NSU Baseball battle, but drops DH vs. St. Cloud

Posted on April 7, 2025 by - Sports

Maple Grove, MN. – The Northern State University baseball team was unable to avoid a pair of losses against St. Cloud State, falling 8-7 and 6-3. Game one saw a late rally by the Wolves, but the long ball secured the win for the Huskies in the eighth inning. A pair of home runs in game two wasn’t enough to power past the strong SCSU offense. On the day, Northern State totaled ten runs on 17 hits, but three errors proved costly.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 7, SCSU 8
Final Score Game 2: NSU 3, SCSU 6
Records: NSU 5-20 (NSIC 1-17) SCSU 13-15 (NSIC 9-9)

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1

  • Northern State was the first to score in the first inning off of a solo home run by Dylan Soulek
  • St. Cloud State responded with two runs in the first inning to take the lead, followed by two more runs in the second
  • After three scoreless innings, the Wolves cut the lead in half as Soulek scored on an error by the pitcher
  • AJ Mendez followed up with a home run over the right-field wall that scored Nick Friedges and Dillon Castellanos to take the lead
  • NSU closed out the fifth inning rally with Nicholas Ochoa scoring off of a single by Michael Benevides to lead by two runs
  • The Huskies tied the game up in the sixth inning off of a two-run home run
  • NSU took the lead in the eighth inning off of a single by Brennan Phillips that scored Ochoa
  • SCSU closed the game with a walk-off two-run home run in the eighth inning
  • The Wolves tallied seven runs off of nine hits and no errors
  • Carson Zimmel recorded the loss in 7.0 innings pitched with nine strikeouts against 32 batters faced.

NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

  • Dylan Soulek: 2-for-5, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 1 homerun
  • Nicholas Ochoa: 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 stolen bases
  • AJ Mendez: 1-for-4, 3 RBIs, 1 run, 1 homerun
  • Carson Zimmel: 7.0 IP, 9 strikeouts

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2

  • Brennan Phillips kicked off game two for the Wolves with a solo home run over the center field fence
  • St. Cloud State took the lead in the third inning, leading 2-1
  • In the fourth inning, NSU took the lead off of a two-run home run by Jordan Hull that scored Xander Paar
  • The Huskies responded with two runs in the fourth inning to take the lead
  • After a scoreless fifth inning, SCSU extended their lead with a two-run home run to lead 6-3
  • NSU tallied three runs off of eight hits, along with three errors
  • Hunter Brown recorded the loss in 3.2 innings pitched with one strikeout

NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

  • Jordan Hull: 2-for-3, 2 RBIs, 1 run, 1 homerun
  • Brennan Phillips: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run, 1 homerun
  • Mateo Tahsini: 2-for-3

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