Gustavus at St. Thomas (DH) – UPDATE: GAME MOVED TO MONDAY
Date: Monday, May 7
Time: 2:30 p.m. | 4:30 p.m.
Location: St. Paul, Minn. | Koch Diamond
Live Coverage: Stats (Game 1) |Audio – Game 1 (KNUJ, Tom Wheeler)| Stats (Game 2) | Video |
Gustavus vs. Hamline (DH)
Date: Sunday, May 6
Time: 1:00 p.m. | 3:00 p.m.
Location: Minneapolis, Minn. | Parade Stadium
Live Coverage: Stats/Video
ST. PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus baseball team is set to close out its regular season schedule this weekend with two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference road doubleheaders at the University of St. Thomas and Augsburg University. The Gusties (16-15, 8-8 MIAC) will take on the Tommies (17-13, 12-4 MIAC) on Saturday in St. Paul prior to heading to Minneapolis on Sunday to face the Auggies (14-16, 6-10 MIAC).
Playoff Hopefuls
With three conferences foes already clinched, the Gusties will be fighting for one of three remaining playoff spot this weekend. Currently in sixth place, Gustavus is in the drivers seat as a weekend sweep would secure a spot in the playoffs.
Last Time Out
The Gusties earned a second consecutive MIAC sweep on Wednesday, taking 3-0 and 4-3 victories over Hamline University at Gustie Baseball Field. Brice Panning (So., Hamburg, Minn.) pitched 6.2 scoreless innings while tallying five strikeouts and giving up just four hits to earn with win on the mound in game one. In game two, Ryan Moriarty’s (Jr., Le Sueur, Minn.) RBI single in the sixth inning gave Gustavus a 4-3 win.
The Series
Saturday’s games will mark the 158th and 159th all-time meetings between the Gustavus and St. Thomas baseball programs, with the Tommies owning a 108-49 series advantage. The two teams split last season in St. Peter, headlined by a 5-4 Gustie walk-off win in the 13th inning.
Sunday’s games will mark the 162nd and 163rd all-time meetings between the Gustavus and Augsburg baseball programs, with the Gusties owning a 89-72 series advantage. Last season, the Gusties salvaged a series split versus the Auggies in Minneapolis.
Gustie Notes
- Nearly of the team’s runs batted in have come from Gustie first-years, as the freshmen have accounted for 58 of 136 RBI. Ethan Mocchi (Champlin, Minn.) is the team-leader with 21 RBI.
- Mocchi is tied for second place in the MIAC with 11 doubles.
- Cole Pengilly (Le Sueur, Minn.) is tied for the lead in the MIAC with four triples.
- Ryan Moriarty (Jr., Le Sueur, Minn.) extended his on-base streak to 21 games on Wednesday and has tallied hits in five-straight games.
- Adam Stockwell (Jr., Apple Valley, Minn.) pitched twice in relief on Wednesday versus Hamline, his first relief appearances of the season. In game one, he earned his first career save and followed that with a win in game two, throwing three scoreless innings and surrendering just one hit.