Crookston, Minn. – The Northern State University baseball team dropped two contests versus No. 24 Minnesota Crookston on Wednesday afternoon. The Wolves tallied a combined nine runs in the two games, however six errors and timely hitting by the Golden Eagles led to their demise.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 6, UMC 9
Final Score Game 2: NSU 3, UMC 14
Records: NSU 15-16 (14-13 NSIC), UMC 19-6 (14-6 NSIC)
 
Game 1
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ramon Vega Jr. singled to center in the top of the first, scoring Justin Hutter for the Wolves first runs of the game
• Crookston took the lead in the bottom of the second with two runs and extended that lead with two more runs in the third, fourth, and fifth
• The Wolves added one run in the top of the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Reece Ragatz, plating Spencer Sarringar
• With the Golden Eagles holding a 9-0 lead heading into the top of the seventh, Northern mounted an impressive rally, but closed out the game on a double play with bases loaded
• In the seventh, Justin Hutter scored Ben Carolin and Jackson Paul on a single to right and Vega Jr. scored Alex Gauer and Hutter on a single to center
• Brian Baker suffered the loss for NSU, giving up six runs (four earned) in four innings of work

 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Justin Hutter: 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI
• Ramon Vega Jr.: 2-for-4, 3 RBI

 
Game 2
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Crookston took an early 3-run lead in the bottom of the first inning
• Northern chipped away in the top of the second on a RBI groundout by Isaiah Chevalier, scoring Spencer Sarringar
• The Golden Eagles extended their lead in the third and fourth with a combined six runs
• The Wolves added two more in the top of the fifth by Kai Brisk, scoring on a Reece Ragatz triple, and Ragatz scoring on a Ramon Vega Jr. single
• UMC closed out the run-rule victory in the sixth, adding four runs and then holding the Wolves scoreless in the seventh
• Seth Brewer suffered his first loss of the season, giving up three earned runs in the bottom of the fifth

 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Reece Ragatz: 3-for-4, 1 run. 1 RBI, triple

 
UP NEXT
Northern State closes out their home slate this Saturday and Sunday versus St. Cloud State. They will play a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday and a single game beginning at 12 p.m. on Sunday. Live links will be posted on the schedule page at nsuwolves.com.