ST. PAUL, Minn. — The UW-River Falls baseball team rallied to defeat the University of Northwestern by a score of 9-5 Tuesday afternoon.
The Falcons' overall record improves to 11-15 while concluding its 2025 non-conference schedule. UWRF returns to WIAC competition this weekend, traveling to UW-Oshkosh Friday-Saturday to face the Titans, who received votes in the latest DIII national polls.
Down three runs after three innings, the Falcons got the comeback started in the fourth inning with a Carter Klein RBI groundout the trim the UNW lead to 3-1. In the fifth, an Andrew Athmann two-RBI double and a sacrifice fly from Kale Twombly gave the Falcons a 4-3 advantage, and they held on to the lead for the rest of the game.
UWRF extended its lead in the sixth with a two-run triple from Max Krebs, making it 6-3. Although the Eagles added a run in the bottom of the sixth, the Falcons answered with two more runs in the seventh, including RBI doubles by Hudson Wagner and Kaleb Zabielski, pushing the lead to 8-4. Each team added a run in the seventh, and the Falcons held on for the 9-5 victory.
Offensively, the Falcons were led by Krebs and Cade Bruett, who both had three hits. The Falcons' pitching staff combined to limit the Eagles to five runs, with Shaun Gavin securing the win after pitching four innings in relief, allowing two runs with three strikeouts.
