Northern Baseball Takes 3 of 4 From Winona

Posted on March 17, 2024 by - Sports

Sioux Falls, SD (NSUWolves.com) [Games 1 &2]  – Timely hits led the Northern State University baseball team to take down Winona State, 11-2 in game one but fell short in game two 9-7. The Wolves tallied 20 runs off of 21 hits while notching ten extra-base hits on the day.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score of Game 1: NSU 11, WSU 2
Final Score of Game 2: NSU 7, WSU 9
Records: NSU 7-9 (NSIC 2-3), WSU 5-11 (NSIC 2-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1

  • Winona State kicked off the game with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first to put them ahead
  • After a scoreless second inning, Nick Friedges knocked one down the right field line for a double that scored Brennan Phillips and Jackson Meyers to take the lead
  • On a fielder’s choice groundout by Karson Hesser scored Friedges to put Northern State up by two runs to close out the top of the third
  • The Warriors chipped away from the deficit in the bottom of the third inning with one run
  • Jordan DeMarce reached first on an error that scored Meyers in the fourth inning; Phillips doubled to left center to score DeMarce
  • Jonah Schmidt kept the Wolves rolling in the fourth after a single that scored Hesser; Xander Paar singled to score Weidner
  • Andrew Wedwick reached first on an error that scored Weidner; on a bases loaded walk by DeMarce scored Parr to close out the top of the fourth to lead by eight runs
  • After a few scoreless innings, Hesser flied out to center field to score Phillips in the top of the seventh inning
  • The Wolves recorded 11 runs off of nine hit, two stolen bases, and no errors in the game
  • In a complete game, Max Otto tallied seven strikeouts against 28 batters while only giving up six hits

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

  • Brennan Phillips: 4-for-5, 3 runs, 3 doubles, 1 RBI
  • Nick Friedges: 2-for-3, 2 RBIs, 1 run, 1 double, 1 stolen base
  • Jonah Schmidt: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run
  • Xander Paar: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run
  • Karson Hesser: 2 RBIs, 1 run, 1 walk, 1 sacrifice fly, 1 stolen base
  • Max Otto: 7.0 innings pitched, 7 strikeouts, Win

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2

  • Northern State was first to score in the second game as Wedwick drove one to right center for a triple that scored Jonah Schmidt in the top of the second
  • Winona State responded back with one run to tie the game in the bottom of the second inning
  • Karson Hesser gave the Wolves the lead with a single to center field that scored Brennan Phillips; Schmidt added one more run for NSU with a single that scored Hesser
  • After two scoreless innings, Schmidt knocked a single that scored Hesser; Michael Benevides found a hole and scored Schmidt and Jack Weidner to lead by five runs
  • The Warriors chipped away from the deficit with a homerun in the bottom of the fifth
  • Hesser drove one over the right field fence for his second homerun of the season
  • Winona State added four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning
  • WSU took the lead in the bottom of the eight with two homes that gave them the lead by two
  • The Wolves tallied seven runs off of 12 hits and two stolen bases
  • Tyler Boyum recorded the loss in 1.2 innings with three strikeouts against 11 batters
  • Cooper Tessendorf notched four strikeouts against 24 batters in 5.0 innings of work

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

  • Jonah Schmidt: 3-for-5, 2 RBIs, 2 runs, 1 double,1 stolen base
  • Karson Hesser: 2-for-4, 3 runs, 2 RBIs, 1 homerun, 1 walk
  • Jack Weidner: 2-for-5, 1 run, 1 double
  • Michael Benevides: 2-for-4, 2 RBIs
  • Brennan Phillips: 1-for-5, 1 run, 1 double
  • Andrew Wedwick: 1-for-3, 2 walks, 1 RBI, 1 triple
  • Cooper Tessendorf: 5.0 innings pitched, 4 strikeouts
  • Tyler Boyum: 1.2 innings pitched, 3 strikeouts

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Sioux Falls, SD (NSUWolves.com) [Games 3 & 4]– A Saturday sweep led the Northern State University baseball team to their first NSIC series win of 2024. Northern tallied victories over Winona State with scores of 9-5 and 12-5 from the Sanford Diamonds.

 

THE QUICK DETAILS

Final Score Game 1: NSU 9, WSU 5

Final Score Game 2: NSU 12, WSU 5

Records: NSU 9-9 (4-4 NSIC), WSU 5-12 (2-5 NSIC)

 

HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME 1

  • The Wolves scored their nine runs on eight hits in the game one win, playing perfect defense
  • Winona State took a 2-0 lead through the first two innings, however the game took a turn in Northern’s favor in the fourth and fifth
  • Jonah Schmidt cut the WSU lead in half in the fourth, scoring Nick Friedges on a single to centerfield
  • Friedges followed suit in the fifth, plating both Jackson Meyer and Michael Benevides on a double down the right field line for the lead
  • The Warriors tallied three runs in the sixth and held a 5-3 lead, heading into the Wolves final plate appearances of the 7-inning contest
  • Northern scored six runs on two hits in the top of the seventh, grabbing a 9-5 lead
  • Scoring for NSU in the seventh was Dylan Soulek, Brennan Phillips, Jordan DeMarce, Schmidt, and Andrew Wedwick
  • It was then 3-up, 3-down for the Warriors in the seventh and the Wolves opened the day with a win
  • Michael Chevalier earned his first win of the season, tossing six complete with five hits, five runs, one walk, and four strikeouts
  • Drew Burkholder threw the seventh for the Wolves, grabbing his third save of the season; he faced three batters and tallied two groundouts and a strikeout

 

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

  • Nick Friedges: 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 1 double
  • Jack Weidner: 2-for-3, 1 double
  • Michael Benevides: 2-for-4, 1 run, 1 RBI
  • Michael Chevalier: 6.0 innings pitched, 5 hits, 5 earned runs, 4 strikeouts, win
  • Drew Burkholder: 1.0 innings pitched, 1 strikeout, save

 

HOW IT HAPPENED | GAME 2

  • It was all Northern State in game two as the Wolves scored 12 runs on 15 hits and gave up just one error defensively
  • NSU tallied three runs in the first, one in the second, two in the fourth, four in the fifth, and two in the sixth
  • Drew Burkholder had a day on the bump, adding his third win of the season in six innings pitched with six strikeouts
  • Brennan Phillips, Jack Weidner, and Karson Hesser kicked off the scoring for the Wolves in the first
  • Hesser tallied a 1-out double down the right field line in the second, scoring Phillips, and Northern quickly held a 4-0 lead through two
  • Winona State cut that lead in half in the bottom of the third, however Northern State responded making up the difference and then some
  • Nick Friedges scored on a Weidner single to center and Weidner scored on a fields choice to the shortstop by Andrew Wedwick in the fourth
  • NSU added four runs on two hits in the fifth with runs collected by Jonah Schmidt, Weidner, Hesser, and Nicholas Ochoa
  • Friedges and Hesser grabbed the final two Northern State runs in the top of the sixth on a single to right by Schmidt and sacrifice fly by Ochoa
  • The 12-2 held, despite three runs by the Warriors in the sixth and seventh
  • Jack Miller held WSU scoreless through the final 2.2 innings of work, giving up just two hits and striking out three
  • Hesser notched a team leading three hits, while Friedges, Weidner, Schmidt, Wedwick, and Benevides each tallied two

 

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

  • Karson Hesser: 3-for-4, 3 runs, 2 RBI, 1 double, 1 walk
  • Jack Weidner: 2-for-4, 3 runs, 1 RBI, 1 walk
  • Nick Friedges: 2-for-4, 2 runs
  • Drew Burkholder: 6.0 innings pitched, 10 hits, 3 earned runs, 6 strikeouts, win

 

UP NEXT

The Wolves return to Sioux Falls next Friday-Saturday, March 22-24, against Sioux Falls. Start times are set for 1:30 p.m. on Friday, 1:30 p.m. in a doubleheader on Saturday, and 12 p.m. on Sunday from Sioux Falls Stadium.

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