10:08 p.m. AKDT, August 31, 2012
NSIC Openers
Bemidji State 25
Upper Iowa 23
Bemidji State rallied for a slim win over Upper Iowa in a game played at Bemidji, Minn.
The Beavers scored the game winning touchdown on a five-yard pass from Lance Rongstad to Brent Kondziolka with 40 seconds left in the game. The extra point kick failed. Upper Iowa scored two touchdowns and kicked a 35-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to build a 23-19 lead with 2 minutes 28 seconds left in the game. The Beavers used 13 plays to travel 75 yards for the winning score.
Rongstad completed 24-38 passes for 228 yards and fourth touchdowns for Bemidji. Upper Iowa was led by Raymond Bradley who carried the ball 17 times for 128 yards.
|TRANSACTIONS|
Baseball
|AMERICAN LEAGUE|
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Agreed to terms with LHP Randy Wolf on a one-year contract.
DETROIT TIGERS—Designated OF Jeff Baker for assignment and traded him to Atlanta for a player to be named. Recalled OF Avisail Garcia from Erie (EL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Promoted bullpen coach Steve Foster to special assistant to the general manager/minor league pitching coordinator.
MINNESOTA TWINS—Recalled OF Matt Carson from Rochester (IL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Recalled LHP Pedro Figueroa from Sacramento (PCL). Optioned RHP Jim Miller to Stockton (Cal).
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Recalled INF Sean Rodriguez from Durham (IL) and placed him on the 15-day DL.
TEXAS RANGERS—Selected the contract of RHP Tyler Tufts from Frisco (TL) and placed him on the 15-day DL.|
|NATIONAL LEAGUE|
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Claimed INF Cody Ransom off waivers from Milwaukee.
CHICAGO CUBS—Recalled LHP Jeff Beliveau from Iowa (PCL). Optioned LHP Brooks Raley to Iowa.
