Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Game 1 - #16 Augustana 7 Wayne State 1

Game 2 - Wayne State 7 #16 Augustana 1

            Senior starting pitcher Hunter Wienhoff fired a complete game with eight strikeouts helping Wayne State snap an eight-game losing skid and earn a split at #16 Augustana Saturday afternoon in Northern Sun Conference baseball played at Ronken Field in Sioux Falls.  The host Vikings won the opener 7-1 while WSC captured the second game by an identical 7-1 score.  WSC is now 11-20 and 10-17 in the NSIC while Augustana is now 27-9 and 23-9 in conference play.
            In the opener, the host Vikings used a five-run fifth inning to break open a close game as Augustana registered a 7-1 victory.
            Wayne State out-hit Augustana in the contest 8-7, but left nine runners on base in the loss.
            The 'Cats got off to a quick start as leadoff batter Brenden Madsen opened the game with a solo homer to right field for a 1-0 advantage.
            Augustana came up with single runs in the second and third innings for a 2-1 lead and used four hits and one Wildcat error in the fifth to produce five runs and break open a tight game for the 7-1 win.
            CJ Neumann was 2 for 3 with a double while Peyton Barnes added two singles to lead the 'Cats offensively.  Madsen added a solo homer while Alex Logelin, Bryce Bisenius and Andrew Hanson each singled.
            Freshman Brody Sintek (2-3) was tagged with the pitching loss, giving up five runs on just three hits in 4 2/3 innings.  Andrew Staebell and Josh Yelick worked in relief for the Wildcats.
            The second game saw Wienhoff fire a complete game win with eight strikeouts while Hanson homered twice and drove in four runs to help the Wildcats snap an eight-game losing streak with a 7-1 victory.
            The 'Cats scored first again in the second game as Noah Roberts delivered an RBI single bringing home Logelin (hit by pitch) for a 1-0 WSC advantage.
            The score stayed 1-0 until the fifth inning when WSC scored four runs for a 5-0 lead.  Hanson belted a three-run homer to left center field that scored Madsen and Logelin, who both singled.  Bisenius followed with a solo blast for back-to-back homers for the 'Cats putting WSC in front 5-0.
            WSC took a 6-0 lead in the seventh inning when Bisenius singled and later scored on a passed ball.
            Augustana avoided the shutout in the seventh, leading off the frame with a solo homer to make the score 6-1.
            The Wildcats got the run back in the eighth inning as Hanson answered with a solo homer, his second long ball of the game, for a 7-1 WSC cushion to close the scoring.
            Wayne State ended the game with 10 hits, led by Hanson going 2 for 5 with a pair of home runs and four RBI.  Bisenius ended 2 for 4 with a homer while Barnes finished 2 for 4 with a pair of singles.  Madsen, Logelin, Roberts and Neumann each singled for the 'Cats.
            Wienhoff improved to 2-3 on the year with the complete game win on 116 pitches with 90 strikes.  He allowed just one run on eight hits with eight strikeouts and no walks
             WSC and Augustana close their three-game NSIC series with a nine-inning game Sunday at 12 p.m. in Sioux Falls.