MINNESAPOLIS, MN (vcsuvikings.com) -The Valley City State University baseball team opened its spring season with an indoors doubleheader early Thursday morning at U.S. Bank Stadium.

The Vikings dropped both games against Midland University, falling 10-3 in the opener and 2-1 in the finale.

VCSU is now 4-7 overall this season. Thursday’s games were their first contests since October. Midland improves to 9-8 overall. The Warriors have now played 15 games in the spring season.

Up next: VCSU and Midland will play another doubleheader at U.S. Bank Stadium on Friday at 10 p.m.

Midland University 10, VCSU 3
Midland scored five runs in the first inning and five more in the sixth en route to a 10-3 win in the opener.

After falling behind 5-0, the Vikings bounced back with three runs in the top of the fourth inning. A two-run triple by JT Reed scored Jorun Hamre and Jayden Shipman, and then Gage Gellner doubled home Reed to cut VCSU’s deficit to 5-3.

VCSU could get not closer though, and Midland broke the game open with five runs in the bottom of the sixth.

The Vikings finished with three runs on five hits. Midland scored its 10 runs on 10 hits.

Reed was 1-for-2 with a run and two RBIs. Gellner went 1-for-3 with an RBI. David Demeter, Adam Thompson and Jorun Hamre each collected a hit as well.

Reed Butz started on the mound for VCSU and went five innings, allowing seven hits and six runs. He walked two and struck out four. Wes Johnson and Zach Veneman pitched in relief.

Midland 2, VCSU 1
Midland won game two with a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh inning, rallying for a 2-1 victory.

The Vikings took a 1-0 lead after Jayden Shipman‘s sacrifice fly scored Jorun Hamre in the top of the fourth inning. The Vikings were on the verge of tacking on another run in the fifth inning after JT Reed singled and stole second and third base with one out. He tried to score on a bunt by Gedeon Ellis and appeared to easily avoid the tag with a headfirst slide, but the umpire called him out and VCSU was unable to score in the inning.

Midland tied the game in the top of the sixth inning, scoring an unearned run off Viking pitcher Phillip Almanza to make it 1-1. Midland then won the game in the seventh inning, loading the bases with three singles against relief pitcher William Hlady before drawing the game-winning walk.

Almanza started for VCSU and was lights-out on the mound, allowing just two hits over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out seven, did not walk a batter and allowed just the one unearned run. Hlady took the loss after coming on in the seventh.

VCSU scored its one run on three hits. Drew Nixon, Hamre and Reed each had a hit for VCSU.

Midland scored two runs on five hits.