ABERDEEN, S.D. (NORTHERN) — Northern baseball played their final home game against Wayne State in a midweek match up Tuesday. The Wolves lost two close ones against the Wildcats.THE QUICK DETAILSGame One: NSU 3, WSC 5Game Two: NSU 2, WSC 4Records: NSU 12-27 (NSIC 10-24), WSC 26-21 (NSIC 18-16)GAME ONE: NSU 3, WSC 5
Early in the game, the Wildcats and the Wolves traded blows with five total runs in the first three innings
Wayne put one up in the top of the first to set the tone; Northern’s Drew Benson batted in Dalton Kesti to get NSU on the board
WSC responded with a run off a passed ball; they went up 2-1 after two
After adding a third run in the third, a Collin Lott sacrifice fly got Kesti to touch the plate for the second time
The Wildcats took their biggest lead of the game with back-to-back left field home runs in the top of the fourth inning; WSC ahead 5-2
Dillon Castellanos scored on a two-out RBI single from Benson to round out Norther’s scoring
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTSDalton Kesti: 1-4, 2 runs, stolen baseDrew Benson: 3-3, 2 RBIDillon Castellanos: 1-3, run, stolen baseJack Weidner: 1-3 3 put outsGAME TWO: NSU 2, WSC 4
Carson Zimmel pitched a three up, three down to start the game and get the Wolves’ offense on the field
With the bases loaded and one out, Northern threatens to score first; Wayne completes a double play to end the inning
The Wildcats immediately put up two runs in the second, one of which was on a Wolves’ error
The second and third innings had NSU go three up, three down; they brought Collin Lott in during the bottom of the fourth on a Mateo Tahsini RBI
In the sixth, Wayne State added two more runs to stretch their lead to 4-1
Easton Rerick homered to right center in an effort to bring the Wolves back
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTSEaston Rerick: 1-4, RBI, home runCollin Lott: 1-3, run, double, 9 put outsJack Weidner: 1-3, double, 3 put outsMateo Tahsini: 1-4, RBIUP NEXTNSU baseball heads to Winona State to take on the Warriors in a season finale series. Game one of the Saturday, May 1 double-header is slated for a 1:30 p.m. first pitch.
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