NORTHEAST HOMERS FIVE TIMES IN SUNDAY SPLIT WITH ELLSWORTH

IOWA FALLS, Iowa – The Northeast Community College baseball team was back in Iowa Falls, Iowa Sunday for a doubleheader with Ellsworth Community College. The Hawks took Game 1 by a final score of 7-2 before dropping Game 2, 7-5.

Northeast (20-16, 6-7 ICCAC) had runs in the first, second and third innings in the first showdown Sunday and held their lead the rest of the way as Kale Jensen (Central City, Neb.) and Trenton Barry (Wahoo, Neb.) both homered for the Hawks. Cole Kuszak (Broomfield, Colo.) was solid as the starting pitcher for Northeast as he tossed five innings, allowing just five hits and striking out two Panthers batters to secure the victory and the series win.

Jensen homered again in Game 2 to bring his season total to 13 blasts so far this year. Cooper Tessendorf (Columbus, Neb.) was tremendous as the starting pitcher for the Hawks as he went three innings without allowing a hit or a walk. Jack Borgmann (Norfolk, Neb.) also sent a ball over the fence and Edgar Hernandez (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) did as well to give Northeast a late lead in the eighth inning, but the Hawks would go on to surrender three runs in the ninth.

STAT SHEET GAME 1:

Trenton Barry (Wahoo, Neb.): 2-3, HR, R, 3 RBI

Kale Jensen (Central City, Neb.): 1-4, HR, R, RBI

Cole Kuszak (Broomfield, Colo.): 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 K

STAT SHEET GAME 2:

Edgar Hernandez (Glenwood Springs, Colo.): 1-4, HR, R, 2 RBI

Kale Jensen (Central City, Neb.): 1-5, HR, R, 2 RBI

Cooper Tessendorf (Columbus, Neb.): 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Baseball Coach Marucs Clapp on the day and the week ahead:

"We had an opportunity to sweep the weekend and couldn't get it done," Clapp said. "We will continue to work and get ready for this week."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will battle Iowa Lakes Community College at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Norfolk Veterans Memorial Baseball Field in Norfolk.

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