BRANDON, S.D. -- The Southwest Minnesota State baseball team opened its season on Saturday dropping a pair of NSIC games to Minnesota Crookston at Aspen Park.
UMC scored a run in the top of the seventh inning in game one to earn a 6-5 victory and then held off a furious SMSU comeback attempt in game two in picking up a 17-15 victory.
SMSU scored three runs in the seventh and four runs in the ninth in the nightcap, but the rally fell just short.
The two teams will play another doubleheader on Sunday starting at 12 p.m. The first game will be a nine-inning NSIC game, while the second game will be a non-conference match-up.
More to come Saturday night.