Minot, ND (NSUWolves.com) – Wolves baseball was back on the road Wednesday to take on the Beavers of Minot State in a midweek double-header. Northern split the series with a one-run loss in extra innings in the first game then a blowout win in the second game.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Game One: NSU 3, MSU 4
Game Two: NSU 14, MSU 10
Records: NSU 12-22 (NSIC 10-19), MSU 18-22 (NSIC 13-17)
GAME ONE: NSU 3, MSU 4
- Kyle Konechne led off for the Wolves with a walk; he stole second to get into scoring position
- A single to left field by Drew Benson brought Konechne home; Benson was later tagged out at home to end the inning with NSU up 1-0
- Maddox Plack and the defense handled business in the bottom of the first and second innings, giving up only one hit in each and zero runs
- Benson got his second RBI of the day on a sacrifice fly to get Dalton Kesti across the plate
- The Beavers tied things up in the third on a two-run home run by Vinnie Gates; they captured the lead in the fourth on a Mike Williamson homer
- Evening the score again in the sixth was Dillon Castellanos with a solo home run
- All tied up after seven took the game into extra innings; Northern left one on base in the eighth
- Minot walked it off with an RBI single from Gates to end the game 4-3
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Dillon Castellanos: 2-4, 1 run, 1 RBI, home run
Dalton Kesti: 1-3, 1 run, triple, stolen base
Drew Benson: 2-3, 2 RBI, sac fly
Carter Sommer: 3.2 IP, 6 hits, run, 3 strike outs
GAME TWO: NSU 14, MSU 10
- The Wolves set the tone early with three hits to start the game; Dalton Kesti and Dillon Castellanos singled to get on base while a Drew Benson single brought them home
- Benson scored on the following play, a Collin Lott groundout; Wolves up 3-0 after the top of the first
- Six runs were added by Northern in the second to stretch the lead to 9-0; five of the runs were scored on two outs
- A sacrifice fly by Kesti scored Easton Rerick
- Castellanos homered and brought in Mateo Tahsini with him
- Lott batted in Benson for the second time this game
- A two-run home run from Casey Vining had Lott touching home
- Minot got on the board with a second inning home run
- NSU responded with a score of their own; Kesti doubled to get into scoring position and Castellanos batted him home on a double, all on two outs
- The Beavers put up another run in the bottom of the third; Wolves on top 10-2
- Easton Rerick hit a three-run bomb, scoring Lott and Vining
- Five Minot runs were scored in the fifth from a standalone home run and a grand slam
- Northern went three up, three down in the sixth, bringing Minot back to the plate; they scored on a sac fly to make the game 13-8 NSU
- Kesti came home on a Benson single with two outs in the top of the seventh, rounding out the Wolves’ scoring
- In desperation mode, MSU added two runs to their score, falling to NSU 14-10
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Dillon Castellanos: 3-4, 3 RBI, 2 runs, home run, double
Dalton Kesti: 3-4, 3 runs, 2 doubles, 1 RBI
Casey Vining: 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, home run
Easton Rerick: 1-4, 3 RBI, 2 runs, home run
UP NEXT
Northern State baseball is back in action Saturday, April 25 against No. 25 Minnesota State Mankato. The game one start time against the Mavericks is set for 1:30 p.m. on the Wolves’ senior day.
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