NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire baseball team held off St. Olaf College 9-6 on Wednesday at Mark Almli Field. The Blugolds built a big lead early and held on down the stretch to win their final non-conference game of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UW-Eau Claire (8-28) scored four times in the top of the first against the Oles (20-14). The hot start featured RBI singles from Drew Salyers (Sr. - Centennial, Colo./Arapahoe) and Carter Vieth (Fr. - Elk Mound, Wis.).
- The Blugolds added a solo homer from Will Johnson (Fr. - Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest) in the third and a solo shot from Austin Buck (Jr. - Afton, Minn./Stillwater) in the fourth. They led 8-1 through four and a half innings.
- St. Olaf scored three times on a pair of RBI doubles in the bottom of the fifth to make it an 8-4 game. The Oles tacked on two more runs in the seventh, slashing the deficit to two.
- The Blugolds scored an insurance run on a wild pitch in the eighth, and Ty Sagedal (Jr. - Burlington, Wis.) earned the save by recording the final out in a scoreless ninth inning.
- Harrison Esau (Fr. - Rochester, Minn./Century) earned the first win of his college career by pitching four relief innings. He held the Oles to two runs.
- Buck led the lineup with a 2-for-4 performance. He also stole a base.
UP NEXT
The Blugolds conclude their season with a four-game WIAC series against UW-River Falls on May 2-3. The May 2 doubleheader begins at 10 a.m. at Carson Park.
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