Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Game 1 - Wayne State 14 University of Mary 4

Game 2 - Wayne State 7 University of Mary 6 (10 inn.)

            Wayne State used a seven-run fifth inning in the opener and 7 2/3 scoreless innings of relief from Keenan Breen and Kyle Kennebeck in the nightcap to post a 14-4 and 7-6 (10 innings) sweep at the University of Mary in Northern Sun Conference baseball played Saturday afternoon at Municipal Ballpark in Bismarck, North Dakota.  The Wildcats are now 9-13 and 4-6 in the NSIC while the Marauders drop to 4-17 and 0-12 in league play.
            The opener saw WSC score four runs in the first and seven more in the fifth to post a 14-4 win over the Marauders.  The 'Cats had just two hits in the four-run first, but used three walks and two wild pitches to help score four runs.
            WSC scored two more in the third on a Bryce Bisenius RBI double and sacrifice fly from Kyle Thompson for a 6-0 lead.  After Mary scored two in the bottom of the third, the 'Cats scored one in the fourth and seven in the fifth for a 14-2 lead.  The Marauders scored two in the seventh to close out the scoring.
            Cody Jenkins' three-run homer was the big hit for WSC in the fifth along with a two-run double from Aaron Krier and an RBI single by David Janes.
            The 'Cats had 11 hits in the win, led by Jenkins going 2 for 4 with four RBI that included a three-run homer.  Bisenius was 2 for 3 with a double and two RBI while Krier was 2 for 4 with a homer, double, three RBI and two runs scored.  Bodie Cooper also had two hits with a double and scored three runs.
            Senior starter Bobby St. Pierre (3-2) was the winning pitcher, allowing two runs over six innings on seven hits with six strikeouts.  Jordan Mehl worked the final inning and allowed two runs on one hit with a walk and two strikeouts.
            The second game saw WSC rally from a 6-3 deficit as the Wildcats used stellar relief pitching from Keenan Breen and Kyle Kennebeck to post a 7-6 victory in 10 innings.
            WSC took a 3-0 lead in the first thanks to a two-run single by Janes and RBI single from Bisenius. 
            Mary scored two in the second and four in the third for a 6-3 lead.  The 'Cats chipped away at the lead with two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh to even the game at 6-6.
            Janes and Jake Lemar had run-scoring singles in the sixth while Tanner Simons had a solo homer in the seventh to tie the score at 6-6.
            The 'Cats won the game in the 10^th when Cooper led off with a double and scored on Janes' sacrifice fly to left field. 
            WSC had 13 hits in the game to just seven for Mary.  Lemar finished 3 for 5 with an RBI while Janes was 2 for 4 with four RBI.  Simons ended 2 for 5 with a homer and two runs scored while Jenkins was 2 for 5.
            Relievers Keenan Breen and Kyle Kennebeck kept the Wildcats in the game after starter Hunter Wienhoff was touched for six runs on five hits in 2 1/3 innings work.  Breen pitched the next 4 2/3 innings and gave up just two hits and no runs with three strikeouts and two walks followed by three hitless innings by Kennebeck (1-0), who was credited with the win.
            The Wildcats and Marauders play another doubleheader on Sunday at 12 p.m. to conclude the four-game NSIC series in Bismarck, North Dakota.