NORTHEAST SPLITS WEDNESDAY AS PITCHING STAFF SHOWS THEIR MUSCLE

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – The Northeast Community College baseball team traveled to Scottsbluff, Nebraska Wednesday for a doubleheader against NJCAA DI Western Nebraska Community College. The Hawks fell in Game 1 by a final score of 4-3 before taking a 7-1 victory in Game 2.

Northeast (11-6) got the afternoon early as Carter Noakes (Dannebrog, Neb.) blasted a homer from the leadoff spot to begin the contest in Game 1. Cole Honick (Fort Collins, Colo.) was fantastic for the Hawks as the freshman tossed three innings while allowing just one hit and striking out four. Northeast put two runs on the board in the sixth inning to close their deficit, but they were unable to capture the victory in the seventh inning.

The pitching staff for Northeast was the story in Game 2 as Cooper Tessendorf (Columbus, Neb.), Cole Kuszak (Broomfield, Colo.), Caleb Lanphear (Gretna, Neb.), Jay Coughlin (Omaha, Neb.) and Caden Rezac (Ogallala, Neb.) all combined to just allow one hit during the showdown. Tessendorf picked up the victory while striking out four and Jack Borgmann (Norfolk, Neb.) launched his third home run of the year to secure a split of the day.

STAT SHEET GAME 1:

Carter Noakes (Dannebrog, Neb.): 1-3, HR, R, RBI

Brady Fitzpatrick (Bellevue, Neb.): 1-4, 2B, RBI

Cole Honick (Fort Collins, Colo.): 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 4 K

STAT SHEET GAME 2:

Kale Jensen (Central City, Neb.): 2-4, 2B, R, 3 RBI

Jack Borgmann (Norfolk, Neb.): 2-2, HR, 2B, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB

Cooper Tessendorf (W) (Columbus, Neb.): 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 K

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Baseball Coach Marcus Clapp on the two contests Wednesday:

"Well, we didn't get off the bus for Game 1," Clapp said. "Too many free bases again and offensively we got away from our approach. That was disappointing to see when we had been playing good baseball. We pitched well in Game 2 as we attacked their hitters better and had fewer free passes. Just thought we were off a little offensively today."

Clapp on how he wants to spend the next week:

"We will get back to work at practice and continue to fine-tune things before we go to Southeast," Clapp said.

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will head to Southeast Community College for a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Beatrice, Nebraska.

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