9
Winner Winona State WSU 3-1
7
Northern State NSU 2-6
Winner
Winona State WSU
3-1
9
Final
7
Northern State NSU
2-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Winona State WSU 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 9 11 4
Northern State NSU 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 9 1

W: Gritzmaker (1-0) L: Behrens, Lance (2-2) S: Beltrand, Mason (1)

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Wolves Fall Short Against Warriors in NSIC Action

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Tucson, A.Z. – The Northern State University baseball team took advantage of key opportunities but ultimately came up short against Winona State, 9-7, in the opening game of their four-game series. The Wolves recorded seven runs on nine hits throughout the game. However, a powerful late-game surge from WSU, which saw them score six runs after the fifth inning, put the victory out of reach for Northern State.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 7, WSU 9
Records: NSU 2-6 (NSIC 0-5), WSU 1-11 (1-0)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Winona State was the first to score with one run in the top of the first
  • Northern State responded in the second with a single by Jordan Hull that scored Drew Benson
  • Dylan Soulek followed up with a single to right field that scored Hull to take the lead. On an error by the Warriors, Soulek scored to extend the lead by two runs
  • Brennan Phillips closed out the second inning with a single to left field that scored Michael Benevides, putting the Wolves ahead 4-1
  • The Warriors chipped away in the top of the third with a sacrifice fly that cut the lead in half
  • WSU added four runs over the fourth and fifth innings to take the lead, 7-4
  • In the bottom of the sixth, Nicholas Ochoa scored on a throwing error by the defense, followed by a single by Benevides that scored Soulek to trail by one
  • The Warriors extended their lead by two runs in the top of the ninth
  • On an error by WSU, Kyle Konechne scored in the bottom of the ninth to narrow the gap to two runs
  • The Wolves tallied seven runs off nine hits with one error on the day
  • Lance Behrens recorded the loss in 4.1 innings pitched with five strikeouts against 24 batters faced
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS UP NEXT
Northern State returns to the diamond for a doubleheader against Winona State tomorrow, Sunday, March 9th. The first pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m., with the second game following at 1 p.m. from Tucson, Arizona, against the Warriors.
 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play WSU NSU
WSU TOP 1st Berreth, A doubled to center field, RBI; Fuecker, C scored. 1 0
NSU BOT 2nd Hull, J singled to right field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Benson, D scored. 1 1
NSU BOT 2nd Soulek, D singled to right field, RBI; Hull, J scored. 1 2
NSU BOT 2nd Benevides, M reached on an error by 3b, advanced to second on the error; Soulek, D scored, unearned. 1 3
NSU BOT 2nd Phillips, B singled to left field, RBI; Benevides, M scored, unearned. 1 4
WSU TOP 3rd Berreth, A flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Funke, J scored. 2 4
WSU TOP 4th Hatano, J homered to left field, RBI. 3 4
WSU TOP 5th Hatano, J singled to center field, RBI; Ondell, J advanced to second; Fuecker, C scored. 4 4
WSU TOP 5th Harer, D singled to right field, 2 RBI; Hietpas, G advanced to third; Hatano, J scored; Ondell, J scored. 6 4
WSU TOP 5th Hefel, B flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Hietpas, G scored. 7 4
NSU BOT 6th Soulek, D reached on a throwing error by 3b, bunt, SAC, advanced to second on the error; Ochoa, N scored, unearned. 7 5
NSU BOT 6th Benevides, M singled to right field, RBI; Soulek, D scored, unearned. 7 6
WSU TOP 9th Beyer, P singled up the middle, 2 RBI; Hefel, B advanced to second; Harer, D scored, unearned; Gullickson scored, unearned. 9 6
NSU BOT 9th Hull, J reached on an error by cf, RBI; Konechne, K scored, unearned. 9 7

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