WOLVES WIN TWO IN MISSOURI

March 16, 2003

Joplin, MO - The Northern State University baseball team finished play in the Missouri Southern Invitational with a 2-6 record gaining wins over Morningside and Wisconsin-Superior in their season-opening tournament.

Following are breif game summaries of the Wolves in the Missouri Southern Invitational

Game 1
R
H
E
Missouri Western
11
11
1
Northern State
1
9
4
WP - Ford
LP - Duehring (0-1)

NSU gave up 11 runs on 11 hits in its season-opening loss to Missouri Western on March 13. Shortstop Joel Backous and catcher Steve Rixen led the Wolves at the plate each going 2-for-3. Rixen scored the Wolves lone run in the fifth inning on an RBI by freshman Joe Fuller. Jay Duehring received the loss for NSU going all seven innings and striking out six.

Game 2
R
H
E
Northern State
1
2
2
Missouri Southern
6
11
1
WP - Hughes
LP - Dinger (0-1)

The Wolves collected just two hits and gave up 11 to Missouri Southern in their 6-1 loss on Thursday. NSU's Dave Holoch and Joel Backous put together back to back hits in the fourth inning to score the lone run for Northern State. Joe Dinger gave up four earned runs in six innings of work on the hill for NSU. He struck out three in the game.

Game 3
R
H
E
Northern State
4
5
2
Morningside
5
6
1
WP - Krohn
LP - Backous (0-1)

Northern State was edged by Morningside 5-4 on Friday in day two of the Missouri Southern Invitational. The Wolves were ahead 3-0 before the Mustangs put up two runs in the bottom of the second, another in the third and two more in the fourth inning. Sophomore centerfielder Deacon Burns recorded a 2-for-4 day with two runs scored, two stolen bases and a solo home run.

Game 4
R
H
E
Northern State
0
2
10
Missouri Western
27
14
1
WP - Ring
LP - Fosdick (0-1)

Missouri Western put up 27 runs in their shutout over the Wolves on Friday. NSU gave up 14 hits in the game but committed 10 errors to contribute to the rout. Steve Rixen and Deacon Burns earned NSU's only two hits of the ballgame.

Game 5
R
H
E
Morningside
1
5
5
Northern State
2
3
2
WP - Fuller (1-0)
LP - Braunschweig

Northern State earned its first win of the season in a 2-1 victory over Morningside on Saturday. The Wolves came back from a 1-0 deficit in the third to score two in the fourth and hold on for the win. The Wolves posted just three hits in the game but were helped out by five Mustang errors. Wesley Fisbeck was 1-for-3 on the day with a run scored while freshman pitcher Joe Fuller threw a complete game five hitter to earn the first victory of his career.

Game 6
R
H
E
Northern State
3
7
3
Dordt
7
11
3
WP - Haan
LP - Fisbeck (0-1)

Dordt (IA) used 11 hits to secure a 7-3 vicotory over the Wolves on Saturday in Joplin, MO. NSU jumped out 2-0 but the Defenders answered with seven unanswered runs to earn the win. NSU's Deacon Burns and Joe Fuller each posted two-hit games while pitcher Wesley Fisbeck allowed five earned runs in six innings of work.

Game 7
R
H
E
Northern State
3
8
5
Missouri Western
10
8
1
WP - Cartwright
LP - Backous (0-2)

NSU fell to Missouri Western for the third time on the weekend with its 10-3 setback on Sunday in Joplin, MO. Northern gave up five runs in the second and five in the sixth to give MWSC the advantage. Dave Holoch went 2-for-3 on the game with an RBI while Joel Backous was 1-for-4 with a run scored and two RBIs.

Game 8
R
H
E
Wisconsin-Superior
2
4
4
Northern State
8
8
5
WP - Dinger (1-1)
LP - Gerber

NSU won its second game of the Missouri Southern Invitational on Sunday with an 8-2 victory over Wisconsin-Superior. The Wolves scored two in the first followed by three-run innings in the fourth and the sixth to earn the six-run win. Six Wolves collected hits in the game led by Deacon Burns who hit 2-for-3 with three runs scored, three RBIs and a home run.

 

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