Aberdeen, S.D. – A four run eighth inning in game two secured the mid-week sweep for Northern State following the game one shutout victory. The Wolves defeated Bemidji State by scores of 4-0 and 4-3, allowing NSU to jump from tenth to eighth place in the conference standings as the postseason nears.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 4, BSU 0
Final Score Game 2: NSU 4, BSU 3
Records: NSU 14-19 (9-11 NSIC), BSU 5-34 (2-23 NSIC)
Attendance: 58
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 1

• Northern State scored early in the first game of the day, scoring one run in both the first and second innings
• Spencer Sarringar opened the scoring for the Wolves in the bottom of the first inning with a single to right center that allowed Isaiah Chevalier to cross home plate
• In the bottom of the second inning Niko Pezonella added the second run of the day for NSU when he knocked his third homerun of the season down the right field line
• Northern added two more runs to pad the lead and push the score to 4-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning, as Kai Brisk connected on a double to right field and scored Sarringar and Karson Hesser
• Northern State scored their four runs on seven hits and did not commit an error defensively
• Max Otto (6-3) pitched his fourth complete game of the season, allowing only three hits and striking out six batters as he shut down the Bemidji State offense

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS – GAME 1
Max Otto: win (6-3), 7.0 innings pitched, 3 hits allowed, 0 earned runs allowed, 6 strikeouts
Isaiah Chevalier: 2-for-3, 1 triple, 1 run
Niko Pezonella: 2-for-3, 1 homerun, 1 run, 1 RBI
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME 2

• Bemidji State left a total of 11 runners stranded on base in the first five innings of the game two, including leaving the bases loaded twice, before Isaiah Biehn scored the first run of the game on a single up the middle by Hunter Daymond
• The Beavers extended their lead to 2-0 in the top of the eighth inning when Biehn crossed home plate for the second time, this time by way of a wild pitch
• Northern State grabbed all momentum in the bottom of the eighth with four runs on three hits, and the help of a Bemidji State error
• The Wolves tied the game at two with a single up the middle by Jack Paulson, scoring Austin Portner and Niko Pezonella
• After a BSU pitching change, Northern took the lead thanks to an error by the Beavers third basemen that allowed Spencer Sarringar to reach base safely and Paulson to reach home plate
• The final run of the game for NSU was a Kai Brisk single to left field that scored Karson Hesser
• Northern State scored their four runs on six hits and committed three errors defensively
• Mitchell Tolk pitched four innings of relief on the mound to secure his second win of the season, and Seth Brewer shut down the Beavers last scoring threat in the top of the ninth to earn his second save of the season

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS – GAME 2
Mitchell Tolk: win (2-0), 4.0 innings pitched, 5 hits allowed, 2 earned runs allowed, 6 strikeouts
Seth Brewer save (2), 1.0 innings pitched, 1 hit allowed, 1 earned run allowed, 2 strikeouts
Jack Paulson: 2-for-4, 1 run, 2 RBI
 
UP NEXT
The Wolves are set for a 3-game series with UMary on Saturday and Sunday afternoon in Aberdeen. First pitch for Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Fossum Field.