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Briar Cliff (IA) BCU 25-20
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Winner Northwestern NWC 24-24
Briar Cliff (IA) BCU
25-20
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Final
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Northwestern NWC
24-24
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Briar Cliff (IA) BCU 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 6 3
Northwestern NWC 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 5 11 0

W: Tornow, Brad (5-2) L: C. Schorg (5-2) S: Swallow, Jakeb (5)

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Winner Briar Cliff (IA) BCU 26-20
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Northwestern NWC 24-25
Winner
Briar Cliff (IA) BCU
26-20
5
Final
1
Northwestern NWC
24-25
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Briar Cliff (IA) BCU 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0
Northwestern NWC 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0

W: M. Hmielewsk (4-2) L: Dirkx, Devin (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | NWC Athletic Communications

Northwestern Takes One on Senior Day

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Northwestern completed a four-game series with Briar Cliff on Saturday, going 2-2 over the weekend with a game one win today.

GAME 1: NWC 5, BCU 4
Pitching Decisions
Win: Brad Tornow (5-2)
Loss: C. Schorg (5-2)
Save: Jakeb Swallow (5)

How It Happened
Brad Tornow bounced back from a first-inning home run to earn the win in game one.

The Chargers found success early, putting a runner on to set up a two-run shot to left for the game's first runs, taking a 2-0 lead.

In the home half of the first, Devin Dirkx singled through the left side with two in scoring position, tying the game at 2-2.

Both teams traded punches, with Briar Cliff regaining the lead on an RBI double in the third, before Northwestern answered with a base hit from Mason Porepp, scoring the runner from third.

After a sacrifice fly from the Chargers in the fifth, Northwestern plated two in the bottom of the fifth to take its first lead of the contest. First, Isaac Short singled into right to bring Porepp home after his one-out single. Then, Ethan Buckner came through with two outs, hitting the ball right past the bag at second for what would become the game-winning run.

Jakeb Swallow earned the save, facing four batters in the top of the seventh.

Game Notes:
  • Devin Dirkx drove in two runs in a 2-for-4 outing.
  • Sam Stanford had a three-hit day and scored two runs.
  • Stanford now has 100 runs in his career.
  • Mason Porepp collected two hits and an RBI.
  • Ethan Buckner had the game-winning RBI base hit, also drawing a walk.
GAME 2: BCU 5, NWC 1
Pitching Decisions
Win: M. Hmielewski (4-2)
Loss: Devin Dirkx (1-1)
Save: None

How It Happened
Northwestern put two runners on in the ninth but fell to Briar Cliff 5-1 in the second game of the afternoon.

The Chargers scored twice in both the first and third innings to open up a 4-0 lead and take momentum.

Northwestern was kept out of the hit column until the fifth but began stringing hits together to score its first run on Mason Porepp's RBI double in the sixth. The Raiders loaded the bases, but a flyout to left ended the inning.

With another chance in the final frame, two base hits put runners on first and second as the Chargers forced a flyout to end the game.

Game Notes: Up Next: Northwestern travel to one of the top-two GPAC seeds for a tournament pod on Thursday, May 2. More information will be released after the conference season ends on Monday.
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