Wildcats Drop Game One to Troy State, 13-7

March 6, 1999

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Northwestern fell to 3-6 on the season by dropping its first game of the 1999 Price Oil Blue Gray Classic, hosted by Troy State. Sophomore catcher Joe Hietpas (Appleton, Wis./North) homered in the second inning and went 3-for-5 on the day. Junior outfielder Bob Dainton (Mokena, Ill./Lockport Township) and sophomore first baseman Wes Robinson (Bradenton, Fla./St. Stephen's) each had two hits for the 'Cats.

Troy State 13, Northwestern 6

LINE SCORE
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Northwestern (3-6) 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 7 11 4
Troy State (9-8) 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 5 x 13 15 1 
 
LOB - NU 9, TSU 8
E - (NU) Kurella, Robinson 2, Ribas (TSU) Shemwell
2B - (NU) Robinson (TSU) Lancaster, Shemwell
HR - (NU) Hietpas (TSU) Burns, Soto
SB - (TSU) Rowe
SH - (NU) Musselman (TSU) Rowe

Pitchers
NU IP H R ER BB SO
Ribas 3.1 10 8 5 0 3
(L, 0-2)
Schara 4 4 3 1 1 6
Dodd 0.2 1 2 0 1 1

Troy St. IP H R ER BB SO
Shelley 6 6 4 4 4 1
(W, 2-0)
O'Grady 3 5 3 2 0 2

COMING UP:
Sat., March 6
NU (Phil Rosengren/0-1, 4.61)
vs. Vanderbilt (Andy Beal/1-0, 3.00)
11 a.m. CST