Baseball Preview: Hillsdale Falcons vs. Northwestern Huskies
Hillsdale has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Northwestern Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hillsdale is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Hillsdale sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Northwestern.
Jack Fickes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brock Bower was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kael Lewis, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Hillsdale pushed their record up to 11-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Northwestern, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
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