Beavers suffer relocated sweeps against Augustana, Wayne State

and WAYNE, Neb. — The Bemidji State softball team kicked off conference play with a pair of relocated home series. The Beavers were slated to host both Augsburg and Wayne State.

However, each of the road teams hosted BSU due to field conditions and weather in Bemidji. Augustana beat Bemidji State 3-2 and 12-4 in five innings in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Friday. The Beavers were swept in Wayne, Nebraska, by scores of 10-0 in five innings and 9-0.

BSU is 0-4 to begin NSIC play this season and is 6-21 overall. Bemidji State hits the road for two more series against Southwest Minnesota State and Sioux Falls, starting March 28 in Marshall. Augustana 3, Bemidji State 2 AU 200 001 0 — 3-5-2 BSU 001 100 0 — 2-9-0 WP: Speltz (3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K) LP: Sarff (5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K) Augustana 12, Bemidji State 4 (F/5) AU 202 53 — 12-17-0 BSU 022 00 — 4-3-0 WP: Krage (3.

1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 1 K) LP: Hessian (0. 1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K) Wayne State 10, Bemidji State 0 (F/5) WSU 115 21 — 10-12-0 BSU 000 00 — 0-3-0 WP: Coleman (5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K) LP: Hessian (0. 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K) Wayne State 9, Bemidji State 0 WSU 050 010 3 — 9-9-1 BSU 000 000 0 — 0-7-1 WP: Borngrebe (5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K) LP: Sarff (1.