8
Winner Winona State WSU 4-1, 2-0 NSIC
5
Northern State NSU 2-7, 0-6 NSIC
Winner
Winona State WSU
4-1, 2-0 NSIC
8
Final
5
Northern State NSU
2-7, 0-6 NSIC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Winona State WSU 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 8 9 0
Northern State NSU 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 13 2

W: Deering, Brayden (1-0) L: Zimmel, Carson (1-2)

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

W: Henkel, George (2-0) L: Kusler, Braxton (0-2) S: Beltrand, Mason (2)

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Game Recap: Baseball |

Northern State Baseball Suffer Pair of Loses Against Winona State

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Tucson, A.Z. – The Northern State University baseball dropped both games to Winona State in NSIC action, losing 8-5 and 4-1. In game one, the Wolves scored five runs on 13 hits, highlighted by back-to-back home runs from Nicholas Ochoa and Michael Benevides in the second inning. Game two turned into a pitcher's duel, with Braxton Kusler pitching 4.2 innings and recording seven strikeouts. On the day, NSU totaled six runs on 17 hits.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Game 1 Final Score: NSU 5, WSU 8
Game 2 Final Score: NSU 1, WSU 4
Records: NSU 2-8 (NSIC 0-7), WSU 5-1 (3-0)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1
  • Northern State was the first to score, with a sacrifice fly by Nick Fridges that brought home Dillon Castellanos in the first inning
  • Winona State responded with one run in the top of the second to tie the game
  • Nicholas Ochoa and Michael Benevides hit back-to-back solo home runs in the bottom of the second to give NSU a two-run lead
  • The Warriors took the lead after two scoreless innings, with three runs in the fourth
  • WSU extended their lead in the fifth and sixth innings with four more runs
  • Castellanos hit a single up the middle that scored Benevides and Ochoa to cut the deficit to 8-5
  • The Wolves recorded five runs off 13 hits with two errors
  • Carson Zimmel took the loss, pitching 4.2 innings and recording one strikeout
 
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS  
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2
  • After a scoreless first inning, Winona State recorded two runs in the top of the second to take the lead
  • The Warriors extended their lead with two runs in the top of the fifth to go up by four
  • Kyle Konechne put the Wolves on the board with a single through the right side, scoring Nicholas Ochoa
  • Northern State tallied one run off five hits to close the game
  • Braxton Kusler took the loss, pitching 4.2 innings with seven strikeouts against 23 batters faced
 
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS  
UP NEXT
Northern State closes out their four-game series against Winona State tomorrow, Monday, March 10. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. from Tucson, AZ, against the Warriors.
 
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