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GAME RECAP

Mavericks Split with Golden Bears in Last Two Games of SeriesMANKATO, Minn.--- The Minnesota State baseball team (22-13, 13-8 NSIC) played the last two contests of their series against Concordia-St. Paul (19-11, 12-9 NSIC) on Monday in Mankato due to accumulated rain in St. Paul, Minn., over the course of the last two days. The Mavericks out hit the Golden Bears in both games Monday afternoon by marks of 15-7 and 11-9.

In game one, CSP took the reigns in the third inning scoring all three of their runs off of two hits, one Maverick error and one walk issued from Minnesota State starting pitcher, junior Josh Matheson. The Mavericks battled back, chipping away with two runs in the top of the fourth inning and four in the fifth to take the lead at 6-3.

In the top of the fourth, MSU's two runs came from three hits, including RBI singles provided by sophomores Luke Waldek and Dylan Dresel. In the top of the fifth it was senior Chase Lonetti who led off with a double down the right-field line, scoring on sophomore Josh Wenzel's RBI ground out to tie the game. Then senior Kyle Toth crossed the plate from second base on junior Eric Peterson's double to left center.

Minnesota State's other two runs came from a two-run shot over the left-center fence from Waldek. Waldek's sixth homer of the season put MSU up 6-3 before they scored two more in the top of the sixth to solidify their victory.

Redshirt freshman Daniel Feneis came into relieve Matheson and pick up the win throwing four complete innings. The left-hander gave up three hits, walked one and struck out two to earn his first-career victory. Offensively, the Mavericks were guided by Peterson's 3-4 performance with a double, two runs scored and two batted in. Wenzel, Waldek and Lonetti all collected two hits each with Wenzel picking up one run and one RBI, Waldek picking up one run and three RBI, and Lonetti scoring two and batting one in.

In game two, it was Minnesota State who scored first in the top of the first inning. Wenzel got things going with a double down the right-field line and advanced to third on a wild pitch. The center-fielder then scored on Peterson's RBI ground out to second base to take a 1-0 lead. The Golden Bears tied it up in the bottom half with one and took the lead with two more in the bottom of the third.

The Mavericks tallied two more in the top of the fifth with sophomore Ryan Moffett hitting the third home run of his career, and his third of the series, followed by Toth's read of a Golden Bear infield miscue to notch it at threes. Concordia-St. Paul took the lead in the bottom of the sixth with one run and held it all the way to the top of the ninth when MSU pushed one across. Lonetti tied the game up once again for the Mavericks with his first-career solo shot to left. The Golden Bears ended things quickly in the bottom of the ninth when Connor Olson led off with a deep home run over the left-field wall.

Senior Reliever Peter Gaustad (0-2) took his second loss of the season throwing 2.1 innings in giving up one run on three hits and fanning two batters. At the plate, Wenzel, Peterson, and Dresel all had two hits with Wenzel scoring a run.

The Mavericks will hit the road again this week as they take on Northern State in Aberdeen, S.D., on Wednesday, April 27 for a double header and then to Winona, Minn., to battle Winona State in a four-game series. First pitch on Wednesday at Northern State is slated for 1:30 p.m.

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PLAYER PROFILES

#25 Christian Howell RHP | 6-1 | Sophomore | R/R | Aurora, Ill.

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#40 Ryan MoffettC | 5-9 | Sophomore | R/R | Douglasville, Ga.

2015Appeared in 10 games...Went 3-14 with three RBI and three runs scored.

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Pitched four seasons for the Metea Valley High Mustangs baseball program...Tossed just under 50 innings with 60 strikeouts and a 1.85 earned run average in 2014...Named all-con-ference and Naperville Sun All-Area as a senior.

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2015Appeared in 11 games starting one of those...Stood 6-0 with a 4.67 ERA in 27.0 innings pitched...Scattered eight hits and allowed one earned run in five innings in his only start this season against Ohio Dominican University...Allowed two hits over four scoreless innings of work against U-Mary.

PersonalBorn June 30, 1996...Son of Chuck and Lisa Howell...Proposed Business Marketing major.

PersonalBorn October 14, 1994...Son of Mark and Collen Moffet...Majoring in Aviation.

1. What kind of music do you listen to? Everything 6. Reason you became a Maverick? To win with great guys2. What is your major? Aviation 7. Favorite pastime when not playing baseball? Watching Baseball3. Favorite class taken at MSU? Baseball 8. One thing most people don’t know about you? I am a black belt.4. Best food item bought with meal money on a trip? 9. Favorite meal served by parents between games? Salad Jonny B’s5. Favorite restaurant in Mankato? Asiana (RIP) 10. Favorite movie played on a baseball road trip? Entourage

1. What kind of music do you listen to? Rap/Hip Hop 6. Reason you became a Maverick? Coaches/Players2. What is your major? Business Marketing 7. Favorite pastime when not playing baseball? Driving3. Favorite class taken at MSU? Parametric Modeling 8. One thing most people don’t know about you? I’m actually a nice guy.4. Best food item bought with meal money on a trip? Donettes 9. Favorite meal served by parents between games? Jonny B’s 5. Favorite restaurant in Mankato? Grizzly’s 10. Favorite movie played on a baseball road trip? Miracle

2014Redshirted in 2014 for the Mavericks.

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UPCOMING GAMES[ 22 - 13 ] Overall | [ 13 - 8 ] NSIC

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS

April 27, 2016@ Northern State | 1:30 pm & 3:30 pm

Aberdeen, S.D.

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May 4, 2016vs. Wayne State | 1:30 pm & 3:30 pm

Mankato, Minn.

April 30, 2016@ Winona State | 1:30 pm & 3:30 pm

Winona, Minn.

May 1, 2016@ Winona State | 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm

Winona, Minn.

SAVE THE DATEMSU Baseball Alumni Golf Outing

Saturday, September 17th | 11:30 am startNorth Links Golf Course | North Mankato, Minn.

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DID YOU KNOW?

• This is the 76th season of Maverick Baseball, with 1936 being the first year. • During 1941-1945 the program did not field a team.• Only five (5) games were played during the 1939, 1940, 1946, and 1950 seasons. • Sixty-three (63) games were played during the 2012 season.• Top team winning percentages include the 1954 squad with a 9-1 record (.900) and the 2015 squad with a 43-9 record (.827).• The 2011 squad established a record by winning 27 consecutive games.• Over 50 Mavericks have moved on to play professional baseball with Todd Revenig being the most recent player to appear in a Major League game in 1992.• A record six (6) Mavericks signed professional contracts in 1980.• Darnell Nelson’s record hitting streak of 30 games was set in 1982.• Kevin Dixon holds the record for 18 home runs in a season (2005).• Greg Langevin did not allow an earned run over 54 innings during the 1969 season.• Four no-hitters have been thrown in MSU history with Aaron Heitzman (2000, 2002) and Trent Bohnsack (1997, 1998) each throwing two.

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