Hesser
Dave Harwig
10
Winner Northern State NSU 0
7
UMD Bulldogs UMD 0
Winner
Northern State NSU
0
10
Final
7
UMD Bulldogs UMD
0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northern State NSU 0 1 2 2 3 0 2 10 13 3
UMD Bulldogs UMD 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 7 9 3

8
Northern State NSU 0
11
Winner UMD Bulldogs UMD 0
Northern State NSU
0
8
Final
11
UMD Bulldogs UMD
0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northern State NSU 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 8 13 1
UMD Bulldogs UMD 5 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 11 15 2

Game Recap: Baseball |

Wolves Split the Day Against Bulldogs in Weekend Action

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Duluth, Minn. – The Northern State University baseball team took game one against Minnesota Duluth, 10-7 but fell in game two, 11-8. The Wolves tallied 18 runs off of 26 hits on the day with Jonah Schmidt going 4-for-9 with five RBIs and two extra base hits. NSU drops the series, 2-1 against UMD.


THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score of Game 1: NSU 10, UMD 7
Final Score of Game 2: NSU 8, UMD 11
Records: NSU 13-21 (NSIC 8-16), UMD 13-21, (NSIC 9-16)

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1
  • Minnesota Duluth was the first to score in the bottom of the first with one run
  • Northern State tied the game up in the second inning as Jack Weidner scored on a wild pitch
  • Michael Benevides drove one up the middle for a single that scored Jackson Meyers to take the lead in the third
  • Karson Hesser followed up with a single that scored Nicholas Ochoa to lead by two
  • In the fourth inning, Meyers found a gap for a double that scored Jona Schmidt to kick off the fourth inning
  • On a single to left field by Dylan Soulek, Meyers scored to lead by four runs in the top of the fourth
  • Schmidt drove one over the wall for a homerun that scored Weidner and Hesser in the fifth inning
  • In the bottom of the sixth, the Bulldogs chipped away from the deficit with four runs
  • On a sacrifice fly by Soulek, Schmidt scored in the seventh inning; Ochoa drove one down the right field line for a double that scored Nick Friedges to lead by five runs
  • UMD responded back with a two-run homerun in the bottom of the second to trail by three
  • The Wolves tallied 10 runs off of 13 hits with three errors and two stolen bags
  • Max Otto recorded the win in 6.0 innings pitched with four strikeouts against 30 batters
 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS  
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2
  • Minnesota Duluth kicked off game two with five runs in the bottom of the first
  • The Bulldogs extended their lead with two runs over the second and third
  • Northern State notched two runs in the fourth as Nick Friedges singled while Jack Weidner and Karson Hesser scored
  • Nicholas Ochoa flew out to center field for a sacrifice fly that scored Friedges to trail by four in the top of the fourth
  • In the fifth and sixth inning UMD tallied two runs
  • Minnesota Duluth recorded two runs in the bottom of the seventh to lead by eight runs
  • Jonah Schmidt drove one to left field for a double that scored Hesser; Friedges followed up with a double to right center that scored Schmidt and Weidner in the top of the eighth
  • In the top of the ninth, Schmidt doubled to left field that score Brennan Phillips; on an error by the shortstop, Friedges reached first base while Weidner scored to trail by three runs
  • The Wolves tallied eight runs off of 13 hits with one error
  • Drew Burkholder recorded three strikeouts in 3.0 innings pitched
  • In 3.0 innings of work, Jake Helleloid notched four strikeouts against 17 batters
 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS  
BEYOND THE BOX
  • In game one against UMD, Max Otto recorded a new school record with 228.0 innings pitched; the previous record was held by Luke Chevalier with 225.1 innings pitched from 2016-19
 
 
UP NEXT
Northern State is back on the road to take on Southwest Minnesota State in a two-game series. The series is set for Wednesday, April 17 at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. from Marshall, Minn. against the Mustangs.
 
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