Auburndale, Fla. --- Senior pitcher Mitchell Bauer tossed eight innings and the Minnesota State offense scored four unanswered runs to complete a 4-3 comeback win over Lewis on Monday morning.

After being held off the scoreboard in the first four innings against Lewis (0-7), the No. 20-ranked Mavericks (4-2) scored two runs in both the fifth and seventh innings to turn a 3-0 deficit into a 4-3 lead.

In the fifth, Minnesota State tallied its first run of the game on an RBI groundout by junior centerfielder Josh Wenzel. Freshman second baseman Tommy McDonald scored the Mavericks' second run of the game on a wild pitch. In the seventh inning, senior designated hitter Hunter Walsh walked with the bases loaded to force in the game-tying run. The game-winning run came on a wild pitch that allowed senior third baseman Eric Peterson to score from third base.

Bauer (2-0) surrendered three runs – two earned – in the first four innings, but he did not allow another run to score in his eight innings of work as he earned the win. Bauer scattered five hits, while striking out six and walking two.

Senior pitcher Trevor Patterson pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to record his first save of the season.

Peterson's run scored is the 169th of his Maverick career, which ties him for third place in program history with Danny Miller (2008-11).

Minnesota State returns to the diamond for two games on Tuesday. The Mavericks face No. 9 Grand Valley State in Auburndale, Fla., at 9:30 a.m. EST and Saint Leo at 6:00 p.m. EST in Winter Haven, Fla.