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Western Illinois WIU 18-27, 12-12 Summit
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Winner North Dakota State NDSU 26-22, 16-10 Summit
Western Illinois WIU
18-27, 12-12 Summit
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Final
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North Dakota State NDSU
26-22, 16-10 Summit
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Western Illinois WIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
North Dakota State NDSU 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 X 8 12 0

W: Reed Pfannenstein (6-4) L: Church, Preston (3-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | WIU Athletic Communications

Western Loses Game Two at NDSU

Adam McGinnis reaches base three times in the loss

FARGO, N.D. – Adam McGinnis reached base three times, but North Dakota State wound up throwing a three-hit shutout in a 8-0 decision Saturday afternoon (May 13).
 
NDSU (26-22 overall, 16-10 Summit League) got on the board in the first inning. With two down, the Bison got back-to-back walks to bring home a run. A RBI triple in the second inning by Bennett Hostettler made it 2-0, then NDSU added another run in the third when a safety squeeze bunt attempt was not fielded cleanly.
 
McGinnis represented Western's (18-27, 12-12) lone base runner in the first five innings. He drew a two-out walk in the first then got the team's first hit with a single in the fourth.
 
Deion Thompson singled in the fifth, stole second with one out but was stranded in scoring position.
 
The Bison made it 6-0 in the fifth when Matt Elsenpeter lined a 3-run homer with two down in the inning. Back-to-back doubles in the eighth was the final margin.
 
Preston Church (3-4) allowed three runs on five hits in three innings, his first action in nearly a month. He walked three and struck out four. Sam Cottingham-Beard threw four innings of relief, the only runs allowed on the home run.
 
McGinnis finished 1-for-2 with two walks. Johnathan Fleek and Thompson accounted for the lone hits.
 
Reed Pfannenstein went the distance, scattering the three hits with three walks and four strikeouts.
 
Western will look to take the series finale on Sunday afternoon (May 14), first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
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