May 3, 2025 Crown at Northwestern (Minn.)

(20-15, 15-5 UMAC)
5
(17-21, 14-6 UMAC)
3
Line Score
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Crown 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 10 2
Northwestern (Minn.) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 2

Box Score

Crown
Northwestern (Minn.)

Crown Batters

Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB
Drew Girtz cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0
Kyler Thruston ss 3 1 1 0 2 1 0
Bryan Gerbers c 2 1 1 2 2 0 0
Tyler Olson lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 5
Tyler Bloom 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0
William Hellard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Hakes 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashton Long 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 2
Julian Encinas dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 0
Charlie Joyce pr 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Keegan Eastman rf 5 0 2 1 0 2 2
Louis Garcia 2b 5 1 0 0 0 0 4
Aidan Volk-Specht p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Gallardo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 4 7 5 13
Batting
2B: Julian Encinas
3B: Kyler Thruston
RBI: Bryan Gerbers (2) , Ashton Long , Keegan Eastman
Sac Fly: Bryan Gerbers , Ashton Long
Baserunning
SB: Drew Girtz , William Hellard (2) , Ashton Long
CS: Drew Girtz
Fielding
E: Kyler Thruston , Louis Garcia
DP: Kyler Thruston (4) , Tyler Bloom (4) , Louis Garcia (4)

Northwestern (Minn.) Batters

Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB
Aaron Severson p 4 1 2 0 0 1 0
Benji Bruce lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mark Bligh 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Christian Raya 2b 2 1 1 0 2 1 0
Gabriel Kennedy rf 3 0 1 1 1 1 2
Beau Rabey ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ben Hixon 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Caleb Hautajarvi ph 2 0 1 1 0 1 0
Alex Klein c 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bryce Campbell cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Alex Christian ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Caleb Vereide cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tony Greco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 31 3 6 2 5 7 6
Batting
RBI: Gabriel Kennedy , Caleb Hautajarvi
Fielding
E: Aaron Severson , Alex Klein
DP: Mark Bligh , Beau Rabey

Crown Pitchers

Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR
Aidan Volk-Specht (W, 4-1) 6.1 4 3 2 4 5 0
Danny Gallardo 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0
Drew Girtz (Sv, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals 9.0 6 3 2 5 7 0
Pitching
Batters faced: Aidan Volk-Specht (25) , Danny Gallardo (7) , Drew Girtz (4)
WP: Aidan Volk-Specht
BK: Aidan Volk-Specht
Pitches-Strikes: Aidan Volk-Specht (110-67), Danny Gallardo (25-14), Drew Girtz (24-14)

Northwestern (Minn.) Pitchers

Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR
Aaron Severson (L, 4-3) 5.2 9 4 3 3 2 0
Christian Raya 2.1 1 1 0 4 2 0
Caleb Hautajarvi 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 10 5 3 7 5 0
Pitching
Batters faced: Aaron Severson (29) , Christian Raya (13) , Caleb Hautajarvi (3)
HBP: Aaron Severson (2) , Christian Raya
Pitches-Strikes: Aaron Severson (89-53), Christian Raya (56-28), Caleb Hautajarvi (12-8)

Scoring Summary

Innings Play V - H
4th A. Long flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; B. Gerbers scored. 1 - 0
4th K. Eastman singled to center field, RBI; J. Encinas advanced to third; T. Olson scored. 2 - 0
4th Mark Bligh grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Benji Bruce out on the play; Aaron Severson scored. 2 - 1
5th B. Gerbers flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; K. Thruston scored, unearned. 3 - 1
6th B. Gerbers walked, RBI; K. Thruston advanced to second; D. Girtz advanced to third; L. Garcia scored. 4 - 1
7th Gabriel Kennedy singled to center field, RBI; Christian Raya advanced to second; Benji Bruce scored, unearned. 4 - 2
7th Caleb Hautajarvi singled to right field, RBI; Beau Rabey advanced to second; Gabriel Kennedy advanced to third; Christian Raya scored. 4 - 3
8th D. Girtz scored on a passed ball, unearned. 5 - 3

Other Information

Play By Play

Scoring Summary

Innings Play V - H
4th A. Long flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; B. Gerbers scored. 1 - 0
4th K. Eastman singled to center field, RBI; J. Encinas advanced to third; T. Olson scored. 2 - 0
4th Mark Bligh grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Benji Bruce out on the play; Aaron Severson scored. 2 - 1
5th B. Gerbers flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; K. Thruston scored, unearned. 3 - 1
6th B. Gerbers walked, RBI; K. Thruston advanced to second; D. Girtz advanced to third; L. Garcia scored. 4 - 1
7th Gabriel Kennedy singled to center field, RBI; Christian Raya advanced to second; Benji Bruce scored, unearned. 4 - 2
7th Caleb Hautajarvi singled to right field, RBI; Beau Rabey advanced to second; Gabriel Kennedy advanced to third; Christian Raya scored. 4 - 3
8th D. Girtz scored on a passed ball, unearned. 5 - 3

All Plays

Top of 1st Inning

D. Girtz singled up the middle.
D. Girtz out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. (1 out)
K. Thruston tripled down the rf line.
B. Gerbers grounded out to p. (2 out)
T. Olson grounded out to ss. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Bottom of 1st Inning

Aaron Severson reached first on a throwing error by ss.
Benji Bruce grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Aaron Severson out on the play. (2 out)
Mark Bligh struck out looking. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 1 Errors , 0 LOB

Top of 2nd Inning

T. Bloom singled to right center.
A. Long singled through the left side; T. Bloom advanced to second.
J. Encinas grounded into double play ss to 1b; A. Long out on the play; T. Bloom advanced to third. (2 out)
K. Eastman struck out swinging. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Bottom of 2nd Inning

Christian Raya walked.
Gabriel Kennedy grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Christian Raya out on the play. (2 out)
Beau Rabey grounded out to ss. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Top of 3rd Inning

L. Garcia grounded out to 2b. (1 out)
D. Girtz grounded out to p. (2 out)
K. Thruston struck out looking. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Bottom of 3rd Inning

Ben Hixon flied out to cf. (1 out)
Alex Klein grounded out to ss. (2 out)
Bryce Campbell flied out to rf. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Top of 4th Inning

B. Gerbers singled to right center.
T. Olson hit by pitch; B. Gerbers advanced to second.
T. Bloom flied out to rf; B. Gerbers advanced to third. (1 out)
A. Long flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; B. Gerbers scored.
J. Encinas doubled down the lf line; T. Olson advanced to third.
K. Eastman singled to center field, RBI; J. Encinas advanced to third; T. Olson scored.
L. Garcia grounded out to p. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Bottom of 4th Inning

Aaron Severson singled through the left side.
Aaron Severson advanced to second on a balk.
Benji Bruce singled through the left side; Aaron Severson advanced to third.
Mark Bligh grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Benji Bruce out on the play; Aaron Severson scored.
Christian Raya struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Top of 5th Inning

D. Girtz grounded out to 2b. (1 out)
K. Thruston walked.
K. Thruston advanced to second on a throwing error by p, advanced to third.
B. Gerbers flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; K. Thruston scored, unearned.
T. Olson singled through the right side.
T. Bloom hit by pitch; T. Olson advanced to second.
A. Long fouled out to 1b. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 1 Hits , 1 Errors , 2 LOB

Bottom of 5th Inning

Gabriel Kennedy walked.
Beau Rabey grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Gabriel Kennedy out on the play. (2 out)
Ben Hixon struck out swinging. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Top of 6th Inning

J. Encinas grounded out to 2b. (1 out)
K. Eastman singled to left field.
L. Garcia reached on a fielder's choice; K. Eastman out at second 2b to ss. (2 out)
D. Girtz walked; L. Garcia advanced to second.
K. Thruston walked; D. Girtz advanced to second; L. Garcia advanced to third.
Aaron Severson to 2b.
Christian Raya to p.
B. Gerbers walked, RBI; K. Thruston advanced to second; D. Girtz advanced to third; L. Garcia scored.
T. Olson struck out swinging. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 3 LOB

Bottom of 6th Inning

Alex Klein grounded out to p. (1 out)
Bryce Campbell struck out looking. (2 out)
Aaron Severson struck out looking. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Top of 7th Inning

T. Bloom lined out to cf. (1 out)
A. Long flied out to lf. (2 out)
J. Encinas singled through the left side.
C. Joyce pinch ran for J. Encinas.
K. Eastman struck out swinging. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Bottom of 7th Inning

Benji Bruce reached first on a fielding error by 2b.
Benji Bruce advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Mark Bligh grounded out to ss. (1 out)
Christian Raya walked.
Gabriel Kennedy singled to center field, RBI; Christian Raya advanced to second; Benji Bruce scored, unearned.
Beau Rabey walked; Gabriel Kennedy advanced to second; Christian Raya advanced to third.
Caleb Hautajarvi pinch hit for Ben Hixon.
Caleb Hautajarvi singled to right field, RBI; Beau Rabey advanced to second; Gabriel Kennedy advanced to third; Christian Raya scored.
D. Gallardo to p for Volk-Specht.
Alex Klein popped up to cf. (2 out)
Alex Christian pinch hit for Bryce Campbell.
Alex Christian lined out to cf. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 2 Hits , 1 Errors , 3 LOB

Top of 8th Inning

Aaron Severson to 3b.
Caleb Hautajarvi to 2b.
Caleb Vereide to cf for Alex Christian.
L. Garcia grounded out to ss. (1 out)
D. Girtz hit by pitch.
D. Girtz stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c.
K. Thruston grounded out to ss. (2 out)
D. Girtz scored on a passed ball, unearned.
B. Gerbers walked.
T. Olson grounded out to p. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 0 Hits , 1 Errors , 1 LOB

Bottom of 8th Inning

Aaron Severson singled to left center.
Benji Bruce flied out to cf. (1 out)
Mark Bligh lined out to lf. (2 out)
Christian Raya singled to left field; Aaron Severson advanced to second.
Gabriel Kennedy struck out swinging. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Top of 9th Inning

T. Bloom walked.
W. Hellard pinch ran for T. Bloom.
W. Hellard stole second.
A. Long walked.
C. Joyce to dh.
Christian Raya to 2b.
Caleb Hautajarvi to p.
C. Joyce struck out looking; A. Long stole second; W. Hellard stole third. (1 out)
K. Eastman popped up to ss. (2 out)
L. Garcia flied out to lf. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 2 LOB

Bottom of 9th Inning

D. Girtz to p.
R. Hakes to 1b for W. Hellard.
C. Joyce to cf.
/ for D. Gallardo.
Beau Rabey flied out to cf. (1 out)
Caleb Hautajarvi struck out looking. (2 out)
Alex Klein walked.
Tony Greco pinch hit for Caleb Vereide.
Tony Greco popped up to lf. (3 out)
Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB