LINCOLN, Neb. (March 15, 2024) - Nebraska Wesleyan clinched the win in the first game of the series against Concordia College-Moorhead on Friday afternoon. The Prairie Wolves won 10-9 in 10 innings.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cobbers scored the first run of the game in the first inning.
• The Prairie Wolves took the lead right back after three RBIs were earned by Evan Kling, Brady Bell, and Carter Betts, 3-1. 
• The Black and Gold made the lead even larger in the fifth inning. Jake Gerardis recorded a sac fly to make the score 6-2. Evan Kling then doubled to bring in another run, and touched all four bags himself to finish the inning, 7-2.
• Concordia made a massive offensive effort in the seventh inning, tying the score at 8-8. 
• After two innings of no runs, the tied score resulted in a tenth inning where both teams scored runs.
• Following Brady Bell's single to level the score at nine, Owen Machal brought in the game-winning run after getting hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Nebraska Wesleyan prevailed in extra innings, 10-9. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Aaron Chazin (CF): 2-5, 1R, 1 RBI
• Jake Gerardis (SS): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
• Duncan Ortega (3B): 2-2, 3 R, 1 2B
• Brady Bell (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 3B
• Robbie Ross (W 2-0): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 SO

UP NEXT
Nebraska Wesleyan will continue the series against Concordia College (Minn.) tomorrow, Saturday March 16th. Two games will be played, with the first pitch of Game 1 being at 12:00 p.m. at Woods Park in Lincoln, Nebraska.