexandria, Minnesota due to rain in northeast Nebraska.  With the wins, WSC is 11-24 overall and 8-12 in the NSIC while SMSU is 6-29 and 4-16 in league play.
            The opener saw WSC use a seven-run fourth inning to go with superb pitching from Ragan to register a 9-0 shutout win, the first of the season for the Wildcats.
            Wayne State opened the scoring with two runs in the second on an Alex Kreft RBI single that scored Albert Johnson (single) while Tanner Simons crossed the plate on an SMSU error for a 2-0 WSC lead.
            The 'Cats erupted for seven runs in the fourth on five hits and three Mustang errors.  Big hits in the inning came from Kreft with a two-run double and Curtis Bussard with a two-run single.
            That was plenty of run support for Ragan, who fanned seven batters without issuing a walk in the four-hit shutout win, improving his season mark to 3-2.
            Wayne State had 12 hits in the win, led by senior first baseman Albert Johnson who was 4 for 4 with a double and two runs scored to extend his season-best hitting streak to 18 games.  Bussard ended 3 for 4 with two RBI while Kreft was 2 for 3.  Aaron Krier added a double and drove in two runs for WSC.
            The second game saw Wayne State score five runs in the fourth inning while junior pitcher Matthew Wood struck out nine batters in six innings of work to give the Wildcats a 10-3 win to complete the sweep.
            Wayne State took a 2-0 lead in the second on Aaron Krier's two run double that scored Brandon Fowler (single) and Nick McIntee (single).
            The 'Cats pushed five runs across the plate in the fourth inning on seven hits for a 7-0 lead.  Curtis Bussard's two-run double was the big hit in the inning along with an RBI double from Bodie Cooper and a run-scoring single by Fowler.
            SMSU used a solo homer in the sixth to score their first run of the game, but WSC scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to take a 10-1 lead on a Cody Jenkins two-run single.
            The Mustangs closed out the scoring with two runs in the eighth for a final score of 10-3.
            Wayne State produced 13 hits in the win.  Krier finished 2 for 2 with a double and four RBI to lead a balanced attack.  Tanner Simons was 2 for 5 with a double and two runs scored followed by Fowler going 2 for 3 with two runs scored.  Jenkins finished 2 for 4 with two RBI with McIntee scoring a team-high three runs in the win.
            Junior Matthew Wood (3-3) notched the pitching win with six strong innings, striking out nine batters while allowing just one run on four hits.  Reliever Mitch Savine, Matt Faulkner and Joey Greco each worked one inning of relief for the 'Cats.
            Wayne State and Southwest Minnesota State will conclude the four-game NSIC series with another doubleheader Saturday starting at 12 p.m. in Alexandria, Minnesota.