DENSON TOSSES COMPLETE-GAME SHUTOUT AS NORTHEAST TAKES SEASON SERIES FROM NJCAA DI IOWA WESTERN

NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College baseball team was back at home Wednesday for a doubleheader against NJCAA DI Iowa Western Community College at Norfolk Veterans Memorial Baseball Field in Norfolk. The Hawks captured Game 1 by a final score of 4-0 before dropping Game 2, 7-4.

Northeast (26-22, 12-13 ICCAC) secured their first shutout of the season in the first showdown of the afternoon as Max Denson (Broken Bow, Neb.) allowed just three hits and tossed all seven innings on the mound. Jack Borgmann (Norfolk, Neb.) added a double and two RBIs while Hayden Parrish (Omaha, Neb.) and Kale Jensen (Central City, Neb.) each recorded an RBI of their own. The Hawks downed the Reivers by a final score of 8-4 back on April 4 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and clinched the season series against Iowa Western with the Game 1 triumph.

The top of the lineup continued to provide run production for Northeast in the second matchup as Parrish and Carter Noakes (Dannebrog, Neb.) both drove in runs. Parrish blasted the second home run of his collegiate career in the first inning as the Hawks have now moved up to fifth in the ICCAC standings and will prepare for a weekend series against Marshalltown Community College in Marshalltown, Iowa.

STAT SHEET GAME 1:

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

Hayden Parrish (Omaha, Neb.): 2-3, R, RBI

Max Denson (Broken Bow, Neb.): 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 K

STAT SHEET GAME 2:

Hayden Parrish (Omaha, Neb.): 2-5, HR, R, RBI

Carter Noakes (Dannebrog, Neb.): 1-5, RBI

Eli Johnston (Wahoo, Neb.): 4.1 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, K

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Baseball Coach Marcus Clapp on the series victory against Iowa Western:

"Any time you win a series, I don't care who it's against, it's a big deal," Clapp said. "Obviously, taking a series against Iowa Western is a good feeling. We just have to keep rolling. I thought we had some pretty good stuff today, but we just got down a little bit too far in Game 2 to give ourselves a chance. We'll definitely take a series win against them."

Clapp on the performance from Max Denson:

"He threw really well," Clapp said. "He kept them off balance. Threw strikes. Obviously, the wind blowing in played a big factor for both teams today, but that's what we ask guys to do all year. Throw strikes and give ourselves a chance. We made some plays behind him and it got us our first shutout of the year."

Clapp on the key to a big weekend in Marshalltown:

"Take care of business," Clapp said. "We have to throw strikes and stick with our approach."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will hit the road again and will battle Marshalltown Community College in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday in Marshalltown, Iowa.

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