NO. 13 REIVERS TOP HAWKS IN REGULAR-SEASON FINALE

NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College baseball team took on NJCAA DI No. 13 Iowa Western Community College at Norfolk Veterans Memorial Baseball Field in Norfolk Sunday in the final regular-season contest of the campaign. The Reivers took the ballgame by a final score of 10-3.

Northeast (37-18, 21-12 ICCAC) honored sophomores Nick Carlson (Kearney, Neb.), Taylor Gill (Orem, Utah), Darius Hagen (Omaha, Neb.), Jackson Foster (Wichita, Kan.), Kaden Young (Columbus, Neb.), Eli Crnkovich (Valley, Neb.), Clay Beaumont (Tekameh, Neb.), Austin den Hoed (Papillion, Neb.), Harrison Taubert (Casper, Wyo.), Gage Ingram (LaVista, Neb.), Christian Carew (Parker, Colo.), Nate Zyzda (Sioux City, Iowa) and Jackson Horn (Papillion, Neb.) as part of Sophomore Day prior to the matchup.

The Hawks gave up one run in the first inning, one in the second and five in the fifth to fall behind 7-0. Sophomore Carlson singled on a hard ground ball to left field to score fellow sophomore Young in the bottom of the sixth frame and Carlson came around to score later in the inning thanks to a single from Grayson Headrick (Littleton, Colo.). Sophomore Hagen scored on a wild pitch in the eighth, but that was the last of the Northeast scoring on the day as the Hawks will now set their focus on the Region 11 Tournament.

STAT SHEET:

Grayson Headrick (Littleton, Colo.): 3-4, RBI 

Darius Hagen (Omaha, Neb.): 1-3, 2B, RBI

Nick Carlson (Kearney, Neb.): 1-3, RBI, R, BB

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head baseball coach Marcus Clapp on Sophomore Day:

"It was a good day to celebrate our sophomores," Clapp said. "It was one of those days for both teams, not that it didn't matter, but it didn't affect anyone's seeding. We played a lot of guys. I wanted to take the sophomores out together and we did that. We just have to get ourselves ready for the tournament. I think we are. We will get a couple of days of practice and then we will head out."

Clapp on what his group will do this week to prepare for the Region 11 Tournament:

"Nothing new," Clapp said. "We just need to get ourselves ready. Make sure we feel good. Make sure our arms are healthy. We are going to give them a couple of days off. We want to make sure that we are healthy and relaxed heading into the tournament."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will likely take on North Iowa Area Community College in the first contest of the Region 11 Tournament at 11 a.m. Thursday in Burlington, Iowa. Stay tuned to the various feeds below for an official announcement on seeding and game times.

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