Sun, May 3, 2026 at 6:32 AM UTC

Winona, Minn. (Northern State) – Northern baseball finished their season Saturday with their last game of the Winona series. Despite taking an early lead and scoring in six of the seven innings played, the Wolves took a loss to end the season.

THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 8, WSU 27
Records: NSU 13-29 (NSIC 11-26), WSU 25-24 (NSIC 20-16)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Warriors tied things up in the bottom of the first with two runs

NSU goes back on top with a Jack Weidner home run to right center, his first of the game

Going up 4-2 in the third due to a Dalton Kesti right center homer was Northern

Winona scored eight runs in the third to turn the tides of the game, Warriors on top 10-4

Weidner gets his second right center homer of the game to get NSU back on the board

The fourth inning saw two WSU runs and the fifth inning saw one WSU run; Warriors extended their lead to 13-5

A second home run by Kesti added two runs to Northern’s total, making the game 13-7 Winona

WSU put up 14 runs in the bottom of the sixth to blow the game open with a 27-7 lead

Easton Rerick homered to right to round out the Wolves’ scoring; the game ends in a 27-8 Winona run rule victory

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Dalton Kesti: 2-4, 3 runs, 3 RBI, 2 home runs, 4 put outs
Jack Weidner: 2-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 home runs
Easton Rerick: 1-3, 1 run, 1 RBI, home run
Drew Benson: 1-4, 2 RBI, double, 6 put outs

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