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Northwestern NWC 21-22, 12-11 GPAC
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Winner Midland MIDLAND 27-15, 13-10 GPAC
Northwestern NWC
21-22, 12-11 GPAC
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Final
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Midland MIDLAND
27-15, 13-10 GPAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northwestern NWC 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 2
Midland MIDLAND 0 1 0 0 1 1 X 3 5 0

W: L. Hamzeh (3-2) L: Dykstra, Drew (4-4) S: D. Blasingan (6)

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Winner Northwestern NWC 22-22
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Midland MIDLAND 27-16
Winner
Northwestern NWC
22-22
14
Final
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Midland MIDLAND
27-16
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwestern NWC 0 0 3 6 0 0 2 2 1 14 20 2
Midland MIDLAND 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 9 2

W: Dirkx, Devin (1-0) L: J. Lambert (1-5)

Game Recap: Baseball | | NWC Athletic Communications

Raiders Earn Win in Final Game of Series

FREMONT, Neb. – Northwestern came back to win in the final game of a four-game set with Midland on Saturday, splitting today's doubleheader.

GAME 1: MID 3, NWC 2
Pitching Decisions
Win: L. Hamzeh (3-2)
Loss: Drew Dykstra (4-4)
Save: D. Blasingan (6)

How It Happened
The long ball was a key factor as three solo homers were hit between the two teams in a one-run Midland win.

After a Midland home run put the home squad up 1-0 in the second, Bryce Click tied the game with a solo shot of his own in the fourth, his second of the season.

It continued to be a back-and-forth contest as a Warrior RBI double put Midland ahead again in the fifth.

The Raiders answered again in the sixth, using small ball to bring Ethan Buckner home on a sacrifice fly for Click's second RBI of the day.

Tied heading into the final innings, Midland grabbed the lead for good on a one-out home run, which ended up as the game-winner.

Game Notes: GAME 2: NWC 14, MID 6
Pitching Decisions
Win: Devin Dirkx (1-0)
Loss: J. Lambert (1-5)
Save: None

How It Happened
Northwestern erased a five-run deficit, scoring 11 unanswered to win in the series finale.

Midland was aggressive in the opening frame, putting up five runs to grab a significant advantage.

The Raiders were powered back into the game by Sam Stanford, who hit a three-run home run in the third to cut the deficit to two, Stanford's fifth round-tripper this season.

Trailing by two in the fourth, Northwestern put up six runs to open up a 9-5 lead. The Raiders sent 11 batters to the plate, scoring all of their runs with two outs. After tying it at 5-5, Luke Wroblewski's at-bat resulted in two runs on an RBI single. In the next appearance, Stanford kept his effective day going with an RBI single before Mo Watson drove in the sixth run of the inning on a base hit.

The Raiders extended their lead to 11-5 in the seventh on two runs and three hits, highlighted by an RBI double from Drew Dykstra. Dykstra kept it up again in the eighth, driving in two on a base hit.

Game Notes:
  • Sam Stanford drove in four runs with a three-run home run and an RBI single.
  • Stanford is two hits away from becoming the sixth Raider all-time to record 200 career hits.
  • Drew Dykstra and Devin Dirkx both had four-hit games.
  • Dirkx also pitched 7.1 innings in relief, allowing just four hits and one run.
  • Dykstra doubled and had two steals.
  • Mo Watson doubled, recording two hits and a walk.
  • Luke Wroblewski had two RBIs.
  • TJ Silliman went 2-for-3 with an RBI, a walk, and three runs scored.
Up Next: The Raiders will head to Mankato, Minnesota on Tuesday for a non-conference meeting against Minnesota State.
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