Mankato, Minn. -- Minnesota State (38-14, 25-8 NSIC) ousted top seed Augustana (42-18, 28-7 NSIC) from the NSIC Tournament by a final of 6-1 advancing to the NSIC Championship.

The Mavericks wasted no time jumping Augustana in the top of the first. Freshman Matthew Fleischhacker led off the game by tripling to right field, later scoring on an RBI single from sophomore Aidan Byrne.

Sophomore Zach Stroh would then take advantage of two walks knocking in Byrne on a fielder's choice to give the Mavericks the early 2-0 lead.

The Mavericks would tack on a combined four runs in the sixth and seventh innings off the bat of junior Ryan Wickman. The Mavericks' center fielder finished the day going 2-4 with two home runs and four RBIs to seal the Mavericks' fate, toppling Augustana by a score of 6-1.

Junior Taisei Yahiro (6-0) would earn the win by going seven and one-third while only allowing one run on two hits.

Augustana's Jack Sutton (0-1) was tagged with the loss going two-thirds of an inning surrendering two runs on two hits.

The Mavericks will rematch the St. Cloud Huskies at 10:30 a.m. in the NSIC Championship tomorrow on BNC Field. The Mavericks need to beat the Huskies twice to secure the title.