ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State advanced to 6-2 after completing the sweep over in-state opponent Mount Marty, 4-3 in the first game and 8-0 in the second game of the doubleheader.
QUICK DETAILS
Game One: NSU 4, MMU 3
Game Two: NSU 8, NSU 0
Records: NSU 6-2, MMU 1-3
GAME ONE: NSU 4, MMU 3
- The Wolves tallied four runs, six hits, four RBIs, a double, a stolen base and six strikeouts on the mound
- Both sides were held scoreless until the top of the fifth inning, when the Lancers came alive, tallying three runs and two hits in the half-inning
- Northern State responded in kind in the bottom of the sixth inning with three runs of its own
- After loading the bases with Alicia Jeanson on third, Aune Boben on second and Eden Ford (pinch runner for Tevan Bryant) on first, Corina Coppersmith sent the ball into the outfield, tallying a double and clearing the bags for the baserunners
- A single put Sydney Anderson on first, and a sacrifice bunt from Kennedy Boyer advanced the first baseman into scoring position, but a Jeanson flyout and a Boben groundout sent the Wolves back to the dugout for extra innings
- An error put Madi Jones on first, and a passed ball advanced her to second at the bottom of the eighth before a Bryant single to center sent her to third
- With Brooke Wolf heading to the bags in place of Bryant and taking second shortly after, Coppersmith earned a walk to load the bags for NSU
- After Kinsley Stover sent a shot to the outfield and it was snagged by the right fielder, Jones turned on the jets and headed home
- Though it was a close call between the slide and the tag from Mount Marty's Makayla Hudson, the call was made and Northern State notched its first win of the outing, 4-3
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Corina Coppersmith: 1-3, 3 RBIs, 1 double
Alicia Jeanson: 1-4, 1 run
Aune Boben: 1-4, 1 run
Mckenzie Wanner: 8.0 IP, 6 strikeouts, 29 at bats
GAME TWO: NSU 8, MMU 0
- In Northern State's shutout to round out the doubleheader, the Wolves tallied eight runs, 10 hits, six RBIs, a triple, a double and two strikeouts on the rubber
- Unlike Game 1, NSU got on the board first and early, with Hailey Cota chalking up a single to send both Boyer and Anderson home for the first runs of the game
- After earning three outs in four batters in the top of the third, the Wolves continued their run, tallying a game-high four runs in the inning
- Bryant started at the plate for the Wolves and slated a walk, with Ford once again coming in as a base runner for last week's NSIC Player of the Week
- Coppersmith smacked one to left to advance Ford to second before Anderson advanced both on a single
- A walk chalked NSU's first runs of the inning, with Ford touching the plate before Cota followed with a single to bring Coppersmith in for another
- After a fielder's choice took Anderson out at home, Boben sent one to right field, bringing in Cota and Boyer
- Northern State notched two more in the fifth to end the game early off a Boben bunt and a throwing error from third base, with Cota and Boyer hitting pay dirt for their second and third times of the game, respectively, winning by way of shutout
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Hailey Cota: 3-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs, 1 stolen base
Aune Boben: 3-4, 3 RBIs
Sydney Anderson: 2-3, 1 run, 1 triple
Kennedy Boyer: 1-1, 3 runs, 1 double, 1 walk
Riley O'Connell: 4.0 IP, 2 strikeouts, 3 hits allowed
UP NEXT
Northern State will take a short break before returning to the diamond March 12 for the Space Coast games. The Wolves will be featured in eight games in Melbourne, Fla., from March 12-16.
