HAWKS BLAST 12 HOMERS IN TWO-DAY TRIP TO KANSAS

GREAT BEND, Kan. and HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Northeast Community College baseball team loaded up for Great Bend, Kansas and Hutchinson, Kansas Monday and Tuesday for a four-game trip against NJCAA DI Barton Community College and NJCAA DI No. 17 Hutchinson Community College. The Hawks swept the Cougars by final scores of 13-0 and 15-12 on Monday before falling to the Blue Dragons by final scores of 15-7 and 9-8 Tuesday.

Northeast (8-4) jumped all over Barton in Game 1 Monday as Hayden Parrish (Omaha, Neb.) sent two home runs over the fence and recorded four RBIs. Caden Rezac (Ogallala, Neb.) was excellent on the mound as the starter for the Hawks as the sophomore tossed four innings and allowed just one hit while striking out two batters.

The bats came alive for Northeast again in Game 2 as Giuseppe Salvatore (Johnstown, Colo.) homered three times and tallied seven RBIs while Parrish added three RBIs to bring his total to seven on the day. Beau Pasteur (Pittsburgh, Kan.) picked up the save, tossing one inning and striking out two batters.

On Tuesday, the offense for the Hawks was rolling again as Benjamin Northrup (Monroe, Utah) and Lou Hodoly (Omaha, Neb.) both tallied two RBIs in Game 1 against the nationally-ranked Hutchinson squad. In a loss in Game 2, Brice Wallar (Papillion, Neb.) blasted two home runs while Northrup and Salvatore had homers of their own.

Due to a weather change, Northeast will now host their home opener beginning at 1 p.m. Friday in a doubleheader with McCook Community College at Norfolk Veterans Memorial Field in Norfolk.

STAT SHEET GAME 1 AGAINST BARTON:

Hayden Parrish (Omaha, Neb.): 3-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R

Giuseppe Salvatore (Johnstown, Colo.): 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R

Caden Rezac (Ogallala, Neb.): 4 IP, 1 H, 2 K

STAT SHEET GAME 2 AGAINST BARTON:

Giuseppe Salvatore (Johnstown, Colo.): 3-4, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 3 R

Hayden Parrish (Omaha, Neb.): 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R

Edgar Hernandez (Glenwood Springs, Colo.): 3-4, 3B, RBI

STAT SHEET GAME 1 AGAINST HUTCHINSON:

Benjamin Northrup (Monroe, Utah): 1-1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

Lou Hodoly (Omaha, Neb.): 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R

Emmett Minderman (Papillion, Neb.): 1-2, HR, RBI, 2 R

STAT SHEET GAME 2 AGAINST HUTCHINSON:

Brice Wallar (Papillion, Neb.): 4-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R

Giuseppe Salvatore (Johnstown, Colo.): 3-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R

Benjamin Northrup (Monroe, Utah): 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, R

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Baseball Coach Marcus Clapp on the sweep of Barton:

"It was obviously a big day offensively," Clapp said. "Hayden Parrish and Giuseppe Salvatore were really locked in. Caden Rezac had his stuff working and was pounding the zone early."

Clapp on the contests with NJCAA DI No. 17 Hutchinson and Northeast's home opener Friday:

"The offense kept us in the game, and Brice Wallar was a big part of that," Clapp said. "We are doing some things well offensively, but key errors and free bases are really hurting us right now. Excited to get to play at home and it's another chance for us to get to compete and get better."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will host their home opener with a doubleheader against McCook Community College beginning at 1 p.m. Friday at Norfolk Veterans Memorial Baseball Field in Norfolk.

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