NORTHERN STATE FALLS TWICE TO SOUTHWEST STATE

April 8, 2003

Marshall, MN - Southwest State took two games from Northern State in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action on Tuesday afternoon with a come-from-behind 15-10 win and a 10-1 victory over the Wolves.

Following are breif game summaries of the Wolves' doubleheader against Southwest State on Tuesday:

Game 1
R
H
E
Northern State (6-17, 0-5 NSIC)
10
11
1
Southwest State (18-9, 8-1 NSIC)
15
16
3
WP - Cotton (4-0)
LP - Duehring (0-4)
Game 1 Box Score      

Southwest State poured on 12 runs in the bottom of the sixth to overcome a 9-3 deficit and post a 15-10 win. NSU posted three runs in the first and extended its lead to 6-3 after five but the SSU rally would be too much for the Wolves as they suffer their fifth confernce loss of the season. Deacon Burns was 3-for-4 in the game with three runs scored and an RBI while Joel Backous, Wesley Fisbeck and Dave Holoch each posted two-hit games. Fisbeck added a game high four RBIs to go with his sixth home run of the season.

Game 2
R
H
E
Northern State (6-18, 0-6 NSIC)
1
5
5
Southwest State (19-9, 9-1 NSIC)
10
8
0
WP - Morse (4-1)
LP - Dinger (2-5)
Game 2 Box Score      

Southwest State scored ten runs in the first three innings and held Northern to just five hits as the Mustangs took the nightcap from the Wolves 10-1. Joe Dinger gave up six earned runs and struck out six in the loss while Deacon Burns extended his hitting streak to 12 games going 1-for-3 from the plate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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