North Dakota State
4-5
Northern Colorado
5-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Northern Colorado | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | X | 17 | 17 | 0 |
Northern Colorado Routs NDSU Baseball in Series Opener Friday
3/2/2018 7:36:00 PM | Baseball
GREELEY, Colo. – The University of Northern Colorado Bears rolled to a seven-inning, 17-4 victory over the North Dakota State University baseball team in the series opener of a four-game series Friday, March 2, at Jackson Field.
North Dakota State (4-5) and Northern Colorado (5-3) are scheduled to play a doubleheader Saturday, March 3, beginning at noon MT.
Senior Mason Pierzchalski went 3-for-3 with a double and RBI, and fellow senior Matt Elsenpeter tallied two hits in three at bats with a double and two runs scored, leading NDSU at the plate.
Sophomore right-hander Riley Johnson (2-1) suffered the loss on the mound for the Bison after surrendering eight earned runs on 11 hits with three walks and one strikeout in 2 1/3 innings.
Austin Miller went 3-of-3 with three runs scored, and Cole Maltese drove in a game-high four runs, pacing the Bears offensively.
Northern Colorado outhit NDSU, 17-8, in the game.
Isaac Bracken (1-0) earned the win for the Bears after allowing two earned runs on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts in five innings of work.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Issac Bracken (1-0)
L: Johnson, Riley (2-1)
Batting:
2B: Pierzchalski, Mason 1 ; Emanuel, Nick 1 ; Elsenpeter, Matt 1
RBI: Pierzchalski, Mason 2 ; Busch, Logan 1 ; Emanuel, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cornell, Ryan 1 ; Pierzchalski, Mason 1 ; Elsenpeter, Matt 2
Batting:
2B: Brett Minnick 1 ; Baxter Halligan 1 ; Alex Kiel 1
3B: Evan Johnson 1 ; Alex Kiel 1
HR: Matt Zoba 1
RBI: Cole Maltese 4 ; Evan Johnson 3 ; Brett Minnick 1 ; Baxter Halligan 2 ; Alex Kiel 3 ; Matt Zoba 1 ; Tyler Yamaguchi 2
SF: Evan Johnson 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Austin Miller 3 ; Cole Maltese 1 ; Evan Johnson 2 ; Jack Pauley 1 ; Brett Minnick 1 ; Baxter Halligan 2 ; Alex Kiel 2 ; Matt Zoba 1 ; Tyler Yamaguchi 3 ; Dean Lawson 1
SB: Austin Miller 2 ; Jack Pauley 1 ; Tyler Yamaguchi 1
HBP: Austin Miller 1 ; Matt Zoba 1
