Northern Softball chalks comeback win against Wayne State

QUICK DETAILS Game One Final Score: NSU 3, WSC 2 Game Two Final Score: WSC 6, NSU 0 Records: NSU 20-26 (10-18 NSIC), WSC 39-13 (19-9 NSIC) GAME ONE: NORTHERN STATE 3, WAYNE STATE COLLEGE 2 The Wolves notched three runs, four hits, three RBIs, three doubles, 21 putouts, eight assists and a strikeout on the mound Both teams were silent in the first couple of innings, courtesy of Mckenzie Wanner and Taylor Coleman on the mound It wasn’t until the third inning that the Wildcats took the lead Jordyn Rochholz started the inning off with a single before taking second off an error from Madi Jones With Jordyn Klein at the plate, the leadoff left fielder put the ball into play through the right side to bring Rochholz in from second Wayne State would go on to put one more on the board after a groundout to Dessa Bryant brought Klein home from third After the third, Wanner allowed zero runs and three hits to end the game Northern State chalked a run in the fourth, with Dessa Bryant tallying an RBI double to bring Jones around the bases It wasn’t until the bottom of the sixth when the Wolves found their footing, putting two on the board in the inning Sydney Anderson tallied a leadoff single before Brooke Wolf came in to pinch run Tevan Bryant then stepped up to the plate and recorded an RBI single to right-center ( Shayla Warak to pinch run for the designated player), bringing Wolf home from first base With Hailey Cota next up, the center fielder reached on an error, advancing Warak to third before a sacrifice fly from Jones brought Warak home to take the lead and the game NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS Dessa Bryant : 2-3, 2 hits, 1 RBI, 2 doubles, 3 assists Tevan Bryant : 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 double Madi Jones : 0-1, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 putout Mckenzie Wanner : 7. 0 IP, 1 K, 2 runs allowed, 2 assists GAME TWO: WAYNE STATE COLLEGE 6, NORTHERN STATE 0 NSU tallied three hits, one double, 21 putouts, six assists and two strikeouts from the rubber in their 6-0 loss to WSC The Wolves struggled early, giving up two walks, two hits and a run through the first four batters of the game After an early pitching change, Northern State gave up three more runs in the inning before retiring Rochholz on a lineout to Dessa Bryant After a three-up, three-down inning in the first, NSU collected its first of three hits in the second inning off a leadoff Tevan Bryant single to right-center, but wouldn’t be able to take advantage of the leadoff single and ended the inning through the next three batters With Coleman on first off a single to left, Kennadi Borngrebe sent a rocket over the fence in left-center to give the Wildcats a 6-0 advantage Though the Wolves recorded a hit in the sixth and one in the seventh, they would be unable to overcome the 6-0 deficit to fall in the second game NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS Kinsley Stover : 1-2, 1 putout Tevan Bryant : 1-3, Hailey Cota : 1-3, 1 double, 4 putouts Tess Miller : 7. 0 IP, 2 strikeouts, 2 hits allowed, 4 runs allowed UP NEXT The Wolves will take on Augustana tomorrow at Koehler Hall of Fame Field for Senior Day.

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