AUBURNDALE, Fla. – The Nebraska Wesleyan baseball team continued its trip to Florida with a single 9-inning game against Colby-Sawyer at the Lake Myrtle Complex Monday morning (March 9).  The Prairie Wolves defeated Colby-Sawyer 12-2.
 
Nebraska Wesleyan improves to 6-3-1, while the Chargers dip to 1-5.  NWU will now have a day off before returning to action on March 11 vs. Curry College.
 
Colby-Sawyer plated a run in the opening half inning when Danny McCrystal knocked in Tim Unczur with a sacrifice fly to right field.
 
The Prairie Wolves took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third on a Will Schneidewind RBI single and a wild pitch that scored Kaleb Knox.  In the bottom of the fourth, Daniel Hundley had a run-scoring single and later scored on a double steal to push the NWU lead to 4-1.
 
The Chargers cut the deficit in the fifth when Tim Unczur hit a solo home run over the left center wall to make the game 4-2. 
 
Derek Kolbush got the run back for the Prairie Wolves in the bottom of the fifth with an RBI double.  NWU then erupted for seven runs in the sixth to put the game out of reach at 12-2.  Kolbush knocked in two more runs with a double to center.
 
Schneidewind continued his hot start to the year at the plate leading NWU with a 3-for-4 effort with two runs and two RBI.  Kolbush finished 2-for-5 with three RBI.
 
Tristen Toelle was credited with the victory with 3.1 effective innings of relief.  He allowed just one hit and struck out one.