BISMARCK, N.D. – Northern State split its five doubleheaders in a row, as it beat UMary 10-7 in game one before losing 11-5 in game two.
QUICK DETAILS
Game One Final Score: NSU 10, MARY 7
Game Two Final Score: MARY 11, NSU 5
Records: NSU 15-21 (7-13 NSIC), MARY 13-29 (4-17 NSIC)
GAME ONE: NORTHERN STATE 10, MARY 7
- In NSU's victory over the Marauders, the Wolves tallied a season-high 18 hits, 10 runs, eight RBIs, four doubles, two errors, 21 putouts and 12 assists.
- After jotting a run in the first, the Wolves recorded five runs in the second inning to jump to a quick 6-0 lead.
- After three straight hits to start the inning, Northern State quickly found itself down to its final out after the Marauders got Brooke Wolf and Hailey Cota out on a double play
- Aune Boben then chalked her second double of the game, bringing Kinsely Stover in from third, with Dessa Bryant following behind
- Alicia Jeanson and Sydney Anderson quickly filled the bases by way of walk before Boben scored from third on a wild pitch
- Tevan Bryant brought Jeanson and Anderson home in the next at-bat off a two-RBI single to left center
- The Marauders added one at the bottom of the inning, their first run of the game
- After a three-run inning in the third for Mary, both teams added two runs apiece in the fifth, with Dessa Bryant and Cota scoring in the inning
- Similar to the fifth, Northern State racked up two more in the seventh to seal the game in favor of the Wolves
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Aune Boben: 3-4, 3 runs, 2 RBIs, 2 doubles, 4 putouts
Sydney Anderson: 3-4, 1 run, 2 RBIs, 7 putouts
Hailey Cota: 3-4, 1 run, 2 doubles
Dessa Bryant: 2-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 2 putouts, 2 assists
GAME TWO: MARY 11, NORTHERN STATE 5
- Northern State notched five runs on 14 hits, five RBIs, two doubles, three errors, 18 putouts and five assists in its 11-5 loss to the Marauders
- With two outs and Jeanson on first, Tevan Bryant kept the inning alive with a single to right before a Corina Coppersmith walk loaded the bases for the Wolves
- A Stover double brought two runs across before a Cota single brought Coppersmith home
- The Marauders brought three in as well in the first before both teams added another run in the second
- With the game tied at 4-4, UMary recorded three hits in the third, bringing in four runs to take its first lead of the game
- The Wolves put one more run on the board, with Tevan Bryant recording an RBI, bringing Jeanson in
- Two more runs in the sixth propelled UMary to its third NSIC victory of the season
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Alicia Jeanson: 3-4, 2 runs, 1 putout, 1 assist
Tevan Bryant: 2-4, 1 run
Kinsley Stover: 1-4, 2 RBIs, 1 double, 1 putout
UP NEXT
Northern State will host Minot State on Sunday, with first pitches scheduled for noon and 2 p.m. at Koehler Hall of Fame Field.
