Moorhead, Minn. – The Northern State baseball team swept Minnesota Crookston off a walk-off from
Hayden Hall in game one and two home runs in game two from
Spenser Larson. The Wolves improve to 19-20 overall and 14-14 in NSIC play.
The Quick Details:
Final Score: Game One
Minnesota Crookston: 3; Northern State 4
Game Two:
Minnesota Crookston 4; Northern State 10
Records:
Minnesota Crookston 21-18 (14-11 NSIC); Northern State 19-20 (14-14 NSIC)
How It Happened: Game One
- The Golden Eagles scored two runs on three doubles in the second inning to take and early 2-0 lead.
- Justin Barreneche singled to left field in the third inning to score Hayden Hall to cut the lead in half.
- Spencer Sarringar doubled in the fourth inning to score Dakota Stilson and Chad Hinkle to take a 3-2 lead.
- Minnesota Crookston scored one run in the sixth inning to tie the game at 3.
- Chad Hinkle led the ninth inning with a single to right field. Hinkle advanced to second base on a passed ball. Alec Lee drew a walk and that when Hall singled to center to score the game-winning run.
Northern State Statistics:
How It Happened: Game Two
- Minnesota Crookston scored four runs in the top of the fourth inning to take an early lead on the Wolves.
- NSU answered with one run in the bottom of the second inning on a single from Jeffery Disla that scored Mikey Adams.
- Spenser Larson hit his first home run in the fourth inning and it was a 2-run home run that scored Hall.
- In the fifth inning, Mikey Adams singled to left field that scored Carter Erickson and Hayden Houts.
- Later in the inning, Spenser Larson hit his second home run of the game and it was a grand slam to put the Wolves up 9-4 in the fifth inning.
- NSU tacked one more run on in the sixth inning on a double from Chad Hinkle that scored Sam McMacken.
Northern State Statistics
Up Next:
Northern State heads to St. Cloud for a weekend series with the Huskies Saturday and Sunday. First pitch against St. Cloud State is scheduled for 1:30/3:30 p.m. on Saturday and 12 p.m. on Sunday.
