Northwestern came up short in a pair of non-conference games played tonight against Waldorf 13-11 and 6-3. The Red Raiders move to 9-15 on the season.
The Red Raiders totaled 16 hits in game one and scored eight runs over the final two innings to cut the Waldorf lead down to two, 13-11. Six Red Raiders had multiple hits, led by
Britton Yoder who went 3-for-4 with two runs scored.
Drew Schutt went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs and
Colton Harold belted his second home run of the season, a three-run shot in the bottom of the seventh to go with a pinch-hit RBI single in the sixth.
Shad Wacker (0-2) was the pitcher of record for NWC, giving up five hits and six runs in two innings pitched.
Andrew Mescher (3 IP) and
Trent Thinesen (2 IP) finished off the game in relief.
Walorf opened up an early 6-0 lead, scoring two runs in the top of the first and four more in the second, off Wacker. Garrett Gillen hit a two-run home run in the first and Brett Stenlund belted a two-run shot in the second to highlight the Warriors scoring.
The Red Raiders came back with three runs in the third, cutting the Waldorf lead in half on a three-run home run by Schutt, his fourth of the season. With the score 6-3, Waldorf added a run in the fifth and four more in the sixth to take an 11-3 lead, using a three-run home run by Stenlund in the sixth. Northwestern rallied with four runs off five straight singles and a double by Schutt in the home half of the sixth to cut the lead to 11-8.
The Warriors plated two big insurance runs in the top of the seventh before Northwestern again rallied, scoring four more runs in the bottom of the seventh, triggered by a three-run home run by Harold.
Mac Pearson (2-2) earned the win for Waldorf, pitching the first 5.1 innings. Heath Chapman recorded the final three outs to earn the save. Stenlund led the Warriors at the plate with three hits, including two home runs and five RBIs.
Northwestern accounted for four hits in its 6-3 loss in game two. The Red Raiders grabbed an early 2-1 lead when
Austin Zylstra hit a two-run double that scored both
Trent Thinesen and
Mason O'Donnell. Waldorf scored two runs in the fourth to pull ahead 3-2 before Schutt tied the game at three with a solo shot in the bottom of the fourth.
Waldorf took the lead for good with a run in the fifth on an RBI single by Stenlund and then plated two insurance runs in the sixth.
Evan Olesen (0-1) suffered the loss, giving up eight hits and four runs in 4.2 innings. The freshman walked one and struck out five. Both Zach Rosson and
Ryan Reynolds pitched a scoreless inning in relief. Zylstra led Wede's squad with two hits and Schut went 1-for-3, hitting his team-leading fifth home run of the season.
