Wolves Drop A Pair In Sioux Falls To Augie

Posted on April 29, 2025 by - Sports

Sioux Falls, SD (NSUWolves.com) –  The Northern State University baseball team was unable to avoid the series sweep against Augustana, falling 8-1 and 10-5 Tuesday afternoon. In game one, the Vikings jumped out to an early lead and held off the Wolves despite a solo home run from Nicholas Ochoa. Game two saw a late surge from NSU, but AUGIE’s early kept the win out of reach. On the day, the Wolves recorded six runs on 11 hits while committing one error.

THE QUICK DETAILS

Final Score Game 1: NSU 1, AUGIE 8

Final Score Game 2: NSU 5, AUGIE 10

Records: NSU 13-31 (NSIC 9-28) AUGIE 33-14 (NSIC 27-10)

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1

  • Augustana opened the scoring in the bottom of the second with three runs
  • Northern State responded in the third, as Nicholas Ochoa knocked one over the center field fence for a solo home run to cut the lead to two
  • The Vikings extended their lead with two runs in the fifth inning
  • Augustana added two more runs in the sixth to lead 8-1
  • Lance Behrens was tagged with the loss, pitching 4.0 innings with two strikeouts against 18 batters
  • NSU recorded one run on four hits with no errors in game one

NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

  • Jack Weidner: 2-for-2, 1 walk
  • Nicholas Ochoa: 2-for-3, 1 homerun
  • Lance Behrens: 4.0 IP, 2 strikeouts

 

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2

  • Augustana struck first with two runs in the second inning
  • The Vikings extended their lead with four runs in the fourth inning to go up 6-0
  • In the sixth, following an error by the first baseman, Dillon Castellanos and Brennan Phillips scored to put the Wolves on the board
  • Augustana added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth to extend the lead to 8-2
  • Northern State answered in the seventh when Phillips singled through the left side, scoring Kyle Konechne and Mateo Tahsini
  • A single to left field by Castellanos scored Phillips and Michael Benevides, cutting the lead to three
  • In the eighth inning, the Vikings scored two additional runs to go up by five
  • Nik Bantle took the loss, pitching 3.1 innings with one strikeout against 16 batters.
  • NSU tallied five runs on seven hits with one error in game two

NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

  • Dillon Castellanos: 2-for-4, 1 run, 1 RBI
  • Brennan Phillips: 1-for-4, 2 RBIs, 1 run
  • Nick Friedges: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 walk
  • Kyle Konechne: 1-for-4, 1 run, 1 double

 

UP NEXT

Northern State closes out the regular season with a three-game series against Minnesota Crookston. First pitch is scheduled for Friday, May 2 at 1:30 p.m., with game two to follow at 3:30 p.m. The final game of the series is set for Saturday, May 3 at 12 p.m. in Crookston, Minn., against the Golden Eagles.

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