Box Score

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Late into the night, inning after inning the Edgewood College and Augsburg College baseball teams each looked for the knockout blow to win the first game of their doubleheader. Finally, it was the Auggies who tallied the winning run in the 11th of inning of the scheduled seven-inning game for a 4-3 victory. The first game lasted so long, that the team were forced to abandon their second game due to the Metrodome's time limit rules.

The Eagles and Auggies entered extra innings tied at one, and twice the Eagles appeared to have scored a game-winner in the top of an inning. In the ninth, Alex Berta was hit by a pitch and then sacrificed to second by Darren Besch. Steve Binder then drove him home with a single to left field. However, an Eric Olson single up the middle in the bottom of the ninth tied the game again at 2-2.

In the top of the 10th, Seth Astroth singled home pinch-runner Treye Dennison from second base to give the Eagles a 3-2 lead. Once again, the Auggies had the answer with Craig Henry drawing a bases loaded walk from Eagle reliever Blake Hunt. Augsburg College finally ended the marathon in the bottom of the 11th, Mason Holmquist drove home Mitch Kluver with a one-out RBI single.

The Eagles tallied six hits in the game, with only Justin Dahmen recording an extra base hit with a fifth inning double. The Eagles couldn't put together enough hits to earn the win for starter Nathan Marlowe who gave up just four hits and one earned run in six innings of work. Marlowe struck out three and walked two. Hunt ended up taking the loss for Edgewood College (1-2).

The second game started shortly before 2:00 a.m., but reached the time limit in the fourth inning with the Eagles leading 10-3. Per NCAA rules, the score and statistics do not count unless the game is continued on another date in the future.

The Eagles will return to the Metrodome next weekend for another Saturday doubleheader against Concordia-Moorhead.