Wolves Swept At Fossum Field By UMary

Posted on April 9, 2025 by - Sports

Aberdeen, SD (NSUWolves.com) – The Northern State University baseball team came up short in both games of a two-game series against UMary, with final scores of 19-8 and 14-3. Game one saw the Wolves start strong with two home runs in the first inning, but UMary responded with consistent offense to take control. In game two, the Marauders built an early lead and maintained it throughout, finishing with 13 hits. NSU combined 11 runs on 18 hits across both games, while committing one error.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 8, MARY 19
Final Score Game 2: NSU 2, MARY 13
Records: NSU 5-24 (NSIC 1-21) MARY 15-16 (NSIC 11-11)

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1

  • UMary kicked off the day with two runs in the top of the first
  • Northern State answered in the bottom of the inning with a single by Jack Weidner through the left side, scoring Brennan Phillips
  • Drew Benson gave the Wolves the lead with a two-run home run, scoring Weidner
  • Jordan Hull extended the lead with a solo home run to make it 4-2
  • UMary tied the game in the second inning and added three runs in the third to take the lead
  • The Marauders broke the game open with nine runs in the fourth to lead 16-4
  • NSU responded with a run from Dillon Castellanos on a passed ball, followed by a Dylan Soulek RBI single scoring Nicholas Ochoa
  • After a scoreless fifth, UMary added two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh, extending the lead to 19-6
  • In the bottom of the seventh, Jonah Schmidt drove in Mike Hudson and Drew Benson with a single, aided by a center field error, narrowing the deficit to nine
  • Carson Zimmel took the loss, pitching 3.0 innings with three strikeouts against 22 batters
  • NSU totaled eight runs on 12 hits with no errors

NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

  • Drew Benson: 3-for-4, 2 RBIs, 2 runs, 1 double, 1 homerun
  • Brennan Phillips: 2-for-3, 1 run2 double
  • Dylan Soulek: 2-for-3, 1 RBI
  • Jonah Schmidt: 2-for-4, 2 RBIs
  • Jordan Hull: 1-for-4, 1 homerun

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2

  • UMary opened with two runs in the first inning to start game two
  • The Marauders added five more runs in the second, extending their lead to 7-0
  • NSU got on the board with a single by Nicholas Ochoa that scored Dylan Soulek and Drew Benson, cutting the deficit to 7-2
  • UMary added a run in the fourth to make it 8-2
  • Ochoa drove in another run in the bottom of the fourth, singling through the right side to score Jordan Hull
  • UMary tallied three runs across the fifth and sixth innings, increasing their lead to 11-3
  • They sealed the win with three more runs in the seventh
  • Boyd Palmer took the loss, pitching 1.2 innings with two strikeouts against 13 batters
  • NSU managed three runs on six hits and committed one error

NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

  • Nicholas Ochoa: 2-for-3, 3 RBIs
  • Drew Benson: 1-for-1, 1 run
  • AJ Mendez: 1-for-2, 1 walk
  • Jordan Hull: 1-for-3, 1 run, 1 double

UP NEXT
Northern State returns to Fossum Field for a three-game series against Minnesota Duluth. First pitch is scheduled for 1:30 p.m., with game two following at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 12. The final game of the series will take place at 12 p.m. on Sunday, April 13.

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