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Liberty, M.O. – An explosive offense led Northern State University baseball team to take down William Jewell, 25-16. NSU recorded four homeruns along with seven Wolves recording multiple hits in the win. Brennan Phillips and Jack Weidner both tied the school record for hits in a single game with five hits.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 25, WJC 16
Records: NSU 2-2, WJC 2-2
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northern State kicked of the day as Nick Friedges drove one into right center for a double to score Michael Benevides and Brennan Phillips in the first inning
• NSU added a run in the first inning with Jack Weidner's single to score Friedges to put them up by three
• Th Wolves extended their lead in the third inning as Friedges knocked the first home run of the game down the left field line; after a wild pitch, Weidner scored to extend the lead
• William Jewell recorded two runs in the bottom of fourth to trail by three runs
• Jackson Meyer kicked off the fifth inning with a fly out to right field to score Weidner; Jonah Schmidt singled up the middle to score Andrew Wedwick; Phillips drove a double down the left field line to score Jordan DeMarce and Schmidt
• Benevides added a run in the fifth inning scoring Phillips on a single, Weidner doubled down the left field line to score Friedges and Benevides; Karson Hesser was the final run to score in the fifth inning for the Wolves as Wedwick grounded out to short stop
• The Cardinals added one run in the fifth inning to trail by ten
• WJC chipped away from the deficit as they scored four runs in the sixth inning
• Wedwick knocked one over the fence for a three-run homerun to kick off the seventh inning
• In the bottom of the seventh inning, William Jewell recorded four runs to trail by five
• The Wolves started the eighth inning with a single to right center by Friedges to score Phillips and Drew Benson; Hesser singled to score Benevides; Wedwick knocked as double to bring in Hesser and Friedges to put the Wolves up by ten
• William Jewell responded back with five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning
• Northern Stated kicked off the final inning with Benson recording the third homerun of the day
• Hesser singled  to score Phillips along with Weidner's homerun over the left field fence that scored Hesser
• The Wolves recorded 25 runs off of 25 hits in the win
• Drew Burkholder recorded his first win of the season in 5.0 innings pitched, four strikeouts against 25 batters
• Phillips and Weidner both tied the school record for most hits in a single game with five hits each

 
 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Brennan Phillips: 5-for-5, 4 runs, 2 RBIs, 2 doubles, 2 walks
• Jack Weidner: 5-for-6, 5 RBIs, 4 runs, 1 homerun, 1 double
• Nick Friedges: 3-for-6, 5 RBIs, 4 runs, 1 homerun, 1 double
• Karson Hesser: 3-for-6, 4 runs, 2 RBI, 1 walk
• Andrew Wedwick: 3-for-7, 6 RBIs, 2 runs, 1 homerun
• Michael Benevides: 2-for-6 ,3 runs, 1 RBIs, 1 double
• Drew Benson: 2-for-2, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 homerun, 1 double
• Drew Burkholder: 5.0 innings pitched, 4 strikeouts

 
UP NEXT
Northern State returned to action to take on Truman State in a four game series in non-conference action. The first game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 1st from Kirksville Missouri against the Bulldogs.