Emily Strasser hit a walkoff double with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Northwestern past Concordia 2-1 in game two of a doubleheader. The Red Raiders came up short in game one 10-2.

Northwestern improves to 9-7 in the GPAC, 16-19 overall, with six games left in the regular season. 

Tied at one, Devin Dreesen hit a leadoff double and was lifted for a courtesy runner, Kelsey Den Hartog, who scored the game winner after a double by Strasser. 

Emma Schnell (10-12) recorded the final three outs to earn the win in relief. Sydnee Isom started the game for Head Coach Shane Bouman's squad, giving up six hits and one run over the first six-plus innings. The freshman was replaced after giving up a leadoff double to Elanna Osthoff in the top of the seventh. Osthoff later came around to score on a sacrifice fly by MacKinsey Schmidt. 

The Red Raiders grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Emily Bosch drilled a two-out double and scored after a triple by Madison Beaver. 

Strasser led Northwsestern at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI. Five other Red Raiders had one hit each. 

Brittany Woolridge (11-2) lost for just the second time this season, giving up seven hits and two runs in 6.1 innings. Hhana Haro went 2-for-3 at the plate. 

Concordia defeated the Red Raiders 10-2 in the opener behind the pitching of Camry Moore and a fifth-inning grand slam by MacKinsey Schmidt. Moore (9-7) scattered seven hits and yielded just two runs while striking out four in the full seven innings. 

With the score 4-2, Concordia loaded the bases with three straight walks and Schmidt smacked the first pitch from Schnell over the left field fence to put her team up 8-2. The Bulldogs added runs in both the sixth and seventh innings. 

Schnell (9-12) allowed 11 hits and five earned runs in seven innings. Jennifer Boeve went 2-for-3 with a run scored and Dreesen added a two-run single in the fourth that trimmed the Concordia lead down to 4-2.