ROCHESTER, Minn. – Northern State lost at the hands of Winona State in both doubleheaders to start NSIC play. The Wolves fell 15-7 in the first game and 10-0 in the second game, tallying seven runs and 11 hits across both games.
QUICK DETAILS
Game One: WSU 15, NSU 7
Game Two: WSU 10, NSU 0
Records: NSU 8-10 (0-2 NSIC), WSU 23-4 (2-0 NSIC)
GAME ONE: WINONA STATE 15, NORTHERN STATE 7
- After trailing 10-2 at the start of the fifth inning, Northern State rallied, recording five runs on four hits in the top of the fifth, featuring a pair of home runs from Tevan Bryant and Sydney Anderson, before Winona State responded with five runs of their own to take the game, 15-7
- The Wolves recorded seven runs, seven hits, seven RBIs, one double, two home runs and three errors in the outing
- NSU struggled in the first inning, striking out in their first three at-bats at the top of the inning and allowing five runs in the bottom of the inning
- Tevan Bryant etched the first run of the game in the second, sending a ball over the right-field fence
- Corina Coppersmith (walk) and Kennedy Boyer (single) found themselves on base in the inning, but the Wolves were unable to secure any more runs, stranding two runners on the bags
- After Tevan Bryant took first by way of a walk, Coppersmith sent Brooke Wolf (pinch runner for the designated player) to second via a sacrifice bunt
- In the following at-bat, Anderson sent one deep into center, and Wolf turned on the jets, rounding third to add another run for Northern
- The Warriors were stellar at the plate in the fourth, recording five hits for four runs, extending their lead to 10-2
- After Kinsley Stovdr singled at the top of the fifth, the Wolves quickly tallied two outs, with Alicia Jeanson and Aune Boben both flying out to the outfield
- Ahead in the count, Madi Jones found herself on base before Alysa Lowe came in to pinch run, but Tevan Bryant made quick work in the following at-bat, sending another ball over the fence for her second home run of the game
- With Coppersmith on base again, Anderson, similar to Tevan Bryant, recorded a two-RBI home run to put the game within three runs
- But Winona State kept momentum from the inning before and notched five runs to end the game in five innings
- Riley O'Connell was credited with the loss, leaving the game after the second out of the first inning
- Both Tess Miller and Dessa Bryant relieved the freshman, with all NSU pitchers allowing five runs each
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Tevan Bryant: 2-2, 2 runs, 4 RBIs, 2 homeruns, 1 walk
Sydney Anderson: 2-3, 1 run, 3 RBIs, 1 double 8 putouts, 1 assist
Corina Coppersmith: 1 run, 2 walks
GAME TWO: WINONA STATE 10, NORTHERN STATE 0
- Northern State left four runners on base in the second game of their doubleheader with Winona State, recording four hits, one error and four strikeouts at the rubber
- The game was scoreless until the bottom of the third inning, when the Warriors notched four runs in the inning
- At the plate with a full count, Whitley Wischmeier found herself on base by way of a walk before Alyssa Woelfel racked an RBI single, bringing her teammate home for the first run of the game
- Winona State would put two more on the bags before Bryn Elsenpeter sent one over the fence in right field to put three more runs on the board
- After the Wolves went three up, three down at the top of the fourth, the Warriors picked right back up where they left off in the third, notching six runs in the inning
- Though the Wolves put a runner on the bases in the fifth, the scoreless half inning ended the game
- Mckenzie Wanner tallied four strikeouts in the game while pitching for 3.2 innings before O'Connell finished the game
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Alysa Lowe: 1-1, 1 hit
Corina Coppersmith: 1-2, 1 hit
Madi Jones: 0-2, 4 putouts
Sydney Anderson: 0-2, 5 putouts
UP NEXT
The Wolves will play their last doubleheader of the weekend tomorrow against the Mavericks of Minnesota. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., respectively.
