AUSTIN, Texas – A one-hit start from Dustin Berrong highlighted an opening day split for the RiverHawks who won 4-1 in seven innings in the front half of the doubleheader at St. Edward's on Friday afternoon.   In the nightcap, NSU (1-1) batters struck out 15 times against the Hilltoppers (1-1) to fall 4-2 in nine innings.

Berrong struck out four St. Edward's batters over five innings and never allowed a SEU runner to reach scoring position in his first start for the RiverHawks in nearly a year.  The NSU senior's last starting nod came coincidentally at St. Edward's on Feb. 4, 2017. 

Out of the gates, Berrong worked with the lead after the RiverHawks notched a pair of unearned runs in the opening frame.   In the third inning, NSU scored its third run on a wild pitch, and Dylan Adams hit a sac fly to bring home Zane Takhar.

The Hillcats scored their lone run in the sixth on a sac fly; John Rains finished the game for NSU for his first career save.  

Oscar Resendez Jr. had two hits and a RBI in the win.

In the back-end of the doubleheader, Trevor Westmoreland homered with one out in the second inning to put NSU ahead 1-0.  Northeastern State quickly gave up the lead in the bottom frame on a RBI single by SEU, and scratched up a run in the next two innings.   The Hilltoppers later added to their lead in the seventh scoring a run on a wild pitch to go up on the RiverHawks, 4-1.

NSU batters would not put together a hit until the eighth inning where Zach Henderson scored the team's second and final run on a RBI single to left.

The RiverHawks were limited to three hits with Ben Strahm (0-1) going 3 1/3 innings in his NSU debut.

The three-game series with St. Edward's concludes on Saturday with a 1 p.m. first pitch.