HAWKS DROP TWO AGAINST NO. 7 TRITONS
NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College baseball team traveled Wednesday to Fort Dodge, Iowa to take on No. 7 Iowa Central Community College. The Tritons topped the Hawks 5-4 in Game 1 in eight innings and also triumphed over Northeast by a final score of 10-4 in Game 2.
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FORT DODGE, Iowa – The Northeast Community College baseball team traveled Wednesday to Fort Dodge, Iowa to take on No. 7 Iowa Central Community College in a doubleheader. The Tritons topped the Hawks 5-4 in Game 1 in eight innings and also triumphed over Northeast by a final score of 10-4 in Game 2.
The Hawks (35-17, 19-11 ICCAC) got things started early as Taylor Gill (Orem, Utah) launched a home run in the top of the first inning as the leadoff hitter for Northeast. Derek Woolwine (Boulder, Colo.) kept the scoring going in the first as he singled on a hard ground ball to center field that scored Kaden Young (Columbus, Neb.). Rusty Wortman (Gretna, Neb.) singled on a line drive to right that plated Harrison Taubert (Casper, Wyo.) in the sixth and Jackson Horn (Papillion, Neb.) added a sacrifice later in the frame. Iowa Central rallied to tie the matchup in the bottom of the sixth and captured a walk-off victory in extra innings.
Game 2 had a slower start as the scoreboard was knotted at 1-1 through three innings before the Tritons drove in seven runs in the bottom of the fourth frame. Sophomore Austin den Hoed (Papillion, Neb.) was a bright spot for the Hawks as he blasted his first homer of the campaign in the top of the sixth.
STAT SHEET GAME 1:
Taylor Gill (Orem, Utah): 1-2, HR, RBI, R, 2 BB
Derek Woolwine (Boulder, Colo.): 2-4, RBI
Gabe Rodriguez (Thornton, Colo.): 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER
STAT SHEET GAME 2:
Harrison Taubert (Casper, Wyo.): 3-4, 2 2B, RBI, R
Austin den Hoed (Papillion, Neb.): 1-1, HR, 2 RBI, R
Nick Vilims (Evergreen, Colo.): 3.2 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 3 K
HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:
Head baseball coach Marcus Clapp on how the afternoon played out:
"I thought Gabe (Rodriguez) threw really well again," Clapp said. "I thought we played well, but we just had one tough inning and it cost us in Game 1. I didn't think that we did the little things well in Game 2 and it cost us some runs."
Clapp on a big weekend ahead:
"We have one series left in the regular season and it's at home so we will be ready to go!" Clapp said.
UP NEXT:
The Hawks will battle in one last regular-season series as they will welcome NJCAA Division I No. 13 Iowa Western Community College to town for a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday at Norfolk Veterans Memorial Field in Norfolk.
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