Game One Box Score  ;  Game Two Box Score

MINNETONKA, MINN.: Adam Schrader pitched 6.2 shutout innings before allowing a solo home run as the Southwest Minnesota State baseball team defeated Bemidji State 3-1 in game one of a doubleheader on Monday in Minnetonka.  However, SMSU dropped game two 4-3 and is now 19-17 overall and 9-11 in the NSIC this spring.

The two teams were scheduled to play a four-game series in Marshall over the weekend, but were forced to play just two games in Minnetonka due to snow in Marshall over the weekend.

For Schrader, it was his second-straight strong outing after losing a no-hitter and shutout with two outs in the seventh against Northern State last week.  On Monday, Brandon Wilhelmi came in and earned for the save by getting the final out after bringing the tying run to the plate.

Josh Nolan got SMSU off to a 1-0 lead with a solo home run in the first.  Jake Munsch added an RBI single later in the inning and Andrew Kinney also had a run-scoring single in the fifth.  Nolan was 2-for-3 at the plate.

In game two, the Mustangs got a solid effort from Jared Pick.  The lefthander threw just 65 pitchers , including 47 for strikes, while tossing all seven innings, but allowed an unearned run in the third inning and a three-run home run in the fourth.  He struck out two and gave up six hits.

SMSU took a 2-0 lead again in the first on RBI singles by Munsch and Kinney. 

The big blow for BSU came in the fourth inning as Colton Smith belted a two-out three-run homer to give the Beavers a 4-2 lead.  It was Smith's first home run of the season and just his second extra-base hit of the season.

Lex Reinke cut into the BSU lead with a solo home run in the fifth inning and finished 2-for-3 in the game. 

SMSU will continue its push for the NSIC tournament this Wednesday, Apr. 30 with a doubleheader at league leading Wayne State.  First pitch is slated for 2 p.m. in Wayne, Neb.