Concordia University opened its 2010 baseball season on Friday with two games at the Metrodome. Northwestern College took game one by the score of 9-3, and the Raiders won game two by the final of 8-6 in six innings. The Red Raiders improved to 3-1 on the season with the wins, while Concordia dropped to 0-2.

In game one, Northwestern jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Concordia responded with two runs in the bottom half of the inning to claim a 2-1 lead. Martin Rodriguez singled and scored on an RBI triple by Brandon Pflug. Nate Comes followed with an RBI single to score Pflug to give the Bulldogs the lead.

In the bottom of the third, Concordia capitalized on a Northwestern error and wild pitch to grab a 3-1 lead. Northwestern rallied with three runs in the top of the fourth to take a 4-3 lead. The Raiders followed with a single run in the fifth, two runs in the sixth and two more runs in the seventh for the final score of 9-3. Concordia managed just two hits after the third inning of play.

Northwestern finished with 14 hits and three errors in game one, while Concordia totaled five hits and one error in the contest. J. Kirkeby earned the win on the mound for the Raiders. Kirkeby allowed three hits and three runs with one walk and three strikeouts in five innings of work. John Couch (0-1) suffered the loss on the mound for Concordia. He allowed four runs on seven hits with one walk and one strikeout in three innings of work.

Pflug went 2-for-3 from the plate with an RBI and run scored to lead the way offensively for the Bulldogs in game one. Comes went 1-for-3 with an RBI for Concordia.

Northwestern scored five runs in the first inning and held off a late rally attempt by Concordia to earn an 8-6 win in the second game.

The Raiders took a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. The Raiders used just three hits and a Concordia error to grab the early lead. Concordia pulled within four at 5-1 in the top of the third inning. Zach Goodrich tripled and scored on an RBI sacrifice fly by Martin Rodriguez.

Concordia added another single run in the top of the fourth inning via a Northwestern wild pitch. Northwestern responded with a run of its own in the bottom of the fourth to take a 6-2 lead.

Concordia plated two runs in the fifth inning to pull within two at 6-4. The Bulldogs used two hits, two hit batters and a walk to score the two runs. Northwestern again had the answer in the bottom of the fifth, as the Raiders scored twice to take an 8-4 lead. The Bulldogs added two runs in the sixth on RBI ground outs by Rodriguez and Nate Schmoll, but the Raiders held on for the 8-6 win.

Each team finished with eight hits in game two. Northwestern didn't commit an error, while the Bulldogs had two errors in the contest. T. Morris earned the win for the Raiders on the mound. Morris allowed two runs on three hits with three walks and seven strikeouts in four innings of work to pick up the win. Steven Ivanoff (0-1) suffered the loss on the mound for the Bulldogs. He allowed eight runs on eight hits with one walk and one strikeout in 4.2 innings of work.

Zach Goodrich and Brandon Pflug each had two hits to pace Concordia at the plate. Martin Rodriguez drove in two runs, while Nate Schmoll, Ty Shaw and Mitch Nathan all drove in single runs for the Bulldogs.