WOLVES HEAT UP, EARN CONFERNCE SWEEP OVER MINNESOTA, CROOKSTON

April 11, 2003

Crookston, MN - Northern State got back in the win column on Friday with 8-7 and 22-3 wins over Minnesota, Crookston in NSIC action. The wins mark the first of the conference season and are the first back-to back wins since March 22.

Following are breif game summaries of the Wolves' doubleheader against Minnesota, Crookston on Friday:

Wolves pitching gave up just four hits and NSU collected two key runs in the top of the seventh to earn an 8-7 victory over Minnesota, Crookston on Friday. The Wolves got on the board first with a three-run first inning but the Golden Eagles held a 4-3 advantage until the top of the sixth when the Wolves added three more. UMC came up with one in the bottome half of the inning to trail 6-5 going into the final frame when NSU put up two runs that would be matched by the Eagles in the seventh. Jay Duehring led the way for NSU at the plate going 3-for-4 with two runs scored while Deacon Burns and Dave Holoch each had two hit games. Burn and Holoch along with teammate Wesley Fisbeck each hit home runs for NSU in the game. Fisbeck received his team high third win (3-1) of the season while Joe Dinger pitched the final two innings to earn the save.

Northern State cranked six home runs and scored a season high 22 runs en route to a 22-3 rout over Minnesota, Crookston. NSU held just a 2-0 lead heading into the fourth but put up 20 runs in the next four innings to seal the win. Jay Duehring, Joel Backous and Wesley Fisbeck all posted three-hit games while Backous, Fisbeck, Ben Cupp, Steve Rixen, Joe Fuller and Brendan Hinrichs all hit home runs in the game for the Wolves. Joe Dinger went the whole way for NSU giving up just three runs on eight hits in the game. Dinger struck out six as well.