May 2, 2007

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Northern Illinois split its doubleheader Wednesday afternoon at Wisconsin-Milwaukee, winning game one 10-9 and dropping game two 11-1. The Huskies ended the day with a 24-19 overall record after extending their season-high road win streak to three games with the game one triumph.

Game One

Dave Reynolds went three-for-three with four RBI to pace a 10-run, 13-hit attack and Anthony Maziur scored the game's deciding run on a seventh inning error as Northern Illinois prevailed 10-9 over UW-Milwaukee in game one of a doubleheader at Henry Aaron Field.

NIU opened up a 2-0 lead in its first two at-bats on a first inning sacrifice fly by Jesse Seykora and a second inning RBI single by Reynolds.

The Panthers countered by scoring four runs, all unearned, in the bottom of the second to take a 4-2 advantage. In their ensuing at-bat, the Huskies put up a four-spot of their own, keyed by a double by Matt Behren that scored two runs and a single by Dave Reynolds that brought home two more for a 6-4 NIU lead.

UWM answered back with four more runs, including a two-run home run by Rob Brockel, in the fourth and regained the lead at 8-6.

The seesaw battle continued as NIU came right back with three runs of its own in the fifth. Jordin Hood's RBI single plated Scott Simon before Danny Reed scored on a Reynolds sacrifice fly to knot the game at eight. Marc Besteman delivered a RBI single that scored Hood and put the Huskies ahead 9-8.

A sixth-inning RBI single by Grant Berkovitz evened the game at nine.

In the top of the seventh, Justin Behm pinch-hit and singled and advanced to third on a well-placed singled down the right field line to put runners at the corners. In the next at-bat, Tim Ryan reached on an error, allowing Anthony Maziur, who was pinch-running for Behm, to score from third and give the Huskies a 10-9 lead.

Matt German came on to toss a perfect seventh for his 10th save of the season. Brett Kellam (2-0) earned the win after relieving starter Adam Holdenrid, who went five innings and allowed four earned runs with three strikeouts. Tim Hoy (0-2) took the loss for UWM (12-26).

Reynolds equaled his career-high with a team-best four RBI in the contest. Behren, who added two RBI of his own, and Danny Reed, who set a career-high with three runs scored, each had two hits.

HUSKIE TRACKS ...
-Matt German's 24th career save moved him into a tie for fourth-place on the MAC career list.
-Dave Reynolds equaled his previous career high of four RBI set March 15 against Fordham.
-Matt Behren delivered his third multi-hit game in the past four contests.
-Brett Kellam notched his second career victory, both coming this season.

Game Two

Northern Illinois was unable to overcome a five-run first inning deficit and dropped an 11-1 outcome to Wisconsin-Milwaukee in game two of Wednesday's doubleheader.

The Panthers jumped ahead with five runs in their first at-bat, led by a two-run single by Troy Vesling. UWM added a run in the second on Grant Berkovitz's double and struck for two more in the fourth on a RBI single Berkovitz and a RBI double Josh Groves for an 8-0 advantage.

NIU got on the board in the fifth inning. Joe Buonavolanto doubled to lead off the frame and came in to score two batters later on Marc Besteman's RBI single.

The Panthers countered with three runs in the sixth on a bases loaded walk, a sacrifice fly, and the second bases-loaded walk of the inning to cap the scoring at 11-1.

Ben McClarey (1-0) earned the win for UWM with a seven-inning complete game, allowing seven hits and one earned run. Cody Beck (0-2) took the loss for NIU in his second career start.

Buonavolanto and Scott Simon led the way for the Huskies with two hits apiece.

HUSKIE TRACKS ...
-Scott Simon recorded the 294th hit of his career to move into a tie for third-place on the MAC's career list.
-Joe Buonavolanto set a career high with two hits after having entered the game with two collegiate hits during his freshman season.
-Dan Atkenson threw 3.0 innings in relief, his longest outing of the season and longest since his career-long 4.1-inning outing during the 2005 season.
-The loss ended NIU's season-long three-game road winning streak that began April 24 at UIC.