ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The Northwestern College baseball team (12-14, 4-6 GPAC - old) continued the homestand Saturday afternoon, splitting the Great Plains Athletic Conference (DH) doubleheader with the (RV) Doane Tigers (22-6, 11-1 GPAC), snapping the Tigers 16-game win streak. Brett Shelton picks up the complete game win in Game 1, improving to 3-3 on the season.

GAME 1: Northwestern 3, (RV) Doane 0
 
Pitching Decisions
Win: Brett Shelton (3-3)
Loss: Kellan Voggesser (0-1)
Save: N/A

BASE | The Raiders hand Doane their first @GPACSports loss of the season in Game 1!#RaidersStandOut | @NWC_Baseball pic.twitter.com/YyzuzTxtnp

— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) April 2, 2022

 
How It Happened
Northwestern struck first in the second inning. Sam Stanford (So., Los Angeles, Calif./Pacifica Christian) began the inning getting hit by a pitch, and would later come around to score on a Doane error, giving Northwestern the 1-0 lead. That would be all that starter Brett Shelton (So., Clive, Iowa/Des Moines Christian) would need, proving to be the game-winning run.
 
The Raiders would pick up two more insurance runs in the fifth. Mason Porepp (So., Pleasant Hill, Iowa/Southeast Polk) led off the inning with a double and would later come into score on a passed ball, making it 2-0 NWC. The third run came when Kip Cullinan (Jr., Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale) hit a sacrifice fly scoring Jaden Snyder (Jr., Larchwood, Iowa/West Lyon).
 
Game Notes

• Recording just three hits in the game, Northwestern found a way to win. NWC had more strike outs (5) than hits (3).
• Kip Cullinan picked up his team-leading 29^th RBI in the win.
• Brett Shelton throws his fourth complete game of the season, he now has five in his Red Raider career.
• The sophomore allowed just five hits, striking out six and recording just one walk; earning him Scooter's Player of the Game honors.
• The last Raider shutout was a 4-0 win over Hastings.

 
GAME 2: (RV) Doane 6, Northwestern 3
 
Pitching Decisions
Win: Thaniel Trumper (6-0)
Loss: Brad Tornow (1-2)
Save: N/A
 
How It Happened
The two teams traded runs in the third inning, before Snyder gave the Raiders the big 2-out hit they were looking for in the fourth, driving in two runs to make it 3-1.
 
The two teams would be scoreless until the seventh and eighth inning, when the Tigers pushed across a single run in each of the innings to pull even at 3-3.
 
The game would remain scoreless for the next five innings. Doane would put three up on the board in the top half of the 14^th inning to earn the 6-3 victory to split the doubleheader.
 
Game Notes

• Sam Stanford improves his hit steak into double digits at 11 games, nearly doubling his six-game streak to start the season.
• Eli Rash now has a hit streak of five games, including his seventh multi-hit game this season.
• Mason Porepp now has three multi-hit games this season, all coming in GPAC play.
• The game marked the second extra inning game of the season.
• The two teams combined for 107 at-bats in the three hour and 45-minute game.
• Five different Raiders recorded multiple-hit performances, all with two.
• Jaden Snyder drove in two runs in the contest with a single in the fourth inning.
• No Raider earned a walk in the contest in Game 2.
• Drew Dykstra had another solid start, going 6.0 innings allowing just one run and three hits.
• The freshman set a new career-high with his seven strike outs. He now has a 2.70 ERA on the year.
• Colton Shuchart was phenomenal out of the bullpen for the Raiders, going 6.0 innings, allowing 3 hits, a run, and striking out eight. The performance earned him Scooter's Player of the Game honors.

 
QUOTABLE
Head Coach, Brian Wede (on Brett Shelton's performance):
"Brett was lights out. He was in complete control of thee game and had a pitcher of the week type performance!"
 
Wede (on pitching performance in Game 2…):
"Our freshman lefties were really good. Both of them had clutch performances when we needed them. They did a really nice job limiting a Doane offense."
 
STAT OF THE GAME:                                                                                                 
21 – In the two games combined, the Raider pitching staff struck out 21 Doane hitters.

SCOOTER'S PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Game 1: Brett Shelton
Game 2: Colton Schuchart

BASE | In the split with (RV) Doane, here are your @scooterscoffee 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚!

Game 1: 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙩𝙤𝙣
Game 2: 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙩#RaidersStandOut | @NWC_Baseball pic.twitter.com/iOkkCCruma

— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) April 3, 2022

Up Next: The Raiders will conclude their six-game homestand with a doubleheader against the Midland Warriors (18-7, 5-5 GPAC) with a doubleheader on Friday, April 8 with a 5:00 p.m. first pitch.