Mav Rally Falls Short in Title Game
May 13, 2006 | Baseball
MANKATO, Minn. -- Minnesota State, Mankato's Mark Dolnec hit a grand slam in the seventh inning to spark MSU to a 7-5 victory over Nebraska-Omaha in the championship game of the 2006 North Central Conference Baseball Tournament on Saturday.
MSU led 2-0 after four innings before the Mavs' Chad Leon belted a solo homer in the fourth inning to make the score 2-1. UNO tied the score 2-2 after and RBI double by Evan Porter. Leon struck again in the seventh inning with a two-run home run to put UNO up 4-2.
Minnesota State, Mankato then responded with a five-run seventh inning, highlighted by Dolnec's blast for a 7-4 lead.
UNO rallied in the ninth inning with a leadoff double by Marc Badalucco and a single by James Adams. With one out, Lyle Lafountain was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Min Sung delivered an RBI single to make the score 7-5 before the Mavs grounded into a double play to end the contest.
Tyler Cloyd (7-1) suffered his first loss of the season. The freshman gave up nine hits and five earned runs over six innings.
The league title automatically qualifies Minnesota State, Mankato for the 2006 NCAA Division II tournament. Regional sites and brackets are expected to be announced Monday for the six-team double elimination field. UNO (43-12) entered the NCC Tournament in second place in the Central Regional rankings.
MSU led 2-0 after four innings before the Mavs' Chad Leon belted a solo homer in the fourth inning to make the score 2-1. UNO tied the score 2-2 after and RBI double by Evan Porter. Leon struck again in the seventh inning with a two-run home run to put UNO up 4-2.
Minnesota State, Mankato then responded with a five-run seventh inning, highlighted by Dolnec's blast for a 7-4 lead.
UNO rallied in the ninth inning with a leadoff double by Marc Badalucco and a single by James Adams. With one out, Lyle Lafountain was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Min Sung delivered an RBI single to make the score 7-5 before the Mavs grounded into a double play to end the contest.
Tyler Cloyd (7-1) suffered his first loss of the season. The freshman gave up nine hits and five earned runs over six innings.
The league title automatically qualifies Minnesota State, Mankato for the 2006 NCAA Division II tournament. Regional sites and brackets are expected to be announced Monday for the six-team double elimination field. UNO (43-12) entered the NCC Tournament in second place in the Central Regional rankings.
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