NOAKES HITS CYCLE FOR NORTHEAST MONDAY AT HOME

NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College baseball team hosted No. 5 Southeastern Community College Monday at Norfolk Veterans Memorial Baseball Field in Norfolk. The Hawks fell in the conference clash by a final score of 17-11.

Northeast (28-24, 14-15 ICCAC) recorded 17 hits in the ballgame as their offense was clicking on all cylinders. Sophomore Carter Noakes (Dannebrog, Neb.) hit for the cycle as he had a homer, triple, double and single in the contest. Hayden Parrish (Omaha, Neb.) also had four hits and drove in three runs while Brady Fitzpatrick (Bellevue, Neb.) brought in two of his own.

The Hawks will now gear up for the stretch run of the season as they will compete in their final four home games all on their home turf beginning with another ICCAC opponent in No. 14 Iowa Central Community College on Wednesday.

STAT SHEET:

Hayden Parrish (Omaha, Neb.): 4-5, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB

Carter Noakes (Dannebrog, Neb.): 4-6, HR, 3B, 2B, 4 R, 2 RBI

Brady Fitzpatrick (Bellevue, Neb.): 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Baseball Coach Marcus Clapp on the showdown with Southeastern:

"We swung it well," Clapp said. "Seventeen hits and 11 runs. We gave up two innings with four runs, one with five and a three spot. We gave up six two-out runs today. When you're playing a team that is 40-10 and the number five team in the country, you can't do that. They are a good team, obviously, but we didn't play clean and that hurt us."

Clapp on the keys to their matchup against No. 14 Iowa Central on Wednesday:

"We just have to compete and control what we can control," Clapp said. "Play aggressive baseball and want it. It comes down to that in this part of the season."

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will be back home for a matchup with No. 14 Iowa Central Community College at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Norfolk Veterans Memorial Baseball Field in Norfolk.

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