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17
Winner Northwestern NORTHWES
1
Roosevelt (IL) ROOSEVEL
Winner
Northwestern NORTHWES
17
Final
1
Roosevelt (IL) ROOSEVEL
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northwestern NORTHWES 0 3 2 1 7 1 3 17 11 0
Roosevelt (IL) ROOSEVEL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 8

W: Dykstra, Drew (3-0) L: K. Winston (0-1)

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Winner Roosevelt (IL) RU 7-6
0
Northwestern NWC 6-7
Winner
Roosevelt (IL) RU
7-6
7
Final
0
Northwestern NWC
6-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Roosevelt (IL) RU 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 11 1
Northwestern NWC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

W: A. Morales (0-0) L: Sieperda, Aidan (0-0)

Game Recap: Baseball | | NWC Athletic Communications

Raiders Put Up 17 Runs in Game One Win

Roosevelt shuts out Northwestern in second game

SANFORD, Fla. – On their opening day in Florida, the Red Raider baseball team put up 17 runs in game one in a doubleheader split against Roosevelt (Ill.).

GAME 1: NWC 17, RU 1
Pitching Decisions
Win: Drew Dykstra
Loss: Kyle Winston
Save: None

How It Happened
Despite giving up a first-inning home run, Drew Dykstra pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts as the Raiders opened their Florida trip with a 17-1 win over Roosevelt (Ill.).

Northwestern put its first runs across in the second, using a bunt and sacrifice fly for the first two scores before Luke Wroblewski hit a ground-ball single to bring in the third run of the inning.

Ranier Castillo brought in two more on a single into right field to bring Devin Dirkx and Mason Porepp across, making it 5-0 in the third.

The fifth inning was where the Raiders made their mark, pushing across seven runs to build up a 13-1 lead. Dykstra got the scoring started on a single to center field, while Wroblewski continued his solid day at the plate, bringing in two on a line drive to make the score 9-1. Later in the inning, with Northwestern up 11-1, Bryce Click drove in a pair of runs on an RBI double.

With the game well in hand in the top of the seventh, Brody Ayers launched a ball inside the left field foul pole for a three-run home run, the first blast of his career.

Game Notes:
  • Drew Dykstra threw a complete game with nine strikeouts.
  • At the plate, Dykstra went 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
  • Luke Wroblewski drove in three runs and had two steals.
  • Brody Ayers hit a three-run home run on a 1-for-2 day.
  • Ranier Castillo and Bryce Click both drove in two runs.
  • The Raiders did not commit an error in the game.
GAME 2: RU 7, NWC 0
Pitching Decisions
Win: Angel Morales
Loss: Aidan Sieperda
Save: None

How It Happened
After a dominant win in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader, the Raiders were shutout in game two, falling to the Roosevelt Lakers 7-0.

The Lakers used a methodical approach to get the win, led by starting pitcher Angel Morales. In the shutout, Roosevelt put up two runs in the first inning on a ground ball through the right side. The second saw them add four runs, two from wild pitches, one on an RBI single, and one on a sacrifice fly.

Leading 6-0 for most of the contest, the Lakers added an additional run to down the Red Raiders 7-0 and force the split.

Game Notes: Up Next: The Raiders will match up with Rochester (Mich.) tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. (CT) in Auburndale, Florida.
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