It was a freezing weekend in Bowling Green, OH which hampered our offensive production. Our defense didn't help much in these close games either though. Taking the game from UW-Milwaukee and taking 2 out of 3 from Pre-Season MAC favorite Kent State were essential wins for this team. Nice to see the offense come alive with this nice weather we've been having in Dekalb. Except not right now. I hate rain!
Game 21: NIU 2 (9-12, 3-1), Bowling Green 3 (9-7, 1-0)
Top Performances:
3B Jordin Hood - 1 for 3, BB, RBI
RF Danny Reed - 1 for 4, HR, RBI, R
RHP Trevor Feeney - 7 IP, 12 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K's
RHP Dan Atkenson - 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K's
Quotage:
"They put the leadoff man on through the first six innings and we were only able to get our leadoff hitter on once and that is a tough way to play," said head coach Ed Mathey. "To have a 3-2 game is a testament to how well Trevor Feeney pitched for us today. He battled and even though he was saddled with the loss, he didn't deserve that fate. Offensively it is difficult to get anything going when you only get four hits. You've got to give credit to their pitcher because he threw well and was around the strike zone all game."
Game 22: NIU 3 (9-3, 3-2), Bowling Green 4 (10-7, 2-0)
Top Performances:
RF Danny Reed - 2 for 4, 2B, R
C Justin Behm - 1 for 2, 2 BB, SB
1B Dave Reynolds - 2 for 4, RBI, R
LHP Adam Holdenrid - 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K's
Quotage:
"Today's game was similar to yesterday in that it came down to a matter of execution and we are just not doing that well enough right now," said head coach Ed Mathey. "Mistakes on the defensive side are haunting us and we are not generating enough offensively. I thought Adam [Holdenrid] threw well enough to win, but they threw better and got the win. We gave up too many free bases today and that ended up hurting us."
Game 23: NIU 1 (9-14, 3-3), Bowling Green 4 (11-7, 3-0)
Top Performers:
LHP Matt Jernstad - 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K's
Quotage:
"Offensively, we simply could not get anything going this weekend," said head coach Ed Mathey. "We had runners at second and third and no one out in the fifth and couldn't get a run home and you just can't have that. That was a big momentum swing and they came right back in their at bat and got three runs. Their pitchers did a nice job against us today and throughout the series and I thought our pitchers threw well enough to win, we just didn't generate any offensive support."
Game 24: UW-Milwaukee 2 (5-17), NIU 3 (10-14)
Top Performers:
SS Bobby Stevens - 2 for 4, BB, SO, SB, CS
1B Dave Reynolds - 2 for 4, RBI, R, HBP, SO
3B Jordin Hood - 2 for 5, GW RBI
LHP Brandon Copp - 5 IP, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's
Quotage:
"It is good to be back on the winning side and you always feel better about yourself after a victory," said head coach Ed Mathey. "It was great to see Jordin come through with the winning hit and hopefully that gets him going after struggled a bit early in the season."
Game 25: Kent State 6 (10-14, 0-4), NIU 11 (11-14, 4-3)
Top Performers:
DH Justin Behm - 3 for 4, 2 HR, 3B, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB, SO
3B Jordin Hood - 4 for 5, HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, SO
LF Jeff Thomas - 3 for 4, R, 2 SB
RF Danny Reed - 1 for 3, 2 RBI, R, BB
Quotage:
"Our hitters did an outstanding job and we swung the bats well today," said head coach Ed Mathey, who earned the 150th win of his NIU career. "The success in the first inning was a direct result of executing our approach of waiting and hitting to the mid or opposite field. Getting back over the .500 mark in the MAC is key as so is starting off a series with a victory, especially at home. Hopefully this win will carry over to tomorrow."
Game 26: Kent State 2 (10-15, 0-5), NIU 3 (12-14, 5-3)
Top Performers:
RF Danny Reed - 2 for 4, 2B, RBI, R, 2 SO
DH Brian Smith - 1 for 2, 2 BB
LHP Adam Holdenrid - 6.2 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K's
Quotage:
"We took advantage of a couple of not-so-hard hit ground balls in the ninth that probably didn't go 140 feet between the two of them, but it was enough to get a run," said head coach Ed Mathey. "Maziur made a good read on the ball and broke for the plate and earlier in the inning Marvin Sanchez placed a good bunt against a hard-charging infield. It was a game that featured good pitching and defense on both sides and you hate to see either team lose."
Game 27: Kent State 9 (11-15, 1-5), NIU 5 (12-15, 5-4)
Top Performers:
3B Jordin Hood - 3 for 5
CF Pat Minogue - 2 for 4, RBI
SS Bobby Stevens - 2 for 4, SO
RF Danny Reed - 2 for 5, 2 R, 2 SO
Summary:
Huskies had hits abound with 13, but the Red and Black lacked power and pitching in this rubber match against defending MAC Champs Kent State.
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