Denver, Col. – Northern State baseball unable to hang on to the lead in the opening game of the series against Regis University.
The Quick Details
Score NSU 8 – RU 12
Record NSU 0-3 - RU 5-6
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Wolves struck first in the top of the fourth inning as
Hayden Houts crossed home plate on a double to right field by
Chad Hinkle with one out
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Jack Paulson hit an RBI single to right field allowing Hinkle to score giving NSU a 2-0 lead after 3 innings
• Regis University grabbed two runs in the fifth after an error and a double down the right field line as the Rangers took the lead 3-2
• Northern regained the lead in the sixth, notching two runs on a blast to right by Houts
• The 5-3 lead was short lived for NSU as RU tied the game at 5-5 after a pair of extra base hits
• NSU took a 7-5 lead in the seventh, on an error by the Rangers, scoring Paulson and
Connor Burgess
• Regis took a commanding 8-11 lead in the bottom of the seventh, with six reaching base in the frame
• The last run for the Wolves crossed in the eighth inning on a double to right center field by Hinkle
• The Wolves had eight runs on 13 hits with two defensive errors
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Seth Brewer made his first start of the 2020 season throwing 4.2 scoreless innings as he tallied six strikeouts on 22 batters faced
BEYOND THE RESULTS
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Isaiah Chevalier: 3-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 walk
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Hayden Houts: 5-for-2, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 1 homerun
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Seth Brewer: 4.2 Innings pitched, 2 hits, 6 strikeouts, 22 batters faced
UP NEXT
The Wolves return to action versus Regis tomorrow in a doubleheader, beginning at 12 p.m. in Denver
