MANKATO, Minn. – Northern State tallied two losses today as they fell to Minnesota State in both games of the doubleheader. The Wolves accumulated five runs on 11 hits through both games.
QUICK DETAILS
Game One: MSU 5, NSU 4
Game Two: MSU 9, NSU 1
Records: NSU 8-12 (0-4 NSIC), MSU 17-11 (4-0 NSIC)
GAME ONE: MINNESOTA STATE 5, NORTHERN STATE 4
- The Wolves took the Mavericks to eight innings in game one of the doubleheader, tallying four runs, eight hits, four RBIs, one home run, one double and one error
- After leading MSU for an inning, the Mavericks tied the game up with a two-run inning at the bottom of the sixth before recording the game-winner in the eighth on an RBI single
- Tevan Bryant started off the second inning on fire, recording a home run to right center to take an early 1-0 lead, her third homer of the weekend
- The Mavericks fought back in the third, filling the bags and recording two runs in the inning via a walk and a sac fly.
- In the fifth, Northern State was hot at the plate, notching three runs on four hits in the inning
- Hailey Cota and Alicia Jeanson started off with back-to-back singles before Aune Boben racked an RBI single, sending Cota home
- The following at-bat, Madi Jones sent one to the outfield to allow Jeanson to touch the plate for an RBI double
- After a Tevan Bryant walk to load the bases, Corina Coppersmith took one to the body, bringing in Boben for the third and final run of the game for Northern State
- With runners on second and third, Finley Anderson reached first on an error, allowing both base runners to make it home to tie the game at 4-4
- Only one extra inning was needed as the Mavericks brought home leadoff hitter Chloe Brandt on a single to the outfield to take game one
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Tevan Bryant: 1-2, 1 run, 1 home run, 2 walks
Sydney Anderson: 3-4, 5 putouts
Madi Jones: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 double
Mckenzie Wanner: 7.2 IP, 3 strikeouts, five runs allowed
GAME TWO: MINNESOTA STATE 9, NORTHERN STATE 1
- Similar to game one, Northern State lost their final game of the doubleheader to Minnesota State, falling 9-1
- Through five innings, the Wolves tallied one run, three hits, one RBI and one home run
- Fresh off their extra-innings victory in the game before, the Mavericks brought their momentum into game two, chalking four runs at the bottom of the first
- The Wolves and Mavericks both went scoreless through innings two and three before MSU tacked on two more in the fourth
- Hailey Cota stepped up to the plate at the top of the fifth and, with an even 1-1 count, sent one over the fence and notched NSU's only run of the game
- The Mavericks would cap off the game in the fifth, snagging four more hits and three runs in the inning to end the game early
- Tess Miller threw for a team-high 3.1 innings in the game, allowing three runs and recording NSU's only strikeout at the rubber
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Hailey Cota: 2-2, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 homerun
Alicia Jeanson: 1-3, 1 putout, 4 assists
Aune Boben: 0-3, 4 putouts
UP NEXT
The Wolves will be home next weekend to take on Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday (1 p.m. and 3 p.m.) and St. Cloud State on Sunday (12 p.m. and 2 p.m.) for their first NSIC games at Koehler Hall of Fame Field.
