UW-Superior 16, Crown 4 | Crown 7, UW-Superior 5
WATERTOWN, Minn. (May 6, 2018) – The Yellowjackets secured the no. 5 seed in the UMAC Tournament Sunday night in their final UMAC doubleheader vs Crown College.
Game 1
 The Yellowjackets wasted no time in the first inning. Jordan Berrios (Watertown, Minn./Watertown-Mayer) would score on a single from McNosky to left field, followed by a Cory Albertson (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater) double to score McNosky. The doubles continued as Matthew Boyde (Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka) brought home Albertson, and then a passed ball scored Braeden Barr (San Diego, Calif./Grossmount) from third. Brandon Rolf (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater) would finish off the inning with a single that scored Boyde from second. It was 5-0 'Jackets after one.
The Storm would get two runs on hits from Gideon Dunn in the first and third innings, but C. Albertson would change the game with his tenth home run of the season in the fifth, followed by Rolf who sacrificed to right to score Barr. It was a 7-2 game.
C. Albertson added to the lead once again in the seventh inning, jacking the ball over the fence for an 8-2 game. Colin Welch (Acton, Calif./Golden Valley) added to the lead on a single, scoring Barr and Rolf for a 10-3 game after seven full.
Barr and C. Albertson would continue to hit the ball well in the final two, as Barr singled and hit a home run, while Albertson reached on an error in the ninth to finalize the 16-4 win.
Game 2
Crown scored first in the bottom of the first for a 1-0 lead, but Alec Rabin (Deerfield, Ill./Deerfield) soon changed that with a hit that forced an error to score Stephen Albertson (Stillwater, Minn/Stillwater) and Ryan Castaneda (San Pedro, Calif./Junipero Serra) in the second. Gaining a 2-1 lead.
The Yellowjackets played base-to-base in the third, paying off with a Cameron Lee (Durban, South Africa/Kearsney College) walk to score Jason Steinke (Sebeka, Minn./Sebeka) who had walked to begin the inning.
The Storm fired back with two runs in the third to tie the game at 3-3.
Superior found the lead once again in the fourth and sixth innings when Spencer Lawniczak (Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski) grounded to third to score Mike Rodriguez (Chicago, Ill./Gordon Tech), and then singled to center field, scoring Tyler Evans (Andover, Minn./Andover). It was a 5-3 game
Crown added four runs in the eighth inning, making it 7-5. The Yellowjackets couldn't find the scores to sweep the Storm, falling 7-5.
Barr was 4-of-5 on the day with five RBIs, while C. Albertson had three hits on six at-bats. Seven different 'Jackets collected two or more hits in the first game, while four had one hit in the second.
Up Next
Superior (10-22, 8-8 UMAC) will finish their regular season tomorrow morning when they make up two contests with Augsburg and then play a single nine-inning game at 10 a.m. in Minneapolis.
