Plainsmen Baseball Wins McCook Series

Northeastern baseball was able to hold onto their 3rd place ranking in Region IX after a successful series against the McCook Indians.  In addtion to the McCook series, NJC traveled to Fort Collins for a single game against the CSU club team.  By taking 2 games against McCook and a win against CSU Club, the Plainsmen sit at a 27-24 record going into the last series of the regular season.  Northeastern will host Southeast Community College on Friday (April 29th) and Saturday (April 30th).  The 3-game series against #1 Southeast CC will have game times at 3pm and 5:30pm on Friday and 1pm on Saturday.  A couple wins in the series would no doubt help the chances for NJC to host a 1st round playoff game.  

McCook, Neb.

(Game Recap 4/23) Plainsmen vs. McCook CC = Loss 10-9

Breakdown: A 7th inning crumble caused the Plainsmen to lose the only game of the series to McCook.  At one point, they were leading the Indians by 5-runs.  Caleb Rozier had a monster game from the plate as he recorded 2 hits, both which were homeruns and finished with 6 RBI's.  Trey Adams and Mason Sauter each had a hit that knocked in a run.  Sage Ferguson took the start in the contest, pitched 6 innings, gave up 6 earned runs, but struck out a season best 11 batters.  Cameron Leach took the loss in the game, his first on the season.  

(Game Recap 4/23) Plainsmen vs. McCook CC = Win 10-9

Breakdown: Consistent scoring from the Plainsmen resulted in a close win against the Inidans.  After losing a close game earlier in the day, it was nice to get the win.  Stevins Spurgeon took the mound and was rewarded with his 6th win of the season that included 2 strikeouts.  Bullpen pitcher Jeffrey Behrends recorded his 4th save on the season.  Nick Schumacher went 3-5 from the plate in which he had a homerun and 4 RBI's.  Alex Alva had 2 doubles, 2 RBI's and a stolen base.  Third baseman David Draayers recorded 4 hits.

(Game Recap 4/24) Plainsmen vs. McCook CC = Win 23-15

Breakdown:  A lot of runs were scored in this battle.  This was the 2nd time this season NJC has scored more than 20-runs in a game.  Shortstop Trey Adams had 5 hits, 3 of which were doubles and 5 RBI's.  David Draayer's went yard ball twice in the game that left him with 4 RBI's.  11 different Plainsmen knocked in at least 1 RBI during the win.  Ryan Jones pitched the majority of the game but it was Nathan Galati who ended up taking the win.  Northeastern out hit the Indians 28-18.

Fort Collins, Colo...

(Game Recap 4/27) Plainsmen vs. CSU Club = Win 12-8

Breakdown:  Northeastern put the game away late.  7 different NJC players were able to knock in at least 1-run.  Cole Adams got his 2nd win on the season as he struck out 1 and only gave up 2 earned runs.  Jeffrey Behrends ended up taking his 5th save on the season.  Cameron Leach had a double and 3 RBI's while Nick Schumacher went 2-3 from the plate and had 2 RBI's.  Third baseman Will Togher went 3-4 recording 2 doubles, a stolen base and a RBI.