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Beloit BELOIT 7-4
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Winner North Park NPU 9-6
Beloit BELOIT
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Final
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North Park NPU
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Beloit BELOIT 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 13 1
North Park NPU 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 X 12 19 0

W: Leidolph, Brandon (3-0) L: B. Schweit (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Tyler Woolbright

Bragg's four-hit day lifts NPU Baseball to 12-6 win on getaway day

Perona ties NPU single-game steals record with four against the Bucs

DAVENPORT, Fla. – North Park baseball snapped the Beloit College Buccaneers' five-game win streak on getaway Saturday with a 12-6 win to conclude their time at the RussMatt Invitational in Central Florida. Sophomore right fielder Joe Perona tied NPU's single-game steals record in the win, swiping four bags, as the Vikings banged out 19 hits.

Senior left hander Bobby Bartlett blanked the Bucs in the first inning, striking out a pair to bring NPU up to bat.

North Park went to work in their first trip to the plate, scoring four runs on six hits. Perona led the inning off with a single to center before stealing second. After a flyout, Perona would steal third before a grounder too hot to handle off the bat of senior second baseman Justin Swanson scored Perona. A double off the right field wall by junior designated hitter Nate Sommerfeld put runners in scoring position before Swanson scored on a wild pitch. Sophomore third baseman Carlos Martinez, junior catcher Gio Lucchetto, senior first baseman Garrett Bragg, and freshman right fielder Rylan Li all singled, to carousel among the bases and take a 4-0 lead. 

The Bucs got three back in the top of the second on as many hits, highlighted by a three-run double by J. Alport.

However, North Park would mark a run or more in every inning except a scoreless fifth to put the game out of reach.

qh quick hits

  • Four different Vikings had three-or-more hits
    • Sommerfeld 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles
    • Bragg 4-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, a double, and his first career home run
    • Arakaki 3-for-5 with a run scored and stolen base
    • Li 3-for-4 with three runs driven in during his first collegiate start
  • Sophomore right hander Brandon Leidolph, who reliever Bartlett in the third, goes 3.2 innings while giving up just one run in his win
  • Sophomore relievers Zach Price and Ethan Condit take the final three innings, allowing only one run
  • Perona's four stolen bases are the most in a game since Trevor Popp swiped as many against Wheaton on May 1, 2010
  • Sommerfeld plunked for the 12th time this season, ranking top three in Division III Baseball
  • Swanson score four runs
  • Beloit's Kiger nearly hits for the cycle, ending just a single short
  • Errorless defense for the Vikings
  • NPU Baseball with 52 steals on the season, currently top 15 in DIII Baseball


what's next story

North Park (9-6) hosts its home opener this coming Tuesday, March 19, against Eureka College. First pitch for a busy week at the Holmgren Athletic Complex is set for 3:30 PM.

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