Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University baseball team dropped their fifth straight game on Sunday, falling to St. Cloud State by one run.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 5, SCSU 6
Records: NSU 15-19 (14-16 NSIC), SCSU 19-11 (17-8 NSIC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• St. Cloud tallied one run in the top of the first and the Wolves answered back with a run of their own in the bottom of the frame
• Reece Ragatz scored Ben Carolin on a groundout to second base to tie the game
• The Huskies added two more runs in the second and held a 3-1 lead through 3.5 innings
• Karson Hesser doubled in Spencer Sarringar and came around to score on an error  in the fourth inning, tying the game for the second time
• Northern then took the lead in the bottom of the fifth with one run from Carolin
• St. Cloud State regained the lead in the seventh, notching two runs of their own, however the Wolves were not done yet
• Hesser tallied his third RBI of the game in the seventh, scoring Justin Hutter on a single through the right side
• The Huskies grabbed the lead for the final time in the top of the eighth and held the Wolves scoreless through the final two innings
• Northern tallied five runs on seven hits with one error defensively
• Connor Burgess suffered the loss for the Wolves giving up the one run in the eighth

 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Karson Hesser: 2-for-5, 1 run, 3 RBI, double, 2 stolen bases
• Alex Gauer: 2-for-4
• Ben Carolin: 1-for-2, 2 runs, double
• Justin Hutter: 1-for-3, 1 run, double

 
UP NEXT
Northern State closes out the regular season on the road next week at Southwest Minnesota State and UMary. The Wolves will open the week on Wednesday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. versus the Mustangs. Live links will be posted on the schedule page at nsuwolves.com.