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Minnesota Unable to Hold Off No. 13 NC State in Final Game of CambriaCollegeClassic
3/2/2020 12:15:00 AM | Baseball
MINNEAPOLIS – The Gopher Baseball team possessed the lead over No. 13 NC State as late as the eighth inning on Sunday night but were ultimately unable to hold off the Wolfpack, falling 11-7.
Despite being unable to hang on for an upset victory, Minnesota walked away with some major hardware on Sunday. Max Meyer was named the 2020 CambriaCollegeClassic Tournament MVP for his complete game, 14-strikeout performance against North Carolina on Friday. The Gopher ace was also recognized as an All-Tournament Team honoree at the starting pitcher position.
Teammates Zack Raabe and Jack Wassel joined Meyer in garnering All-Tournament Team honors. Raabe was named to the All-Tournament Team at the second base position, while Wassel earned the same nod at third base.
As for the action on the field, NC State owned the scoring battle in the early innings and jumped out to a 3-0 lead through the game's first three frames off Gopher starter Drake Davis. Making his first career start, Davis tossed 3 2/3 innings with three earned runs on six hits, three walks and six strikeouts. The outing featured new career highs for Davis in both innings pitched and strikeouts.
Although Minnesota fell behind early during the first two and a half frames, the Maroon and Gold owned the middle innings. In the bottom of the third, the Gophers erupted for a four run inning to take the lead, 4-3.
The scoring started with an RBI infield single off the bat of Wassel, followed by a bases loaded hit-by-pitch from Easton Bertrand that brought Andrew Wilhite in to score. Jack Kelly then drew a bases loaded walk to score Raabe. Chase Stanke finished off the big inning, reaching on a fielder's choice that brought Wassel all the way around for another run.
Already with a 4-3 lead, Minnesota posted three more runs in the fourth, featuring a two-run Bertrand homer to left field. The long ball marked Bertrand's second in as many days, as the Gopher outfielder also went deep on Saturday against Duke to knot the game at 3-3 in the eighth.
After pushing their advantage to 7-3, the Gophers would unfortunately be done scoring for the night. The Wolfpack chipped away at the lead with two runs in the fifth, before plating three more runs in the eighth to go ahead, 9-7. NC State would hold on to win the game from there, scoring two more runs in the top of the ninth.
Sam Ireland received the loss for Minnesota despite working the U out of a couple jams in the latter innings. The freshman threw three innings and allowed three earned runs on four hits, three walks and three strikeouts. Ireland joined Davis is setting new career highs in both innings pitched and strikeouts in the game.
Reliever David Harrison earned the win for NC State, firing five shutout innings and giving up just one hit and one walk with six strikeouts.
With the conclusion of Sunday's nightcap, the 2020 CambriaCollegeClassic is officially in the books. After taking down the Gophers in the tournament's ninth and final game, NC State came away with the Tournament Championship after going 3-0 on the weekend.
Below is a complete overview from the 2020 CambriaCollegeClassic post-tournament awards ceremony.
Tournament Champion: NC State (3-0)
Tournament MVP: Max Meyer, Minnesota
All-Tournament Team
Starting Pitcher: Max Meyer, Minnesota
Starting Pitcher: Nick Swiney, NC State
Starting Pitcher: Bryce Jarvis, Duke
Relief Pitcher: Jimmy Looper, Duke
Catcher: Patrick Bailey, NC State
First Baseman: Austin Murr, NC State
Second Baseman: Zack Raabe, Minnesota
Third Baseman: Jack Wassel, Minnesota
Shortstop: Danny Serretti, North Carolina
Outfielder: Joey Loperfido, Duke
Outfielder: Skyler Hunter, Purdue
Outfielder: Zeb Adreon, Iowa
Designated Hitter: Aaron Sabato, North Carolina
Quotable
"We surely competed here and I think you always ask that from your team – to come and compete and play nine innings. I think that's been a trait of ours as we try to get a little bit better here in all phases of the game," said head coach John Anderson. "We need to do a better job of getting the lead-off hitter out and getting back in the dugout. Some really good baseball here with three outstanding ACC teams and I saw a lot of really good things. We just need to keep doing our thing."
"I was really excited. I felt prepared. It's been a long time since I last started. Looking back on it, it was good but there are a lot of things I could do better," said Davis. "We all need to be better. Looking forward to the midweek games – I think those two games are huge."
"I'm just trying to contribute to the team in any way I can, whether it's trying to get a bunt down or just making contact. As of late, I've noticed when I get the ball in play it's going hard somewhere," said Bertrand. "Each inning, each pitch, each game, you just have to learn. We've competed with some of the best in the country."
Notable
Both Davis and Ireland notched new career highs in both innings pitched (3 2/3 IP and three IP) and strikeouts (six and three), respectively. Sunday's start marked the first of Davis' career.
Three Gophers were named to the CambriaCollegeClassic All-Tournament team in Meyer, Raabe and Wassel. Meyer also brought home Tournament MVP honors.
Up Next
Minnesota hosts North Dakota State at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Despite being unable to hang on for an upset victory, Minnesota walked away with some major hardware on Sunday. Max Meyer was named the 2020 CambriaCollegeClassic Tournament MVP for his complete game, 14-strikeout performance against North Carolina on Friday. The Gopher ace was also recognized as an All-Tournament Team honoree at the starting pitcher position.
Teammates Zack Raabe and Jack Wassel joined Meyer in garnering All-Tournament Team honors. Raabe was named to the All-Tournament Team at the second base position, while Wassel earned the same nod at third base.
As for the action on the field, NC State owned the scoring battle in the early innings and jumped out to a 3-0 lead through the game's first three frames off Gopher starter Drake Davis. Making his first career start, Davis tossed 3 2/3 innings with three earned runs on six hits, three walks and six strikeouts. The outing featured new career highs for Davis in both innings pitched and strikeouts.
Although Minnesota fell behind early during the first two and a half frames, the Maroon and Gold owned the middle innings. In the bottom of the third, the Gophers erupted for a four run inning to take the lead, 4-3.
The scoring started with an RBI infield single off the bat of Wassel, followed by a bases loaded hit-by-pitch from Easton Bertrand that brought Andrew Wilhite in to score. Jack Kelly then drew a bases loaded walk to score Raabe. Chase Stanke finished off the big inning, reaching on a fielder's choice that brought Wassel all the way around for another run.
Already with a 4-3 lead, Minnesota posted three more runs in the fourth, featuring a two-run Bertrand homer to left field. The long ball marked Bertrand's second in as many days, as the Gopher outfielder also went deep on Saturday against Duke to knot the game at 3-3 in the eighth.
After pushing their advantage to 7-3, the Gophers would unfortunately be done scoring for the night. The Wolfpack chipped away at the lead with two runs in the fifth, before plating three more runs in the eighth to go ahead, 9-7. NC State would hold on to win the game from there, scoring two more runs in the top of the ninth.
Sam Ireland received the loss for Minnesota despite working the U out of a couple jams in the latter innings. The freshman threw three innings and allowed three earned runs on four hits, three walks and three strikeouts. Ireland joined Davis is setting new career highs in both innings pitched and strikeouts in the game.
Reliever David Harrison earned the win for NC State, firing five shutout innings and giving up just one hit and one walk with six strikeouts.
With the conclusion of Sunday's nightcap, the 2020 CambriaCollegeClassic is officially in the books. After taking down the Gophers in the tournament's ninth and final game, NC State came away with the Tournament Championship after going 3-0 on the weekend.
Below is a complete overview from the 2020 CambriaCollegeClassic post-tournament awards ceremony.
Tournament Champion: NC State (3-0)
Tournament MVP: Max Meyer, Minnesota
All-Tournament Team
Starting Pitcher: Max Meyer, Minnesota
Starting Pitcher: Nick Swiney, NC State
Starting Pitcher: Bryce Jarvis, Duke
Relief Pitcher: Jimmy Looper, Duke
Catcher: Patrick Bailey, NC State
First Baseman: Austin Murr, NC State
Second Baseman: Zack Raabe, Minnesota
Third Baseman: Jack Wassel, Minnesota
Shortstop: Danny Serretti, North Carolina
Outfielder: Joey Loperfido, Duke
Outfielder: Skyler Hunter, Purdue
Outfielder: Zeb Adreon, Iowa
Designated Hitter: Aaron Sabato, North Carolina
Quotable
"We surely competed here and I think you always ask that from your team – to come and compete and play nine innings. I think that's been a trait of ours as we try to get a little bit better here in all phases of the game," said head coach John Anderson. "We need to do a better job of getting the lead-off hitter out and getting back in the dugout. Some really good baseball here with three outstanding ACC teams and I saw a lot of really good things. We just need to keep doing our thing."
"I was really excited. I felt prepared. It's been a long time since I last started. Looking back on it, it was good but there are a lot of things I could do better," said Davis. "We all need to be better. Looking forward to the midweek games – I think those two games are huge."
"I'm just trying to contribute to the team in any way I can, whether it's trying to get a bunt down or just making contact. As of late, I've noticed when I get the ball in play it's going hard somewhere," said Bertrand. "Each inning, each pitch, each game, you just have to learn. We've competed with some of the best in the country."
Notable
Both Davis and Ireland notched new career highs in both innings pitched (3 2/3 IP and three IP) and strikeouts (six and three), respectively. Sunday's start marked the first of Davis' career.
Three Gophers were named to the CambriaCollegeClassic All-Tournament team in Meyer, Raabe and Wassel. Meyer also brought home Tournament MVP honors.
Up Next
Minnesota hosts North Dakota State at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at U.S. Bank Stadium.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: David Harrison (2-0)
L: Ireland, Sam (0-1)
Batting:
3B: Jonny Butler 1
HR: Tyler McDonough 1 ; Luca Tresh 1 ; Jose Torres 1
RBI: Tyler McDonough 2 ; Jonny Butler 3 ; Luca Tresh 2 ; Noah Soles 2 ; Jose Torres 1
SH: Jonny Butler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Austin Murr 1 ; Tyler McDonough 3 ; Patrick Bailey 2 ; Devonte Brown 2 ; Jonny Butler 1 ; Luca Tresh 1 ; Jose Torres 1
Batting:
2B: Wassel, Jack 1 ; Kelly, Jack 1
HR: Bertrand, Easton 1
RBI: Wassel, Jack 2 ; Bertrand, Easton 3 ; Kelly, Jack 1 ; Stanke, Chase 1
SH: Wilhite, Andrew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wilhite, Andrew 1 ; Raabe, Zack 2 ; Wassel, Jack 1 ; Bertrand, Easton 1 ; Grimm, Otto 2
HBP: Bertrand, Easton 1 ; Grimm, Otto 1
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