The Peacock baseball team dropped a pair of games to the University of Minnesota Duluth in Mauston, Wis. on Thursday. The losses dropped UIU's record falls to 7-10 overall and 5-6 in the Northern Sun, while UMD's record moves to 10-10 overall and 6-2 in the conference.

The two teams will get together on Friday for another double header to close out the four-game, NSIC series in Mauston, Wis.

Game One: Minnesota Duluth 4 - Upper Iowa 2
Minnesota Duluth didn't waste much time getting their scoring started in game one. The Bulldogs singled and stole second with two outs and scored the game's first run on a single to right center. UMD added three more runs in the third inning moving out to a 4-0 lead. The runs came on a pair of doubles; one scoring two baserunners and the other plating one.

Upper Iowa answered in the top of the fourth inning cutting the lead in half, but the Peacocks left the frame wanting more. Jacob Greco singled to right with one out and moved to third when Conner Klostermann followed with a double to left. Dominic Hillesheim made it three straight hits with an rbi-single leaving runners on the corners. Hans Alwin singled Klostermann to the plate for UIU's fourth straight hit. A walk to Cole Scieszinski loaded the bases with two outs, but a foul fly ball ended the inning and the Peacock rally.

UIU only managed one hit over the final three innings, while Peacock starter Ryan Munoz buckled down and didn't allow a hit over the final three innings. For the game, Munoz (1-1) threw 6 innings allowing the 4 runs on 5 hits while striking out 6 batters. Tony Salato and Klostermann both posted two hits in the game.

Game Two: UMD 7 - UIU 3
The Bulldogs jumped all over the Peacocks early in game two. UMD put five runs on the board and one more in the second inning to chase UIU's starter Zac Cain. In the first inning, Minnesota Duluth recorded 7 hits and left the bases loaded while posting their five runs. 

Trailing 6-0, Upper Iowa scored a run in the third inning when Cain singled to center to plate Emmett Kulick, who walked to open the inning. The Peacocks had runners on first and second with no outs, but three straight outs through the meat of the lineup ended the threat.

UIU scratched another run off the lead in the fifth inning as the bases were loaded on a Cain single along with a walk and hit batter. A wild pitch allowed Cain to score and Greco and Klostermann advanced to second and third with one out, but a pair of strikeouts stranded the runners on base.

After UMD scored a run in the bottom of the seventh, the Peacocks got one back in the eighth inning when Salato singled to center field scoring Dalton Steere from second base. The UIU run cut the lead to four, 7-3, with one inning to play. The Peacocks put a pair of runners on, but couldn't get them around the bases as UMD completed the day's sweep.

Cain fell to 0-2 after allowing the 6 early runs, but came through at the plate with 3 htis. Alexander Morales threw 3 shutout innings, while Chris Webber allowed only a run in his 3 innings of work. Parker Kray wrapped up the work on the mound with a scoreless eighth inning.