Northwestern Falls in Finale 9-2 to Michigan State

Sunday, April 30

East Lansing, MI

12:05 p.m. CT

Northwestern

7-31, 3-12

Michigan State

28-13, 10-5

Northwestern

Michigan State

Northwestern Falls in Finale 9-2 to Michigan State

4/30/2023 4:00:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Senior Kevin Ferrer went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for the Northwestern Wildcats in a 9-2 loss to the Michigan State Spartans on Sunday.

Junior Luke Benneche (0-6) got the ball to start for Northwestern (7-31, 3-12 B1G) and took the loss. Junior Nolan Morr was a bright spot for the Wildcats, coming out of the bullpen and throwing 1.1 shutout innings, allowing two hits with no walks and three strikeouts.

At the plate, the Wildcats were paced by Ferrer. Sophomore Bennett Markinson put together a standout day at the plate as well, going 2-for-4 with a double. Sophomore Alex Calarco also chipped in for Northwestern, putting together one hit and an RBI in three trips to the plate.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Michigan State used a series of extra base hits to amass a 5-0 lead through the first five innings. The Wildcats first put runs on the board in the sixth inning, when Calarco hit a sacrifice fly, and Ferrer followed it up with an RBI double. The Wildcats couldn't put anything else together, but Michigan State added four runs to their tally on the way to a 9-2 final.

GAME NOTES
» Northwestern pitchers faced 42 Michigan State hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and three fly balls while striking out 11.
» Luke Tanner's hitting streak ended after seven games, but Kevin Ferrer extended his hitting streak to five games.
» Michigan State was led offensively by junior Dillon Kark, who went 3-for-3 with two triples, a home run and five RBI.
» Junior Nick Powers led the Spartans pitching staff and got the win after throwing six innings of two-run ball.

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