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VALLEY CITY, ND - Mayville State defeated Valley City State in game one of the double-header 18-0 on Friday afternoon as two Comet pitchers combined to throw a shutout for the victory.

But, the Mayville State offense got things going for the Comets early on. Brady Nygaard led Mayville State to victory by going 3-for-4 at the plate and driving in runs on a double in the first, a home run in the fourth, and another bomb in the fifth.

The Comets poured on runs in the fifth inning, the offensive onslaught was led by Mason Przybilla, Andrew Hill, Jonathon Pluth, and Zachary Foster driving in runs off a single, triple, a single and a double. Nygaard finished the inning off with his second home run of the game. 

Mason Swegarden was the winning pitcher for Mayville State. He went four innings while giving up one hit, striking out two and walking one. Makaio Duyao threw three innings in relief out of the bullpen.

Nicholas Vargas took the loss for VCSU after going three and two-thirds innings, allowing ten hits and eight runs while striking out four and walking one.

The Comets racked up 21 hits. Brady Nygaard, Spencer Merle, and Obie Wilder each collected three hits to lead Mayville State at the plate. 

Coach Berry's team kept it going in game two and pulled out another win on the road to defeat Valley City State 2-0. 

The pitching was strong on both sides. Mayville State pitchers struck out ten, while Viking pitchers sat down six Comet batters.

A Riley Nelson home run in the third inning would be all it would take for the Comets to get the victory, and Jonathan Folena would add an RBI base hit to score Spencer Merle to add some insurance. 

Oswaldo Escobar pitched a gem over five innings, striking out four and walking one. Kalton Agnes threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen, he recorded the last six outs to earn the save for Mayville State.

Andrew Hirsch took the loss for Valley City State. He went six innings, allowing one run on six hits, striking out five.

The Comets tallied eight hits. Riley Nelson and Jonathon Pluth both collected two hits to lead Mayville State at the plate.