Huskies hand Niles pair of losses

Published 2:35 pm Thursday, May 3, 2012

Visiting Portage Northern swept a Big 16 Conference West Division baseball doubleheader from Niles Wednesday.

The Huskies and Vikings were making up Tuesday’s game.

Portage Northern won the first game 7-6 and then took the nightcap 3-2.

Niles’ Taylor Weldy was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the first game. Matthew McLaughlin was 2-for-3 and Mitchell Dehn added a double and two RBIs.

In the nightcap, Weldy was 2-for-2.

First game

Northern 010 330 0 – 7 5 3

Niles 003 020 1 – 6 8 3

Jacob Gividen (W), Jon Pincus (7); Taylor Campbell (L)

2B: Josh Dentler (PN), Taylor Weldy (N), Mitchell Dehn (N)

3B: Logan Schuemann (PN)

Second game

Northern 000 210 0 – 3 4 4

Niles 020 000 0 – 2 4 0

Logan Schuemann (W); Mitchell Dehn (L), Tate Brawley (6)

2B: Jon Pincus (PN)