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Davenport, Flo. – Wolves baseball took to the diamond in Davenport, Florida to face their first two opponents on the trip. NSU split on the day, dropping a close first game and coming back in a high scoring second game.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score vs Cal - PA: NSU 5, CAL 6
Final Score vs Davenport: NSU 16, DU 15
Records: NSU 3-7, CAL 9-4, DU 7-11
HOW IT HAPPENED VS CAL
- Dalton Kesti got the Wolves off to a hot start with a triple to center field; Andrew Niavez batted him home on the next at bat to give Northern the lead early
- Two hit by pitches got Chad Helwich in scoring position; he tied things up a few batters later on a Connor Evans RBI
- NSU regained the lead in the top of the second with a Mateo Tahsini double, bringing Kyle Konechne and Dylan Soulek home
- Two Northern runs were scored in the top of the fifth; a Collin Lott triple getting Niaves across the plate and a Soulek sacrifice fly to get Lott home
- Up 5-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth, the Wolves allow the Vulcans to put four runs on the board to go on top 6-5, which ended up being the final score
- While trailing in the last innings of the game, NSU left three on base
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Andrew Niaves: 4-5, 1 run, 1 RBI, double
Mateo Tahsini: 1-4, 2 RBI, double
Collin Lott: 1-3, 1 run, 1 RBI, triple
Dalton Kesti: 2-5, 1 run, triple
HOW IT HAPPENED VS DAVENPORT
- The Wolves got down 0-3 before putting up their first runs in the bottom of the second
- With babes loaded, a Panther wild pitch brough Jack Weidner across the plate; a couple bats later Jake Hull scored on a Casey Vining single
- Davenport extended their lead to 7-2 in the top of the fourth
- Northern stormed back to tie the game at 7-7 after four; the five runs were scored by Dillon Kesti, Vining, Dillon Castillanos, Andrew Niaves, and Drew Benson
- After a fifth inning Panther run, the Wolves put up three on back-to-back-to-back batters to take the lead; Castillanos doubled to bring in Dylan Soulek, Vining doubled to bring in Castillanos, and Benson singled to bring in Vining
- Five runs came in for Davenport in the following inning to recapture the lead; they extended their lead to 15-10 in the seventh
- With two outs, Collin Lott hit the only home run of the game, bringing Niaves home with him, pushing the score to 15-12 DU
- The last six runs of the game went the way of the Wolves, four of which were in the bottom of the eighth to go up 16-15
- Kesti was batted in by Vining to tie the game, Easton Rerick touched home on a Panthers' passed ball to put the last run of the game on the board, solidifying the victory
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Dillon Kesti: 3-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, triple
Casey Vining: 4-6, 2 runs, 3 RBI, double
Jack Weidner: 2-5, 1 run, 2 RBI, 2 doubles
Collin Lott: 1-3, 1 run, 2 RBI, 1 home run
UP NEXT
Northern State baseball returns tomorrow, Friday, March 13 in Auburndale, Florida as they face Wayne State (Mich.). First pitch is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. CST.
