EMPORIA, Kan. – Northeastern State homered twice in the nightcap to take a 2-1 win at Emporia State after falling 10-8 on a walk-off homer in the eighth inning by the Hornets. 

The RiverHawks took an 8-7 lead into the bottom of the eighth after Addy Wolfe hit a go-ahead run.    Emporia State doubled and hit a single to open the frame before they hit a walk-off three-run homer to center on a 2-2 count to win the game. 

Northeastern State out-hit the Hornets 13-to-11, with Raegan Edwards blasting a grand slam as part of a six-run third.  Edwards and Jaeden Rosenquist both had three-hit games for NSU. 

Madison Heinle (4-4) struck out six and tossed 4.2 innings of relief. 

Scoring turned out to be a premium in the nightcap, with nine combined hits being tallied.  Sydney Balderrama struck first for NSU in the third, hitting her sixth home run of the year.

Emporia State (24-26, 13-11 MIAA) manufactured a run with two outs in the fifth on a bunt single.  The runner would steal second and come in as the tying run. 

Addy Wolfe put the RiverHawks back out in front in the sixth with a two-out home run on the first pitch she saw.   Her homer was enough for the RiverHawks, with Savannah Evans (9-10) allowing just four hits and striking out six batters. 

Northeastern State moves to 24-23 and 12-10 in the MIAA; they return home to host Neb.-Kearney on Friday at 1 p.m. for an MIAA doubleheader.