St. Paul, Minn. --- Minnesota State sweeps the doubleheader against Concordia-St. Paul on Friday to take the first two games in the four-game set. The Mavericks won game one 5-4 in 10 innings and game two 5-3.
 
Minnesota State (32-10, 23-7 NSIC) pushed enough runs across the plate to win two close games against the Golden Bears.
 
GAME 1 – Minnesota State 5, Concordia-St. Paul 4
 
Senior right fielder Jordan Hart becomes the single season RBI leader and junior second baseman Teddy Petersen gives the Mavericks the lead in the 10th inning for the win.

Minnesota State took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning as freshman shortstop Nick Altermatt reached on an infield single and ended up on third off an errant throw from the pitcher on a pick-off attempt. Hart brought Altermatt in for the run as Hart became the single season record holder for runs batted in on the play. Patrick Dockendorf (2012) originally held the record at 61 before Hart passed him with RBI number 62 on the season today.
 
The Mavericks score two runs with two outs to extend their lead to three run in the top of the third inning over the Golden Bears. With one out, senior catcher Tom Imholte reached on an error and Altermatt walked to put runners on first and second. Hart knocked in another run with a single to left center field with Imholte scoring and Altermatt being thrown out at the plate. Hart advanced to second on the throw to put him into scoring position for junior first baseman Ty Buck, who brought Hart in on a single to right center field.
 
Concordia-St. Paul scored one run in the bottom of the third inning to cut into the deficit. Senior left fielder Carter Schmidt reached on a fielder's choice that forced out freshman third baseman Jarod Wandersee at second base. Senior second baseman Isaac Hormann then doubled to put runners on second and third before junior shortstop Patrick Bordewick grounded out but brought in Schmidt to score. Senior designated hitter Ben Suits followed with a two out single and Hormann was cut down at the plate by senior left fielder Tyler Berg to prevent another run from scoring.
 
The Golden Bears took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning by scoring three runs on four hits and a Maverick error. Sophomore center fielder Ryan Christopher and senior first baseman Roch Whittaker hit back-to-back singles to open the inning. Senior right fielder Cole Kirchoff reached on a bunt single as well and a throwing error allowed all three runners to move up, including Christopher crossing the plate. Senior catcher Tom Austin hit the fourth consecutive for CSP bringing in Whittaker to score. Wandersee lifted a sacrifice fly to right field to bring in the go-ahead run for the Golden Bears.
 
Minnesota State was able to tie the game up at four with a run in the top of the seventh inning and eventually forced extra innings. Berg started the inning with a bunt single and Imholte laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Berg to second. Altermatt brought the game-tying run in on a single through the left side for his third hit of the day.
 
Petersen won the game for the Mavericks in the top of the 10th inning on a solo home run. With one out, Petersen launched his fifth home run of the season over the right center field fence to give MSU the 5-4 lead.
 
Altermatt finished the game going three-for-four at the plate with an RBI as Buck and Petersen both had two hits with an RBI. Hart also finished with a team high two RBI in the game.
 
Freshman right-hander Collin Denk started the game for the Mavericks and allowed four runs on four hits with two strikeouts. Freshman right-hander Kyle Nordby pitched five scoreless to keep the Mavericks in the game and allowed just two hits and three walks with two strikeouts. Senior right-hander Bobby Gauvreau (2-2) earned the win after two scoreless innings giving up one hit and two walks with a strikeout.
 
Senior right-hander Josh Gaworski started for the Golden Bears and pitched five and two-thirds innings, giving up three unearned runs on seven hits and two walks with seven strikeouts. Senior Blake Stelzer (3-1) took the loss after giving up the game-tying run in the top of the seventh inning and the game-winning run in the tenth inning. Stelzer allowed two runs on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
 
GAME 2 – Minnesota State 5, Concordia-St. Paul 3
 
The Mavericks complete the doubleheader sweep over the Golden Bears after Trevor Divinski settled down after allowing three runs in the first inning and put up zeros for the next five and a third innings.
 
Minnesota State took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning for the second time today off the bat of Hart. With two outs and no one on base, Hart cleared the right center field fence for his 16th home run this season.
 
Concordia-St. Paul bounced right back with three runs in the next half inning. Suits answered with his own home run down the right field line and brought in Hormann, who singled earlier in the inning. Christopher doubled and stole third base following the home run and Whittaker drove him on a single to right field.
 
The Mavericks pushed a run across in the top of the second inning to cut the deficit to one run. With sophomore center fielder Jack Waletich's fielder's choice and Berg being hit by pitch, that put runners on first and second with two outs. Imholte came through with a two out RBI single to right field that brought Waletich in to score.
 
Minnesota State regained the lead in the top of the third inning with two more runs on a single to left field. Three straight one out singles by Buck, Petersen and sophomore designated hitter Cam Kline loaded the bases for MSU. Sophomore third baseman Mitch Frederick came through with the two RBI single to left field to give MSU the 4-3 advantage.
 
The Maverick lead grew by one in the top of the fifth inning and added to their lead. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases with no outs. Berg then came to the plate and beat out a double play attempt by CSP and brought in Petersen to score.
 
Four different Mavericks had two hits in the game including Imholte, Buck, Petersen and Kline with Frederick leading the way with two RBI.
 
Sophomore right-hander Trevor Divinski (4-0) nearly went the distance pitching six and two-thirds innings in the win, allowing three runs on eight hits and two walks and striking out three. Junior right-hander Hunter Even (2) picked up his second save of the year after getting the two final outs on a double play.
 
Senior right-hander Keanu Mendez (3-5) took the loss after going four innings, giving up five runs on 10 hits and two walks with two strikeouts. Sophomore left-hander Luke DeGrammont and Junior right-fielder Shane Benson pitched the final three scoreless innings combined, allowing two hits and a walk with two strikeouts.
 
Minnesota State will travel to Concordia-St. Paul again on Sunday for another doubleheader. Games will begin at 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m., with the first game being a nine inning conference game and the second being a seven inning non-conference game.