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Aberdeen, SD. – The Northern State University baseball team opened strong with a 3-2 victory in game one, but came up short in extra innings of game two, falling 6-3 to Wayne State. The opener was a classic pitchers' duel, with each team managing just one hit, as the Wolves capitalized on Wildcat miscues to secure the win. In game two, Wayne State mounted a late rally to tie the game, then took control in extras, taking advantage of seven errors by NSU. Across both contests, Northern State totaled six runs on ten hits while committing seven errors.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 3, WSC 2
Final Score Game 2: NSU 3, WSC 6
Records: NSU 12-29 (NSIC 8-26) WSC 26-17 (NSIC 22-12)
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1
- Northern State struck first with a bases-loaded walk in the third inning, scoring Michael Benevides
- In the fourth, Dillon Castellanos reached on an error by the second baseman, allowing Benevides to score and make it 2-0
- Nicholas Ochoa added a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Drew Benson and extending the lead to 3-0
- Wayne State responded with two runs in the top of the sixth to close the gap to 3-2
- Carson Zimmel earned the win, pitching 6.0 innings with three strikeouts against 24 batters
- Daulton Vanderloo notched the save, throwing 1.0 inning with two strikeouts against three batters
- NSU scored three runs on just one hit with no errors in game one
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2
- Wayne State opened the scoring with one run in the fourth inning
- In the fifth, Dylan Soulek tied it with an RBI single scoring Jordan Hull
- Nick Friedges followed with a two-RBI double to left field, scoring Soulek and Michael Benevides for a 3-1 lead
- After three scoreless innings, WSC added a run in the eighth to make it 3-2
- The Wildcats tied the game in the top of the ninth, sending it to extras at 3-3
- Wayne State broke it open with three runs in the 11th inning
- Daulton Vanderloo was charged with the loss, pitching 3.0 innings and striking out two of 15 batters faced
- NSU recorded three runs on nine hits with seven errors in game two
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
UP NEXT
Northern State will close out the series with a single game tomorrow against Wayne State. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. at Fossum Field.
