USF pounds out doubleheader sweep
SIOUX FALLS, S. D. (USF) – The University of Sioux Falls baseball team put together one of its strongest all-around days of the season Saturday, sweeping Northern State in a site-reversal doubleheader at Sioux Falls Stadium by scores of 6-1 and 11-0.
The Cougars jumped on the Wolves early in both games, pounded out 26 hits across the two games, and got dominant starts from Jake Ammann and Brady Baur to control the day from first pitch to final out. Sioux Falls set the tone with aggressive baserunning, timely extra-base hits, and strong starting pitching, improving to 10-10 overall by day’s end. Justin Johnson and Drew Miller keyed the offense in the opener, while Dominic Vogel sparked the second game with a four-RBI performance.
On the mound, Ammann tossed a complete game in game one and Baur followed with six shutout innings in game two, helping the Cougars outscore Northern State 17-1 on the day. Final Score(s): Game one: Sioux Falls 6, Northern State 1 Game two: Sioux Falls 11, Northern State 0 Game One – How It Happened Sioux Falls wasted no time getting out front in the opener. After Mitch Iliff singled and William Edwards followed with a hit to right, Edwards swiped second while Iliff stole home to give the Cougars the game’s first run.
Brady Schafer then doubled home Edwards, and Justin Johnson added an RBI single later in the frame to make it 3-0 before Northern State could settle in. The Cougars struck again in the third with another three-run burst. Edwards singled, Schafer doubled him to third, and Drew Miller came through with a two-run single.
Casey Sehr followed with a base hit, and Cullen Verville added an RBI single through the left side to stretch the lead to 6-0. From there, Ammann took over. Northern State managed a few scattered baserunners, but Sioux Falls erased a fourth-inning walk with a double play and kept the Wolves from piecing together a rally.
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