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Winner Nebraska Wesleyan NWUPRA~1 18-13, 7-8 A-R-C
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Central CEN 14-17, 5-12 A-R-C
Winner
Nebraska Wesleyan NWUPRA~1
18-13, 7-8 A-R-C
10
Final
7
Central CEN
14-17, 5-12 A-R-C
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nebraska Wesleyan NWUPRA~1 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 1 0 10 11 1
Central CEN 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 7 11 3

W: Hughes, Theo (1-1) L: Max Steinlage (2-4)

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Nebraska Wesleyan NWUPRA~1 19-14, 8-9 A-R-C
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Winner Central CEN 15-17, 6-12 A-R-C
Nebraska Wesleyan NWUPRA~1
19-14, 8-9 A-R-C
6
Final
7
Central CEN
15-17, 6-12 A-R-C
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nebraska Wesleyan NWUPRA~1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 11 1
Central CEN 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 X 7 8 4

W: Mark Kenney (4-1) L: Sis, Dominic (1-2) S: Turner Williams (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Betts Gets Triples Record and 100 hits as Prairie Wolves Split Doubleheader with Central

PELLA, Iowa — Nebraska Wesleyan baseball battled through a marathon doubleheader against Central College on Saturday, securing a split with a 10-7 win in the opener before falling 7-6 in a tight second game. The Prairie Wolves (18-14, 7-9 A-R-C) saw senior Carter Betts eclipse 100 career hits in the victory. Betts also broke school records for triples in a season (8) and career (12).

How It Happened – Game 1 (NWU 10, Central 7)

The Prairie Wolves' offense erupted for five runs in the sixth inning to break open a 4-3 game. Betts led the charge, finishing 4-for-6 with two triples, two RBI, and two runs scored. His second triple in the sixth drove in two, capping a record breaking day at the plate.

Nick Roghair opened the scoring with a solo homer in the third, while Jake Gerardis delivered two RBI singles. Theo Hughes (W, 3-1) gave NWU six strong innings, striking out six and allowing just three runs before the bullpen held off a late Central rally.

The Dutch made it interesting in the ninth, launching a three-run homer, but Max Brammier shut the door with a strikeout to strand the tying run on deck.

How It Happened – Game 2 (Central 7, NWU 6)

A back-and-forth battle saw NWU rally from an early 6-3 deficit, scoring two in the eighth on an RBI double from Tommy Fiocchi, and an RBI single from Jake Shedarowich. 

Fiocchi, Duncan Ortega, and Brayden Harvey all had multi-hit games in the loss.

Game Notes

  • Betts' 100th hit came on a fifth-inning single in Game 1. The senior is now hitting .347 this season.
  • Hughes' six strikeouts marked his third straight start with 5+ Ks.
  • NWU's bullpen combined for 5.1 innings in Game 1, allowing just one earned run.

Up Next

The Prairie Wolves return home for a midweek clash with Simpson on Tuesday before hosting Wartburg in a pivotal A-R-C series next weekend.

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