April 7, 2023

Wakefield, NE. – The University of Sioux Falls baseball team split two games with Northern State today. Northern won game 1 6-5 despite a valiant comeback effort by USF. The Coo took game 2 in a high scoring affair 26-17.

GAME ONE – L, 6-5

Northern State jumped on the Cougars early scoring 1 run in the 1^st and tacking on 4 more in the 2^nd.

The Coo scored 1 run in the top of the 2^nd on a homerun by Dane Small.

USF was able to score 3 more runs via the longball. Tyler Cate in the 5^th and David Swanson and Isaac Bonner in the 6^th each hitting solo homers.

The Coo was able to tie the game in the 6^th on a Noah Christenson Sac Fly. Northern answered in the bottom of the inning with a Sac Fly of their own to win the game.

David Swanson led the Cougars in hits with 2.

GAME TWO – W, 26-17

Brady Klehr hits for the cycle as the Cougar bats came alive in game 2. Klehr collected 5 hits in 7 ABs, while also recording 4 RBI and 4 runs scored.

USF put up a lot of crooked numbers scoring 6 runs in the 2^nd, 4 in the 5^th, and 9 in the 6^th. The Coo outhit Northern 27-17. Brady Klehr led the way with 5. Tyler Cate, Noah Christenson, and Isaac Bonner each had 4 hits. 17 of the Cougar 27 hits were singles.

The Cougar batters recorded a lot of RBI as well. Isaac Bonner led the way with 6 while Noah Christenson and Brady Klehr had 4 each. Ben Serie also tallied 3 RBI and Weston Gjerde added 2.

USF also used the long ball to their advantage slugging 5 homeruns. Noah Christenson, Ben Serie, and Brady Klehr each hit 1. Isaac Bonner hit 2 for the Coo.

UP NEXT

The Cougars will be back in action tomorrow against Northern State to finish up the weekend series. This will be a single game starting at 10AM and is being played at Wayne Ball Park in Wayne, NE.

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