Superior, WI

The Northland College Baseball team continued conference play today as they traveled to Superior, WI for a double-header vs. UW-Superior. The Jacks would fall in game one 11-8 and game two would be postponed tied 8-8 in the tenth inning. The game will be resumed at a later date to be determined.

Box Score

In game one, Carson Ferry would get the nod on the mound for the Jacks. Superior would strike first with two runs in the top of the third inning for the early lead. Northland would answer however, with 5 runs in the bottom of the 4th as Shawn O'Connell would single to right field, scoring Adrian Bethel. Jakob Freele would later double to right field, scoring O'Connell and Noah Cross. Anthony Corrado would later blast one down the right field line for a triple, scoring Freele as the Jacks would lead 5-2 after 4. Superior would answer with two more runs to make it 5-4 in the top of the 7th inning but Paden Kottwitz would single to center field scoring Alex Loberger and the Jacks would lead 6-4 going into the 8th inning. However, Superior would explode for 5 runs in the top of the 8th inning and two runs in the top of the 9th and would ultimately be too much for the Jacks as their rally would fall short loosing 11-8. 

Ferry would pitch 6.1 innings, giving up 0 earned runs off of 4 hits. Ernie Robrecht, Seth Bayliss and Riley Reuter would also pitch in today's loss. 

Corrado would stay hot at the plate, leading the Jacks with 3 hits going 3-5 with 1 run scored and 1 rbi. 

Adrian Bethel would get the start on the mound for the Jacks in game 2. The Jacks would take the the early 2-1 lead in the 5th inning off of a wild pitch. Bethel would help his cause in the 7th inning with a 2 run home run blast (his 3rd homer of the year), as the Jacks would lead 6-3 going into the 8th inning. Anthony Corrado would come in to relief in the 8th with a 1-2-3 inning but wouldn't be able to close the game out as Superior would explode again for 5 runs in the top of the 9th inning to take the 8-6 lead. Northland would tie the game in the bottom of the 9th to force extra innings. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the game would be postponed and will resume play at a date later to be determined. 

Next up for the Jacks is a non conference double header vs. Finlandia University in Duluth, MN on Thursday (April 26th). First pitch is set for 10 AM. 

Northland College is an NCAA Division III institution, located in Ashland, WI. The LumberJacks and LumberJills sponsor 15 varsity sports and compete in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference and the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association.