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Ryan Bernardy - 2021 - action
Victoria Bailey - USF Sports Information
6
Sioux Falls USF 21-21
10
Winner Minnesota State MSU 34-7
Sioux Falls USF
21-21
6
Final
10
Minnesota State MSU
34-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sioux Falls USF 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 6 6 2
Minnesota State MSU 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 4 X 10 14 3

W: Knoll, Brendan (8-0) L: Maslowski, Andrew (5-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Dan Genzler

Bernardy hits 12th home run but USF Baseball season ends in 10-6 setback to No. 13 MSU in NSIC Tourney

MANKATO, Minn. – Despite Ryan Bernardy's 12th home run of the season and two hits by Grant Lung, the University of Sioux Falls Baseball Team (21-21) had its season come to a close after a 10-6 loss to top seed and No. 13 Minnesota State (34-7) on Friday in the NSIC Baseball Championship.

The Cougars faced MSU for a best 2-of-3 series and the Mavericks took game one, 10-4, on Thursday, and had a 10-6 win today. With the loss, USF finished 21-21 this year, which tied the 2016 team for most wins in a season.

"I am proud of our team and the way they battled," said USF Head Coach Grant Hieb. "They never quit and kept battling not only today but all season. We had a really nice season and to have 21 wins speaks to their effort and heart," he said.

MSU opened the scoring in the first inning with a single run and added four in the third inning. USF cut the lead to 5-4 after five frames. Then, MSU scored a run in the sixth and fourth in the eighth inning to grab a 10-4 lead. USF finished off with a two-spot in the ninth inning.

Andy Maslowski (5-4) started and took the loss for USF. In throwing 50 pitches (33 strikes), he allowed six hits and five runs in three innings on the hill. Alex Krout took over in the fourth inning and worked 4 1/3 innings as he allowed four earned runs and six hits in throwing 73 pitches – 37 strikes. Alex Bertram finished for USF as he allowed a hit in 2/3 of an inning. USF had just two strikeouts to six walks.

After the Mavericks scored a run in the first inning and four more in the third inning, the Cougars got on the board with a single tally in the fourth inning.   Bernardy walked and moved to third in single by Noah Buss. Bernardy scored on wild pitch with one out.

USF scored three in the fifth inning. After Zane Butts was hit by a pitch and stole second, he advanced to third on a ground out and scored on Tyler Cate's RBI grounder as the Cougars drew within, 5-2.  In that same frame, Bernardy hit his 12th home run of the season – a two-run shot – to draw the Cougars within, 5-4.

After MSU took a 10-4 lead, USF rallied in the ninth inning. A two-out, two-run double by Trey Hubers cut the lead to 10-6.

Stat Final – For the season, USF hit .274, which is the best mark since 2017 (.307) and ranks third all-time in the DII era. USF had 29 home runs (tied for 2nd, 2017, DII era), led by a season-record 12 by Ryan Bernardy, who finished with 23 career home runs for second all-time. He had a team-best 39 RBI and team-high .586 slugging. USF had 245 runs (fourth, DII era), 346 hits, 61 doubles (fourth, DII era), nine triples (fifth, DII era), and .406 slugging mark. In addition, USF had a .378 OBP with 77 stolen bases (second, DII era). Tyler Cate led USF with a .354 average and had a .443 OBP and team-high 15 stolen bases. Trey Hubers hit .308 and Connor King was at .293 with 14 steals and a .450 OBP. Grant Lung hit .290 with four home runs and 38 RBI. B
 
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