Rivier falls to Northland College in Game One.

Rivier falls to Northland College in Game One.

(Auburndale, FL) The Rivier College Raiders (0-3 Overall) suffered a tough loss against Northland College (1-1 Overall) with a final score 15-9. The Raiders gave up a total of 15 runs but only 1 of those runs were earned. Northland only surrendered 9 runs with 5 of those runs being earned.

Sophomore Arthur Hoffman (Malden, MA) took the loss throwing 4 full innings giving up 10 runs with 1 earned striking out 4 and walking 5 on 8 hits. Making his first collegiate start as a baseball player junior Garon Whitney (Dover, NH) went 2 for 3 with a double and 2 runs batted in.

For the Lumberjacks their team was lead by catcher, junior Ryan Johnson (Aurora, IL) who went 2 for 5 with 3 rbi and 2 runs scored. Sophomore Shane Ellias (Mellen, WI) was on the mound and tossed 5.1 inning striking out 5 while giving up 5 earned runs.