Two milestones were set in the Hamline-Stout doubleheader on Monday night. Hamline head coach Jason Verdugo earned his 200th career victory in the first game and Wisconsin-Stout rookie head coach Toby Gardenhire earned his first in the second game.

Hamline head coach Jason Verdugo earned tghe milestone win as Hamline overwhelmed UW-Stout 7-3 at the Metrodome. Thanks to Andy King's booming bat, the Pipers (2-3) put the game away early, scoring two runs in the first inning and four more in the second.

Jason Verdugo is in his 11th year as the head coach of the Hamline baseball team. He has also served five seasons as the pitching coach with the St. Paul Saints of the American Association and was the manager of the Evansville Otters in the Frontier League in 2008.

King lined a two-RBI double in the first inning to offset a run in the top of the frame. With two out and nobody on in the second, Jordan Rubbelke and Jordan Buck drew back-to-back walks. Mark Radmacher laced a single to right to score Rubbelke. King then drove an 0-1 pitch half a dozen rows back in left field for his second longball of the season and a 6-1 lead.

UW-Stout head coach Toby Gardenhire UW-Stout athletics photo

That was more than enough for Matt Mullendore, who allowed three runs on nine hits in 5.2 innings to get the win. Rob Miller pitched the last 1.1 innings of shutout relief to wrap things up.

Jake Duske delivered a game-winning double in the sixth inning and freshman pitcher Adam Widder recorded his first collegiate win - as did rookie head coach Toby Gardenhire - as UW-Stout (1-1) defeated Hamline, 5-4, in the second game of the doubleheader.

Ryan Gangestad went 3-for-3 in the game for Stout. Andy King had five RBI for the Pipers and was 2-for-3.

Gardenhire, the son of Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, most recent previous posting was as a hitting and fielding instructor with the Twins Training Academy in Blaine, Minn.