MINNETONKA, Minn. - Concordia-St. Paul (6-11, 2-6 NSIC) putting the winning run in scoring position in the home half of a potential final inning in each game on Friday, but ultimately dropped a pair of 1-run losses to the University of Mary (8-9, 4-4 NSIC) 2-1 and 10-9 in 11 innings at Veterans Field on the campus of Minnetonka High School.

The Golden Bears are scheduled for their home opener next weekend against Northern State, pending weather and field conditions. 

In game one, with runners on first and third with one out in the bottom of the seventh, Concordia had the potential game-tying run gunned down at home on a 3-2 fielder's choice. Concordia then had runners on second and third with two outs following a balk, putting the winning run in scoring position, but couldn't push the tying or winning runs across.

In game two, Concordia carried a 7-4 lead into the eighth inning before a 2-run homer and an RBI fielder's choice tied the game. The Golden Bears put the go-ahead run in scoring position with one out and on third with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, but came up empty trying to break a 7-7 tie.

In the 10th inning of a 7-7 tie, the Golden Bears put the first two runners aboard with a walk and a hit by pitch, followed by a sacrifice to put runners on second and third with one out, but a fielder's choice grounder saw the winning run cut-down at the plate followed by a line out to first.

The Marauders picked up the sweep with three runs in the 11th inning, despite a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning by Trett Joles and a two-out walk to Kal Brohmer, the Marauders would hold on for the 4-game Minnetonka sweep.

GAME 1: UMary 2, CSP 1
In game one, starting pitcher Ian Segna put together another strong start, striking out seven in five innings, allowing a run on two hits with two walks in a no-decision. After allowing a run in the first on a hit by pitch, stolen base and a two-out RBI single through the right side, Segna settled in by retiring eight of the next nine including four by strikeout. He worked around a leadoff walk in the fifth despite a pair of stolen bases, stranding the runner on third with a strikeout and a pair of flyouts. 

In his first three starts (four appearances), Segna has registered a 4.00 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 18 innings, a 3-1 SO-BB ratio and a .265 opponents batting average. 

Jack Greenlun took the loss despite two quality innings, allowing a run on three hits with no walks and a strikeout. 

The offense couldn't get going for the Segna and Greenlun, though, despite getting the leadoff batter on in the first three innings as only one run crossed the plate. Kaden Johnson led off the third with a double down the left field line and scored on Eric Berg's RBI groundout. 

After the Johnson double, 11 straight Golden Bears were retired, four by strikeout and six by groundout. 

Jaxon Zanolli earned the win for UMary, allowing a run on two hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 6.1 innings with Konnor Kirchoffner picking up the 0.2 inning save. 

GAME TWO: UMary 10, CSP 9 (11 innings)
Concordia's offense had its most productive performance in the series in the finale, picking up back-to-back three-run innings in the third and fourth for a 6-4 lead and tacking on another in the seventh to go up by three in the late innings. 

It was a team-effort to secure the lead, too, as Noah Juliar had an RBI single and Eric Berg had a sacrifice fly in the 3-run third. Kal Brohmer had a 2-run single in the fourth, and Juliar drew a bases loaded walk. In the seventh, it was the bottom of the order as Kaden Johnson had an RBI single to left with two outs. 

Gavin Rusch had the start, working four frames and allowing four runs but exiting with the lead in a no-decision that included five strikeouts and no walks. 

Reece Piontek worked the next three-plus, including shutout fifth, sixth and seventh innings before the Marauders tagged him for a 2-run homer in the eighth, leaving with two on and nobody out.

Ollie Yuhas carried the staff into extra innings, pitching three 1-hit innings with no walks, striking out one despite an eighth-inning fielder's choice allowing an inherited Piontek to tie the game. Yuhas retired nine of the 11 batters he faced and limited the damage in the eighth. 

Jack Greenlun, who worked two solid frames in the first game, would take the loss in game two. 

Concordia's lineup produced nine hits, drew 11 walks and three hit by pitch but left 14 runners on base. The Marauders countered with 15 hits but CSP only walked five and had one HBP, with UMary more efficient in leaving 11 on base. 

Brohmer went 1-4 out of the leadoff spot but drew three walks, drove in two runs and scored once. Juliar was 2-3 with two walks and two RBIs. Will Husemann and Kaden Johnson each went 2-6, with Johnson scoring and driving in a run. Trett Joles was 1-3 with two runs, a homer and two RBIs.

In a game with seven different Marauder pitchers contributing, it was Riley Pearce with two shutout innings for the win and Sam Hayen with the save despite allowing two runs in the 11th. 

Isaac Pegors went 4-5 with two doubles, three runs and three RBIs and Bryce Leafgren went 2-5 with his third homer and two RBIs to lead UMary.