Cheyenne Wilcke hit a walkoff single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to earn a 7-6 come-from-behind game two win and complete a GPAC doubleheader sweep over Concordia this afternoon in Orange City, Iowa. Northwestern defeated the Bulldogs 5-4 in game one and improve to 3-1 in conference play, 16-5 overall.

Trailing 6-5 heading into their final at-bat, Northwestern senior Kayla Tindall led off the bottom of the seventh with a walk and advanced to third after a groundout by Jessica Sandbulte and a fly out by Emily Sones. Emily Bosch then smacked a two-out single, scoring Tindall, to tie the score at six. Jensen Boger followed with a single, sending Bosch, the winning run, to second, setting up Wilcke's game-winning RBI single to left centerfield.

Emma Schnell (8-1) picked up her eighth straight victory in the pitching circle for Coach Nachtigall's club, giving up 11 hits and six runs while striking out three.

Wilcke (3-for-4, 3 RBIs) and Boger (3-for-3) paced the Red Raiders 11-hit attack, combining for six hits, three runs and four RBIs. Wilcke hit her team-leading fifth home run of the season with a two-run shot in the second inning. Madison Beaver added two hits and one run at the top of the Red Raider order and Sones, Bosch and Katie Elliott all had one hit.

Concordia totaled 11 hits, led by freshman Hhana Haro, who went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate to go with three RBIs. Haro hit a pair of home runs, including a solo shot to lead off the seventh inning, giving Concordia the lead 6-5. Jenessa Jarvis went 2-for-3 with a run scored and four other Bulldogs' players accounted for one hit each.

Baily Clear (5-5) took the loss, giving up five hits and two runs in the final 2.2 innings.

Tied at four with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning of game one, Wilcke hit a Bulldogs' pitch over the left-center field fence to put the Red Raiders in front for good 5-4. Tindall (7-3) pitched around a leadoff double by Haro for a scoreless top of the seventh to hold on for the one-run win.

Tindall scattered nine hits and gave up three earned runs in the full seven innings to get the win. The senior walked three and struck out two.

Northwestern totaled seven hits in its game one win, paced by Sones who went 2-for-3. Elliott hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning and Boger added a two-run double in the second.

Both Haro and Jamie Lefebure had two hits for Concordia and Kenna Heath smacked a solo home run in the second inning. Clear took the loss in game one, giving up one run in the final two innings.