Bethany Lutheran, Crown Advance to UMAC Baseball Tournament Championship Day

5/9/2025 11:46:35 PM

MANKATO, Minn. – The second day of the 2025 UMAC Baseball Tournament took place on Friday at ISG Field in Mankato, Minnesota. After day two, the Bethany Lutheran College Vikings and the Crown College Polars had secured their path to the championship games on Saturday.
 
GAME 3: Crown 6, Minnesota Morris 1
  • Crown opened the day with a 6-1 win over the University of Minnesota Morris Cougars.
  • Ashton Long hit two home runs for the Polars in the win. The first was a solo shot in the second inning to give Crown a 1-0 lead. The second was a two-run bomb in the eighth inning to put the Polars up 6-1.
  • Ryan Vondracek pitched a complete game for Crown, allowing just one run while striking out seven.
 
GAME 4: Bethany Lutheran 4, Northwestern 3
  • Bethany Lutheran earned a narrow victory over Northwestern in game four of the tournament.
  • The Vikings led 3-0 going into the eighth inning before the Eagles rallied to tie the game at 3-3 by scoring on a groundout and a two-RBI single by Beau Rabey.
  • In the bottom of the eighth, Aidan Russell drove in the go-ahead run for Bethany Lutheran with a two-out RBI single up the middle to put the Vikings back on top 4-3.
  • Sean Gamble earned the win for Bethany Lutheran, allowing just three runs while striking out 11 through 8.2 innings.
 
GAME 5: Crown 20, Northwestern 0
  • The final game of the day saw the Polars’ bats explode for 20 runs while Crown’s arms pitched a shutout.
  • Crown outhit Northwestern 16-3 in the win while committing zero errors to the Eagles’ three.
  
SCHEDULE
• Thursday, May 8
  - G1 | 1:00 PM | #2 Crown vs. #3 Northwestern
    - FINAL: Eagles 8, Polars 7
        - Box Score | Archived Broadcast
  - G2 | 6:30 PM | #1 Bethany Lutheran vs. #4 Minnesota Morris
    - FINAL: Vikings 12, Cougars 2
        - Box Score | Archived Broadcast
• Friday, May 9
  - G3 | 12:00 PM | #2 Crown vs. #4 Minnesota Morris
    - FINAL: Polars 6, Cougars 1
        - Box Score | Archived Broadcast
  - G4 | 3:00 PM | #1 Bethany Lutheran vs. #3 Northwestern
    - FINAL: Vikings 4, Eagles 3
        - Box Score | Archived Broadcast
  - G5 | 7:30 PM | #2 Crown vs. #3 Northwestern
    - FINAL: Polars 20, Eagles 0
        - Box Score | Archived Broadcast
• Saturday, May 10
  - G6 | 1:00 PM | #1 Bethany Lutheran vs. #2 Crown
        - Live Video | Live Stats
  - G7 | 4:00 PM | If Necessary Game
        - Live Video | Live Stats
 
 LOCATION
- All games played at ISG Field (Mankato, Minn.)
    - 601 Reed Street, Mankato, MN 56001.
- No sunflower seeds allowed near field.

PARKING INFORMATION & FACILITY ENTRANCE
- Spectators should have ample parking opportunities in the parking lot around the fields and streets. Please follow all parking signs around the park.
- Only one entrance for spectators will be utilized. That entrance will be the West entrance. Entrance is facing Reed Street.

CONCESSIONS
- There will be concessions offered on site.
- No outside food/beverage is allowed (only for teams).

NO ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO
- Alcohol and tobacco are STRICTLY PROHIBITED in the complex.
- Fans are STRICTLY PROHIBITED from bringing coolers into the complex.


| Tournament Championship Page |
 
 
The UMAC is an NCAA Division III member comprised of eight full-time member schools from Minnesota and Wisconsin: Bethany Lutheran College, Crown College, Martin Luther College, North Central University, Northland College, University of Minnesota Morris, University of Northwestern, and University of Wisconsin-Superior.

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