NU, powered by 9 home runs, swept a doubleheader from Indiana State in Port Charlotte, Florida.

Game 1, NU won 9-5. Wyatt Scotti (W, 2-0) pitched 5.0 innings allowing 7 hits, 4 runs (3 ER) with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts.

Freshman RHP Charlie Walker went 2.1 innings, allowing two hits, one run, and a walk, striking out five batters. Griffin Young got the save going the final 1.2 innings.

2B Luke Beckstein ripped a grand slam and Bryant transfer Alex Lane hit his first HR. I

Game 2, NU won 15-10. Eric Yost got his 1st win, 5.1 IP, allowing 7 runs, 1 walk, and 2 K’s.

OF Mike Sirota smacked two of the six home runs hit in this one. Lane also hit his 2nd homer of the day. Sirota was the first to homer twice in one game since Ben Malgeri in the 2021 CAA championship game.

The 6 homers in one game is the most since May 20th, 2021 against Towson.

NU goes for the sweep Sunday morning at 11 a.m. at Centennial Park. The game will stream on FloBaseball.

Glavine postgame…

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NU completes the 3-game sweep beating ISU 8-7 in 11 innings. They’re now 5-1 on the season.

NU was down 4-1 in the 5th when Mike Sirota hit a 2-run HR (his 3rd of the weekend) and then later in the inning, Danny Crossen ripped a 3-run shot to put NU up 6-4.

In the bottom of the 8th with NU up 6-5, ISU got 2 runs off Griffin Young to take a 7-6 lead. But SS Spencer Smith lead-off the 9th with a game tying HR. Crossen in the 11th tripled home Alex Lane to give NU the 9-7 lead.

D2 transfer Patrick Harrington was awesome in relief of young to get the win, pitching 3 scoreless innings (2H, 5K). In the 11th, he got out of a 1st and 3rd - no out situation, with a strikeout and a 6-4-3 double play to end it.

NU heads back down to Florida next weekend to face South Florida.

Glavine postgame…

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