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BILLINGS, Mont. – The Montana State University Billings baseball team dominated their home opening games as the beat Dickinson State University 14-5 in game one and 17-1 in game two. 
 
Seeing their first home action (MSUB played their first 26 games on the road) seemed to light a fire under the jackets as they scored a combined 31 runs.  The Yellowjackets had a combined 11 doubles, three triples, one home run and an astonishing 31 hits in the two games combined.  MSUB scored at least one run in every single inning played.
 
GAME 1: MSUB 14 DSU 5
 
The Yellowjackets got things started in a hurry, scoring three runs in the first inning, two in the second and another three in the third to jump ahead 8-0.  MSUB added another four runs in the fourth lead by a Luke Reinschmidt two RBI home run.  The shot over right center was his second on the year. 
 
Heading into the top of the fifth, MSUB carried a 12-0 advantage.  Dickinson State University got on the board with five runs helped by home run from Jordan Tescher. 
 
The Yellowjackets added one more run in the fifth and sixth innings to put the game away and win 14-5.  Both games were played to seven innings.
 
Brad Birch was 3-4 with three RBIs and two doubles.  Bret Bitow finished 2-4 with two RBIs, Steven DeYoung and Brody Miller finished 2-4 with one RBI each.  Reining GNAC player of the week, Luke Reinschmidt, finished with 2-4 with three RBIs. 
 
Six Yellowjacket pitchers saw action with the longest stretch belonging to Jake Campeau who went 2.0 innings allowing no hits and no runs while striking out five BlueHawks.  Matt Eames (2-3) was credited with the win after he went 1.0 innings allowing just one hit.    
 
GAME 2: MSUB 17 DSU 1
 
The Yellowjacket bats continued to heat up as they scored their highest run total since 2011.  MSUB won the game early as they erupted for five first inning runs.  In the fourth inning, they added another five runs while being up 8-0 to push their lead to 13-0. 
 
Two more runs in the fifth inning and MSUB was cruising at 15-0.  DSU did get on the board as they scored one run in the top of the fifth inning only to see MSUIB score two more in the sixth innings and go onto the 17-1 victory.
 
Reinschmidt finished game two 3-3 with three RBIs and a triple.  Miller went 4-4 with two doubles and two RBI's.  Drew Fosnes batted 2-4 and pushed across two RBI's.  Myles Berkram went 2-3 with two doubles and one RBI.  Birch finished 1-4 with two RBIs.   Blake Loran finished 1-2 with two RBIS and Cole Andriolo blasted a triple for his first career collegiate hit scoring one run as well. 
 
Five Jacket pitchers saw action in game two.  Drew Christina and Jake Mills both saw 2.0 innings of work.  Christina allowed one hit and no runs while striking out three batter.  Mills closed the game out allowing one hit and one run while striking out two BlueHawks.    
 
"We got a lot of guys in today," head coach Rob Bishop said.  "We swung the bats well today and the pitchers were great.  We had each pitcher through an inning today and it just let us relax.  When you score that many runs it just makes the game that much easier.  We have the ability to beat any team we play, a game or two is going to make the difference with the conference race as tight as it is.  We just have to take it one game at a time."
 
MSUB is now 9-19 on the year with a 6-8 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference will host the number one team in the GNAC, Western Oregon University, on Friday April 11th and Saturday April 12th.  Both games are schedule for a 1:00 PM start.  Live stats can be found at MSUBSPORTS.COM.  A live radio broadcast will be avaliable for game four of the four game series on KGHL 790 AM and live on the internet at www.mtsportscast.com   .