AUBURNDALE, Fla. -North Dakota State rallied for four runs in the eighth inning to defeat Bucknell 5-3 and claim its first baseball win of the season after 13 losses.
Blake Turbak's two-run single broke a 1-1 tie at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. Bucknell got two runs in the bottom of the inning, but NDSU reliever Jason Mattila retired four straight batters for the save.
NDSU's Zach Wentz singled in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to 11 games.
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