TUCSON, Ariz. – The Nebraska Wesleyan baseball team picked up their first win of the season with a 15-5 victory over Wesleyan (Conn.) on Friday afternoon.
 
NWU pounded out 18 hits and scored a season-high 15 runs to earn the victory moving to 1-8 on the year.
 
The Prairie Wolves jumped ahead 4-0 in the top of the 1^st inning.  Riley Ward, Even Gellatly and Kaleb Knox each had RBI singles in the inning.  Wesleyan cut the lead in half with two runs in the bottom of the 1^st inning.
 
NWU extended the lead to 5-2 in the 3^rd inning on a sacrifice fly from Knox.  They went up 7-2 with two more runs in the 5^th inning.  Aaron Nichols hit a 2-run double for the big hit of inning. 
 
In the top of the 7^th inning the Prairie Wolves put the game out of reach by scoring four additional runs.  A three-run double by Derek Kolbush was the big hit of the inning as NWU scored four runs on only two hits.
 
NWU scored four runs in the 9^th inning as well, using RBI singles by Tyler Winterstein, Will Watkins and Ward.  Kolbush drove in the other run with another double.
 
Kolbush had a huge day at the plate to lead the Prairie Wolves offense. He was 3-4 with two doubles and four RBI.  Aaron Nichols and Evan Gellatly also each had three hits on the day.  Nichols was 3-4 with a double and two RBI, while Gellatly was 3-6 with an RBI and a run scored.
 
Drew Poulas was the starting pitcher for the Prairie Wolves going 4 1/3 innings allowing three earned runs on four hits.  Josh Seifert got the victory pitching the final 4 2/3 innings allowing two earned runs.  Seifert struck out two and walked three while scattering seven hits.
 
Wesleyan dropped to 1-4 overall as they committed five errors on the day.