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Winner Northwestern NWC 25-25
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Morningside MSIDE 33-17
Winner
Northwestern NWC
25-25
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Final
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Morningside MSIDE
33-17
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northwestern NWC 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Morningside MSIDE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1

W: Dykstra, Drew (6-4) L: K. Purdy-Bur (7-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | NWC Athletic Communications

Baseball Opens GPAC Tournament with Close Win

CRETE, Neb. – Drew Dykstra threw a complete game, only allowing four hits and a run as No. 6-seeded Northwestern took down No. 3-seeded Morningside in the opening game of the GPAC tournament, hosted by Doane University.

Pitching Decisions
Win: Drew Dykstra (6-4)
Loss: K. Purdy-Burton (7-4)
Save: None

How It Happened
RBI doubles were the catalyst in a 2-1 win over Morningside, as Northwestern advanced in the winner's bracket of the GPAC tournament.

Morningside struck in the opening frame, scoring with two doubles in three at-bats to take an early lead.

The Raiders responded in the top of the second, as Devin Dirkx reached on an error and came around to score on a two-out RBI double to the gap by Ranier Castillo, tying the game.

Northwestern had activity on the bases in the third, as Luke Wroblewski was hit by a pitch, stole a base, and crossed home plate on an RBI double from Sam Stanford, also coming with two away.

Morningside put their leadoff hitter on in the bottom of the seventh, but back-to-back groundouts and a strikeout thrown by Drew Dykstra ended the game and helped the Raiders move to 1-0 in postseason play.

Game Notes: Up Next: The Raiders will play the winner of Doane/Jamestown on Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. in Crete.
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