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33
Winner Grand View GV 2-2
6
Northwestern NWC 4-4
Winner
Grand View GV
2-2
33
Final
6
Northwestern NWC
4-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Grand View GV 3 1 1 9 12 7 0 33 25 0
Northwestern NWC 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 8 0

W: D. Conn (1-1) L: Tornow, Brad (1-2)

17
Winner Grand View GV 3-2
6
Northwestern NWC 4-5
Winner
Grand View GV
3-2
17
Final
6
Northwestern NWC
4-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Grand View GV 0 2 8 0 2 5 0 17 15 2
Northwestern NWC 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 6 10 0

W: J. Moist (2-0) L: Sieperda, Aidan (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | NWC Athletic Communications

Baseball Begins Four-Game Set Against Grand View

Watson crushes two homers

PARKVILLE, Mo. – Northwestern dropped both games of Friday's doubleheader, as Grand View put on an offensive showcase.

GAME 1: GV 33, NWC 6
Pitching Decisions
Win: D. Conn (1-1)
Loss: Brad Tornow (1-2)
Save: None

How It Happened
Eleven total home runs left the park as Grand View won game one of Friday's doubleheader 33-6.

Three first inning runs started the day for Grand View, as the Raiders got on the board in the second inning on a two-out solo shot by Mo Watson to make it 4-1. After Bryce Click entered as a pinch runner and stole second, he was brought home by Ranier Castillo to cut the deficit in half.

Although the game was already in hand for Grand View, the Raiders sent four across in the fifth, starting with a two-run home run from Drew Dykstra. Northwestern added more later in the frame, scoring on a fielder's choice and a hit-by-pitch.

Game Notes:
  • Drew Dykstra and Mo Watson both hit home runs in the loss, the first long balls of the year for Northwestern.
  • Dykstra went 3-for-4 from the plate.
  • Bryce Click went 1-for-2 with a steal and two runs.
  • On the mound, Brad Tornow struck out five.
GAME 2: GV 17, NWC 6
Pitching Decisions
Win: J. Moist (2-0)
Loss: Aidan Sieperda (1-1)
Save: None

How It Happened
Mo Watson hit his second home run of the day, but the Raiders were swept in today's doubleheader, falling 17-6 in game two.

Grand View struck first, but the Raiders answered with productivity through the middle innings. In the third, Northwestern broke onto the scoreboard, starting with a leadoff single for Isaac Short, whose pinch runner, TJ Silliman, came around to score on an RBI base hit from Bryce Click.

The Raiders added two more in the fourth, as Watson sent the ball over the fence for his second home run on the day. In the next at-bat, Mason Porepp doubled and was brought home by a Ranier Castillo single.

Bringing their run total to six in the fifth inning, the Raiders received a push from Devin Dirkx, who doubled with two runners aboard. Porepp did the same in the next at-bat, this time driving in two runs and making the score 12-6.

The Vikings added on again in the sixth to sweep Friday's doubleheader.

Game Notes: Up Next: The Raiders and Vikings will meet again tomorrow for a doubleheader, beginning at noon.
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