Duluth, MN (NSUWolves.com) – The Northern State University baseball team fell to Minnesota Duluth, 8-6 Saturday night. The Bulldogs capitalized off of situational hits to take the win in the late innings. Nicholas Ochoa led the day for the Wolves, going 4-for-5 with two doubles.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 6, UMD 8
Records: NSU 12-21 (NSIC 7-16), UMD 12-20, (NSIC 8-15)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northern State was the first to score in the top of the first as Michael Benevides found a hole in the left side for a triple that scored Nicholas Ochoa
• On a ground out by Brennan Phillips, Benavides scored to lead by two in the top of the first
• Minnesota Duluth tallied one run in the bottom of the first and tied the game in the second inning
• Jack Weidner singled down the right field line that scored Phillips and Benevides in the top of the third inning
• The Bulldogs took the lead in the bottom of the third with a three-run homerun to lead by one
• Ochoa tied the game in the top of the fourth with a single that scored Friedges
• After a scoreless fifth inning, UMD took the lead with two runs in the sixth
• In the top of the seventh inning, Weidner singled to right field that scored Phillips to trail by one
• Minnesota Duluth extended their lead with one run in the bottom of the seventh
• The Wolves tallied five runs off of 15 hits with no errors and one stolen base
• In 5.0 innings pitched, Michael Chevalier recorded five strikeouts against 26 batters
• Brenden Baxter notched one strikeout in 2.0 innings of work

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Nicholas Ochoa: 4-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 run, 2 doubles, 1 stolen base
• Michael Benevides: 3-for-4, 1 RBI, 2 runs, 1 walk, 1 triple
• Jack Weidner: 3-for-4, 3 RBIs, 1 walk, 1 double
• Nick Friedges: 1-for-5, 1 run, 1 double
• Jackson Meyers: 1-for-5, 1 double
• Michael Chevalier: 5.0 innings pitched, 5 strikeouts
• Brenden Baxter: 2.0 innings pitched, 1 strikeout

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Duluth, MN (NSUWolves.com) – The Northern State University baseball team took game one against Minnesota Duluth, 10-7 but fell in game two, 11-8. The Wolves tallied 18 runs off of 26 hits on the day with Jonah Schmidt going 4-for-9 with five RBIs and two extra base hits. NSU drops the series, 2-1 against UMD.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score of Game 1: NSU 10, UMD 7

Final Score of Game 2: NSU 8, UMD 11
Records: NSU 13-21 (NSIC 8-16), UMD 13-21, (NSIC 9-16)

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1

• Minnesota Duluth was the first to score in the bottom of the first with one run
• Northern State tied the game up in the second inning as Jack Weidner scored on a wild pitch
• Michael Benevides drove one up the middle for a single that scored Jackson Meyers to take the lead in the third
• Karson Hesser followed up with a single that scored Nicholas Ochoa to lead by two
• In the fourth inning, Meyers found a gap for a double that scored Jona Schmidt to kick off the fourth inning
• On a single to left field by Dylan Soulek, Meyers scored to lead by four runs in the top of the fourth
• Schmidt drove one over the wall for a homerun that scored Weidner and Hesser in the fifth inning
• In the bottom of the sixth, the Bulldogs chipped away from the deficit with four runs
• On a sacrifice fly by Soulek, Schmidt scored in the seventh inning; Ochoa drove one down the right field line for a double that scored Nick Friedges to lead by five runs
• UMD responded back with a two-run homerun in the bottom of the second to trail by three
• The Wolves tallied 10 runs off of 13 hits with three errors and two stolen bags
• Max Otto recorded the win in 6.0 innings pitched with four strikeouts against 30 batters

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Nicholas Ochoa: 2-for-4, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 double
• Karson Hesser: 2-for-4, 1 run, 1 RBI
• Jack Weidner: 2-for-4, 2 runs, 2 doubles
• Jonah Schmidt: 2-for-4, 3 runs, 3 RBIs, 1 stolen base, 1 homerun
• Jackson Meyers: 2-for-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 2 doubles
• Michael Benevides: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 1 stolen base
• Dylan Soulek: 1-for-3, 2 RBIs
• Max Otto: 6.0 innings pitched, 4 strikeouts, win

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2

• Minnesota Duluth kicked off game two with five runs in the bottom of the first
• The Bulldogs extended their lead with two runs over the second and third
• Northern State notched two runs in the fourth as Nick Friedges singled while Jack Weidner and Karson Hesser scored
• Nicholas Ochoa flew out to center field for a sacrifice fly that scored Friedges to trail by four in the top of the fourth
• In the fifth and sixth inning UMD tallied two runs
• Minnesota Duluth recorded two runs in the bottom of the seventh to lead by eight runs
• Jonah Schmidt drove one to left field for a double that scored Hesser; Friedges followed up with a double to right center that scored Schmidt and Weidner in the top of the eighth
• In the top of the ninth, Schmidt doubled to left field that score Brennan Phillips; on an error by the shortstop, Friedges reached first base while Weidner scored to trail by three runs
• The Wolves tallied eight runs off of 13 hits with one error
• Drew Burkholder recorded three strikeouts in 3.0 innings pitched
• In 3.0 innings of work, Jack Helleloid notched four strikeouts against 17 batters

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Brennan Phillips: 3-for-5, 1 run
• Karson Hesser: 2-for-5, 2 runs, 1 double
• Jack Weidner: 2-for-3, 3 runs
• Jonah Schmidt: 2-for-5, 2 RBIS, 1 run, 1 double
• Nick Friedges: 2-for-5, 4 RBIs, 1 run, 1 double
• Drew Burkholder: 3.0 innings pitched, 3 strikeouts
• Jake Helleloid: 3.0 innings pitched, 4 strikeouts

BEYOND THE BOX

• In game one against UMD, Max Otto recorded a new school record with 228.0 innings pitched; the previous record was held by Luke Chevalier with 225.1 innings pitched from 2016-19

UP NEXT
Northern Stateis back on the road to take on Southwest Minnesota State in a two-game series. The series is set for Wednesday, April 17 at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. from Marshall, Minn. against the Mustangs.