MADISON, S.D. – The Northwestern College baseball team (16-25, 8-16 GPAC) completed their non-conference slate of the season with a nine-inning midweek tilt at North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Dakota State University (28-13, 14-6 NSAA), falling 9-4 on Tuesday night. Sam Stanford drove in two of the Raiders’ four runs.
Pitching Decisions
Win: Nicholai Arbach (4-2)
Loss: Brady Nicolet (0-1)
Save: N/A
How It Happened
It was another fast start for the Raiders, scoring three runs in the first three innings. Right off the bat in the opening frame, Stanford (So., Los Angeles, Calif./Pacifica Christian) singles through the left side to plate Jaden Snyder (Jr., Larchwood, Iowa/West Lyon). Eli Rash (So., Lake Lotawana, Mo./Summit Christian Academy) would single to second base, and a subsequent Trojan error would allow Snyder to come around to score to give the Raiders the early 2-0 lead.
Dakota State cut the lead in half early via a wild pitch plating their first run, making it 2-1 Raiders after one inning of play.
A Mo Watson (So., Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny) RBI double got the run back in the top of the half, scoring Stanford as Northwestern extended their lead back to two (3-1).
The Trojans put a three-spot up in the bottom of the second, taking their first lead of the contest at 4-3. Northwestern would respond to tie the game in the top of the fourth inning thanks to Stanford’s second RBI hit of the night.
A three-run home run in the fourth inning for Dakota State would be enough to guide the home squad to the win, as they would tack on two insurance runs in the seventh to take the 9-4 advantage.
Game Notes
Eli Rash records a hit for the fifth straight game and improves his on-base streak to 18 games.
Hitting in the leadoff spot against the Trojans, Jaden Snyder records his second straight multi-hit game.
Sam Stanford records his sixth multi-RBI game of the season with his two driven in tonight.
Stanford and Jaden Snyder were the only two Raiders to record multi-hit games at the top of the Raider line-up, combining for four of the team’s seven hits.
Brad Tornow started his second game of the season for Northwestern.
Northwestern used pitchers by committee in the contest, using nine different arms – none throwing more than a single inning.
STAT OF THE GAME:
3 – Northwestern tallied three doubles and three stolen bases in the final non-conference clash of the season.
Up Next: Northwestern welcomes arch-rival Dordt University (12-28, 8-16 GPAC) to the Baseball Diamond in Orange City for an important Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) four-game series on Friday and Saturday, April 29-30.
