Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University baseball team dropped a pair of contests to Minot State on Saturday from Fossum Field. Northern lost an extra-inning heartbreaker in game one and was unable to tame the Beaver offense in game two.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 4, MINOT 6 (8 Inn.)
Final Score Game 2: NSU 3, MINOT 13
Records: NSU 11-11 (10-8 NSIC), MINOT 14-9 (12-6 NSIC)
Game 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Karson Hesser singled in Spencer Sarringar in the bottom of the second for the Wolves first run of the game
- Justin Hutter scored on an error by the shortstop and Ramon Vega Jr. crossed home plate on a single down the left field line by Alex Gauer in the fourth, giving NSU a 3-0 lead
- Minot answered back with one in the top of the fifth, however the Wolves and Isaiah Chevalier were not done
- Chevalier blasted his first homerun of the season in the bottom of the fifth to right
- The Beavers notched three runs in the sixth, tying the game, and held the Wolves scoreless in the final two frames of regulation to force extra innings
- Minot State sealed the victory in the eighth notching two runs and holding the Wolves at bay
- Zach Hartford suffered the loss, throwing two complete innings, while Zach Hrvol notched a no-decision giving up four runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings pitched
- Hrvol added seven strikeouts as well
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Game 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Minot State took the 1-0 lead in their first at-bats of the contest, which held until the fourth inning
- The Beavers broke things open in the fourth, scoring five runs on four hits; and tacked on another two runs in the fifth and five in the sixth
- Nike Pezonella notched his first homerun of the season in the bottom of the fourth, a long ball to right center field which brought the Wolves within five
- Ramon Vega Jr. and Ben Carolin added homeruns of their own in the fifth and seventh innings, however it was not enough to overcome the deficit
- Max Otto dropped to 2-1 on the year, giving up six runs on eight hits in four innings of work
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Ramon Vega Jr.: 2-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI, homerun
- Niko Pezonella: 2-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI, homerun
- Ben Carolin: 2-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI, homerun, double
UP NEXT
The Wolves and Beavers will close out the series tomorrow at 12 p.m. from Fossum Field. Live links will be posted on the schedule page at nsuwolves.com.