Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CROOKSTON, Minn.  – The Bemidji State University Beavers brought out the bats for a 18-0 win over the University of Minnesota Crookston in the first game of a doubleheader. In game two, the Golden Eagles road the arm of Richie Navratil (So., P, Blansko, Czech Republic) who put together one of the best outings by a UMC pitcher this season in his seven innings. However, BSU would use a late comeback to come away with a 6-1 win in game two to earn the sweep. The Golden Eagles fall to 0-33 (0-15 NSIC) while the Beavers improve to 16-16 (7-9 NSIC).
 
The doubleheader served as UMC's first home games of the season on April 25, 18 days after the Golden Eagles were scheduled to have their season opener April 7 versus Northern State University. The Golden Eagles played their previous 31 games on the road or at neutral sites but were finally able to play at home due to improved field conditions.
 
The Beavers were without head coach Tim Bellew for both games. Bellew made the trip but was not allowed to sit on the bench due to a suspension he was serving. BSU assistant coach Dan Bennett, who played for Bellew, and has been an assistant coach the last three seasons under Bellew, served as the head coach during the two games Thursday.
 
Ryan Haggstrom (Fr., P/UT, Apple Valley, Minn.) got the ball in game one of the doubleheader but struggled to squash the Bemidji State bats as he would go four innings and give up eight runs, five of them earned, on nine hits. Haggstrom would get hit with the loss on the game.
 
The Golden Eagles would also struggle in the field in game one with five errors in the game.
 
Bemidji State would get out to quick 4-0 lead in the first inning starting with a Trevor Purvis double to drive in Lewis Baumann. The Beavers would continue their scoring as Jaryd Marks doubled to left field to bring Purvis home. A third run would cross, as Gavin Nichols reached on an error by catcher Colton Haight (Fr., C/OF, Rogers, Minn.). The Golden Eagles threw out the runner at home but Haight overthrew Jordan Prill (Sr., 1B/OF/P, Melrose, Minn.) attempting to get the double play at first allowing Marks to come home. A fourth run would score in the frame as Matt Ellinghuysen reached on an error by Kameron Crandall (R-Fr., IF/P, Zimmerman, Minn.) allowing Jack Hegarty to score.
 
BSU would add three runs in the second led by a Hegarty double to left to score Kalis and a Joey Hanowski single through the right side to plate Hegarty and Marks.
 
After shutting down the Beavers in the third, BSU would add one run in the fourth when Hirsch reached on a Crandall error, allowing Hanowski to score.
 
Six runs would be added to the BSU lead in the fifth inning after Ryan Paasch (Jr., P, Sauk Rapids, Minn.) relieved Haggstrom. The onslaught was paced by an Ellinghuysen RBI single to score Hanowski and Hegarty.
 
BSU would add four runs in the seventh to make it 18-0 led by a Baumann triple to left field to bring home Riley Hirsch, Ellinghuysen and Nichols.
 
Logas Kalis got the win for the Beavers in game one after pitching a seven-inning shutout for the Beavers allowing just two hits.
 
UMC's two hits would come from Matt Korte (Jr., IF/OF/P, St. Cloud, Minn.) and Haight.
 
Navratil would get the ball in game two and would keep the Golden Eagles in the game with his stellar pitching. Navratil would go seven innings, giving up two runs on nine hits with four strikeouts.
 
Navratil and Ryan Van Someren would dominate the game early on as the game would be scoreless going into the bottom of the fifth inning.
 
UMC did have a scoring opportunity in the bottom of third with two outs as they got back-to-back singles from Josh Brehmer (Jr., 2B/SS, Roseville, Minn.) and Haggstrom but would be unable to bring a run across.
 
The Golden Eagles took the 1-0 advantage in the bottom of the fifth inning. With one out, Brehmer would start things as he beat out a dribbler in the infield to give UMC a base-runner. Haggstrom would follow with a single to right field to move Brehmer to second base. Crandall would then reach on an error by BSU short stop Baumann, allowing Brehmer to cross the plate for the Golden Eagles.
 
BSU would respond with a pair of runs of their own to take a 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth. Hanowski would start things with a single to right field. A single from Cody Jenkins would follow to move Hanowski to second. Ellinghuysen then plated the game-tying run with a single to left field to score Hanowski. A Jake Tuholsky single to left field would bring home Jenkins, which proved to be the game-winnng run.
 
Miles Campbell would then come on for the Beavers and preserve the lead as he shut down UMC, retiring all 12 batters he faced.
 
Thane Larson (Jr., P, Grantsburg, Wis.) would come on in the top of the eighth. BSU would add two runs off Larson in the eighth as Baumann hit a double with two outs to score Ellinghuysen and Jenkins to make it 4-1.
 
Two more runs would cross for BSU in the top of the ninth. First as Hanowski singled to left field to score Hegarty. Ellinghuysen then continued a big game two as he singled to left to score Hanowski.
 
Van Someren would get the game two win for Bemidji State, going five innings and allowing one run on four hits.
 
UMC was led in game two by Brehmer, who was 2-for-4 and Haggstrom, who was 2-for-3.
 
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The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
                                       
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