North Dakota State
11-5
Chicago State
0-14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| North Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Pair of Wentz Doubles Lift Bison to Fifth Straight Win Over Chicago State, 2-1
3/15/2012 8:46:00 PM | Baseball
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Zach Wentz hit two RBI doubles and Kyle Kingsley got the last five outs in relief for the win as North Dakota State beat Chicago State 2-1 in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational on Thursday, March 15, at Chain of Lakes Stadium.
Wentz finished 3-for-4 at the plate and Tim Colwell was 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two runs scored for North Dakota State, which improved to 11-5 with its fifth straight win. Chicago State fell to 0-14.
NDSU starter John Straka pitched 7 1/3 innings with six hits, two walks and eight strikeouts. He left a 1-1 game in the eighth after a leadoff single and sac bunt, but Kingsley (1-1) got a ground ball and a fly ball to end the threat.
The Bison went ahead in the bottom of the eighth when Colwell bounced a leadoff single through the right side, moved up on Nick Colwell's sac bunt, and scored on Wentz's fifth double of the year down the left-field line.
NDSU opened the scoring in the bottom of the first when Tim Colwell hit a leadoff single, stole second base, moved to third on the wild throw, and scored on Wentz's double down the left-field line.
Chicago State tied the game in the fifth when Aveeno Nasiloski hit a one-out single, moved to second on a wild pitch, and scored on Albert Carpen's two-out single through the middle of the infield.
Carpen was 3-for-4 for the Cougars and starter A.J. Reyes went six innings with four hits, two walks and four strikeouts. Reliever Eric Hall (0-2) allowed two hits and struck out one over the final two innings for the loss.
North Dakota State is scheduled to close out its road trip against Akron at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, March 16, at Lake Myrtle Park in Auburndale, Fla.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kingsley, Kyle (1-1)
L: Eric Hall (0-2)
Batting:
RBI: Albert Carpen 1
SH: Eric O'Brien 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Aveeno Nasiloski 1
Batting:
2B: Wentz, Zach 2
RBI: Wentz, Zach 2
SH: Colwell, Nick 1 ; Satzinger, Wes 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Colwell, Tim 2
SB: Colwell, Tim 1
PO: Skrbec, John 1
