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Saint Paul, Minn. – Wolves baseball ended their three-game series against the Golden Bears Monday. After taking a comfortable lead in the fifth, CSP came back, went up and never looked back.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 8, CSP 13
Records: NSU 11-21 (NSIC 9-18), CSP 20-22 (NSIC 15-15)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Dillon Castellanos stepped up to the plate for the Wolves in the first inning; he homered to right center field on a full count to give Northern State an early lead
- NSU put up two more runs in the top of the second; Dalton Kesti batted in Kyle Konechne on an RBI single, Dylan Soulek scored on a Castellanos double
- The first batter of the second for CSP hit a home run to get the Golden Bears on the board
- Bases loaded set up Collin Lott to touch home when Andrew Niaves was hit by a pitch
- A sacrifice fly by Soulek brough Casey Vining home, a Kesti single brought Mateo Tahsini in
- Concordia brought two more runs in during the third, Wolves up 6-3
- Scoring for Northern ended in the fifth when Soulek batted in Konechne and Tahsini came home on a wild pitch; NSU on top 8-3 in the middle of the fifth
- The bottom of the fifth saw 10 runs from the Golden Bears; CSP immediately responds and goes up 13-8
- The Wolves wouldn't score again and left six runners on base the rest of the game
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Dillon Castellanos: 2-6, 2 RBI, home run, double
Mateo Tahsini: 3-4, 2 runs
Kyle Konechne: 1-4, 2 runs
Casey Vining: 1-5, run
UP NEXT
Wolves baseball is on the road again this Wednesday, April 22 as they visit Minot State in a midweek double-header. Game one against the Beavers will start at 1:30 p.m.
