WOLVES OVERWHELMED BY SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

April 24, 2002

Borge with a base knock -- Senior Eric Borge delivers a base hit against SDSU during the first inning of the first game Wednesday.

With winds gusting to 47 mph out of the Northwest and straight out of Fossum Field, South Dakota State and Northern State combined for 13 home runs Wednesday in a non-conference doubleheader.

Unfortunately, 12 of the dingers came from Jacks' bats, as SDSU rolled up 25-8 and 24-0 victories over the Wolves.

Northern came out of the gates strong, leading 7-5 after the second inning of the first game. But with the score tied at 7-7 in the top of the fourth, the flood gates opened and SDSU racked up 16 runs in the frame. On the other side, Northern's bats went dead and mustered just one run the rest of the day.

Senior pitchers Andrew Lyke (Lakeville, Minn.) and Ryan Albrecht (Aberdeen) took the losses on the mound for NSU. Freshman first baseman Wesley Fisbeck (Loveland, Colo.) led NSU at the plate by going 4-of-7 with two RBI and one run scored on the day. SDSU improved to 19-15 with the wins.

Northern (11-27) will return to the conference schedule this weekend, doing double-dip doubleheaders with Concordia St. Paul Saturday and Sunday. First pitch Saturday is set for 1:30 p.m. The Sunday doubleheader starts at noon.