Wolves Split With Jimmies in North Dakota

Posted on April 16, 2026 by - Sports

Jamestown, ND (NSUWolves.com) – Northern State baseball took to the diamond in Jamestown, N.D. to face the Jimmies in a midweek double-header. The Wolves split the games, losing the first and winning the second.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Game One: NSU 9, UJ 10
Game Two: NSU 10, UJ 5
Records: NSU 11-18 (NSIC 9-15), UJ 11-25 (NSIC 6-17)

GAME ONE: NSU 9, UJ 10

  • Jamestown took the first lead of the game with three runs in the bottom of the second, a lead they’d never give up
  • Northern got on the board in the third via a Dillon Castellanos single that brough Kyle Konechne home
  • The Jimmies piled on four more scores in the third; UJ up 7-1
  • Collin Lott got NSU back to home plate with a home run to center field
  • Finishing out their scoring on the afternoon was Jamestown with two runs in the bottom of the fifth, making the score 10-2
  • In an attempt to comeback, Northern put up seven runs in the top of the sixth
    • Bases loaded brought Mateo Tahsini to the plate; Dalton Kesti walked home, 10-3 UJ
    • Easton Rerick was walked on the next at bat; Casey Vining scored, 10-4 UJ
    • The third straight walked batter was Jack Weidner; Drew Benson touched home, 10-5 UJ
    • A grand slam by Konechne made the score 10-9 UJ
  • NSU’s comeback fell short after two groundouts

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Kyle Konechne: 3-3, 4 RBI, 2 runs, grand slam, double
Collin Lott: 1-4, run, RBI, home run, 5 put outs
Mateo Tahsini: 1-3, 1 run, RBI, double
Easton Rerick: 1-2, run, RBI

GAME TWO: NSU 10, UJ 5

  • Northern State jumped out to the first lead of the game as they scored two runs in the fourth; Drew Benson singled to bring Collin Lott and Casey Vining home
  • Taking the lead was Jamestown as they responded fast with four scores of their own in the fourth
  • The Wolves put up one in the fifth due to a Kyle Konechne homer; they regained the advantage the next inning with a three-run Benson home run, NSU up 6-4
  • Jack Weidner added a run to the board for Northern State on a Jamestown error
  • After a Jimmie run in the sixth, Easton Rerick touched home plate on another UJ error; Northern – 8, Jamestown – 5
  • A wild pitch and a Lott home run in the eighth and nineth innings rounded out the scoring in game two, securing the 10-5 victory for the Wolves

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Drew Benson: 3-5, 5 RBI, 1 run, home run
Collin Lott: 2-4, 3 runs, 1 RBI, home run, double
Kyle Konechne: 2-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI, home run
Casey Vining: 2-5, 2 runs

UP NEXT
Wolves baseball hots the road again to face the Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears in St. Paul, Minn. August 18. First pitch of the double-header is set for 12 p.m.

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