STORM LAKE, Iowa (March 24, 2026) - After suffering a 20-4 (7 inn.) loss in the opener of Tuesday's home doubleheader against Augsburg, the Buena Vista baseball team bounced back in a big way with a strong 14-4 victory in the nightcap to earn a split against the Auggies.

It was all Augsburg in the opener as the Auggies jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second inning before adding eight more in the third and nine in the sixth. BVU did all of its scoring in the bottom of the seventh with two-run singles from both sophomores Teagen Kasel and Kaden Struck.

The Auggies totaled 14 hits overall and had five go for extra bases while BVU was held to seven singles.

Kasel went 2-for-4 with his two RBI and a run scored while Struck was 1-for-3 with the two RBI. 

Freshman Jaxin Hernandez made his first career start on the mound for BVU but was roughed up for eight runs and six hits while issuing four walks over 2.2 innings.

Junior Drew Camman was handed the ball for BVU and made his second career start in game two, allowing no hits and just one unearned run, while striking out a career-high four. The Beavers backed his performance up by chalking up 14 hits and 14 runs.

The two teams traded first inning runs, including an infield single off the bat of sophomore Cooper Sobeck in the bottom half that tied things up.

BVU then broke things open with an eight-run second inning that was highlighted by a three-run home run to right centerfield by sophomore Dylan Johnson that made it 9-1. Junior Reid Jacob started the  scoring with a two-run single for his only hit of the game.

Kasel added another run to the board in the third when he blasted his first career home run well over the fence in left to make it 10-1. Kasel finished 3-for-3 in the game with the home run, two RBI and a career-high five runs scored. 

The Beavers led 12-1 going to the sixth inning before the Auggies pushed across two runs in the sixth and one more in the seventh to keep the game alive. BVU, however, finished things off in the home half of the inning using three hit batters, including Sobeck who was plunked with the bases loaded to make it 13-4 before designated hitter Jack Schmaltz walked it off with a sacrifice fly to center.

Schmaltz was 2-for-4 in the game with a career-high three RBI and a run scored, Johnson went 2-for-3 with a walk, three RBI and two runs scored, Struck was 2-for-3 with a double and also scored twice.

Buena Vista sits at 5-12 on the year and returns to American Rivers Conference play this weekend by hosting Loras College (7-7, 1-2 A-R-C) for a three-game series that begins with a single nine-inning game on Friday, March 27, at 6 p.m.