Northwestern College Athletics

Raiders Drop A Pair

Saturday, February 17, 2018

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Raiders Drop A Pair

Game 1- Northwestern College 2 (1-2)
              Benedictine College 10 (2-0)

On The Mound

Victor Mena had the start for the Raiders and completed 4 1/3 innings giving up three runs, one earned run, two strikeouts, and five hits allowed.  The Raider bullpen struggled to stop the Benedictine attack as they allowed seven runs over 1 2/3 innings. Zac Bridger came out with 2/3 innings pitch with no runs allowed. Benedictine starter Kamden Miller pitched well going 5 innings, one runs allowed, five strikeouts, and three walks. Connor Leach came in the 6^th inning with bases loaded and nobody out and struck out all three Raiders he faced to end the threat.

At The Plate

Matt Martin went 1 for 2 on the day with a solo homerun that at the time put the Raiders ahead 1-0. Freshman Ben De Boer led off the 7^th inning with a triple in his first collegiate at bat. Mason O'Donnell followed De Boer with a single to drive him in. Jonah Newman also received a pinch hit opportunity in the 7^th which in his first collegiate at bat singled. Leading the way for Benedictine was Matthew Jarecki who went 2-4 with three RBI's and one run scored.

Game 2- Northwestern College 0 (1-3)
              Viterbo University 3 (1-2)

On The Mound

Mitchell Kresnik made his first career collegiate start. The senior Kresnik went a 4 innings; allowing four hits, two runs, one hit batsman, and two strikeouts. Tanner Ortlund made his season debut entering in the 5^th inning going the final three for the Raiders allowing two hits, one unearned run, while recording one strikeout. Viterbo starter Kyle Gilbertson went complete game 7 innings, allowing three hits, no runs, no walks, and eight strikeouts.

At The Plate

Matt Martin, AJ Nitzschke, and Michael Callahan went 1 for 3 for the Raiders. For Viterbo Brent Stoughtenger went 2-3 with one run scored to lead the way.

-Raiders return to the diamond Friday, February 23^rd for a 4 game set with MidAmerican Nazarene
Friday, February 23^rd
-1:00pm
3:00pm

Saturday, February 24th
-1:00pm
-3:00pm

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