NATCHITOCHES – Tuesday night was one for the entirety of the Northwestern State baseball roster.
 
From top to bottom, the Demons received production from nearly all the roster as they rallied for a wild 13-10 non-conference victory against former Southland Conference rival ULM at Brown-Stroud Field.
 
Down by as much as five runs and trailing by three with six outs to play, Northwestern fought back to take its first lead of the game on an eight RBI single by redshirt freshman Zach White, who delivered the go-ahead swing in his first career at-bat.


"First career at-bat, I can't say I was really calm," said White, who was the fourth Demon to bat in the cleanup spot Tuesday night. "Nerves were going all through my body. There was a lot of excitement, a lot of hard work put into this moment. I captured the moment and didn't let it get too big."
 
There were times Tuesday when the ULM (2-3) lead grew to where a Demon victory seemed well less than likely.
 
The Warhawks tallied a pair of unearned runs in the first inning and built a 5-0 lead by the third while the Demons stranded four runners in the first two innings. Once Northwestern (4-0) found its offensive footing and sliced the lead to two, it was a familiar face who helped keep momentum in the Demon dugout.
 
Right-handed pitcher Chase Prestwich, who missed the entire 2025 season while recovering from shoulder surgery, returned to game action for the first time since May 17, 2024, and fired two scoreless innings, including the fifth inning where he struck out the side.
 
"Chase means a lot to this place," third-year head coach Chris Bertrand said. "The idea that he got that moment, especially the second inning he did his work, that was a huge hold. That was a big old zero. What Chase means to us and what that moment meant for him is fitting for what Demon baseball is all about. Chase setting the tone of punching through adversity and overcoming so much helps you overcome a lead like that."
 
In a game that was delayed nearly 15 minutes because of an injury that took home plate umpire James Savell out of the matchup, the Demons and Warhawks saved the wackiness for the final few innings.
 
Down 8-3 entering the bottom of the seventh, Northwestern began to claw back against ULM reliever Carson Joyner, who had shut them down in the fifth and sixth innings.
 
With one out, Brock Davis' infield single started a run of four straight batters reaching base – one that culminated with Colin Rains' three-run double that drove Joyner from the game. Left-hander Adam Tubbs (0-1) entered and promptly gave up a single to Joe Siervo, whose one-hopper struck the field umpire to put runners on the corners.
 
After Brooks Leonard was hit by a pitch, Thomas Marsala III's infield single knocked the glove off ULM second baseman Dayne Wray to pull the Demons within one.
 
Northwestern sent 10 batters to the plate in the seventh, but the Demons had to top that to pull off the victory. In the eighth, Northwestern sent 12 men to the plate, scoring six runs to grab the lead for good. White had the go-ahead hit, which was followed by an RBI single from Colton Harrison and a bases-loaded walk to Sebastian Huerta, who drew four walks and reached base in all six of his plate appearances.
 
"It's a credit to the entire ball club, starting with the coaching staff and trickling down to the players, in how we have created depth and developed players," Bertrand said. "We say we want to put a premium on player development, and Zach White is a great example of that, using a redshirt year to the greatest of his ability, having a great fall and putting himself in the conversation and being patient. I couldn't be any more proud – yes, he comes in and singles and it's a great baseball play, but the character of the man to get to that point and then deliver, that's what makes you really proud."
 
While White worked through his redshirt season to deliver his moment, freshman left-handed pitcher Brody Trosclair notched his first career save in just his second outing.
 
Trosclair worked around a one-out Jake Haggard double to close the game with a pair of strikeouts – part of a 16-strikeout performance by the Demon pitching staff, which collected double-figure strikeouts for the fourth straight game.
 
Trosclair now has a win and a save in his first two college appearances while the Demons have started 4-0 for the first time since 1999.
 
"I knew we were going to come back," Trosclair said. "I was so ready to come in. The guys had my back, and I had theirs. I knew if I got the call to go in, I'd make it worthwhile. We're grinders. We don't play with the scoreboard on. We compete. We compete. We compete, and we fight to the end."
 
The Demons return to action Friday when they travel to Central Arkansas to open a four-game series. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. at Bear Stadium.
 
Northwestern State 13, ULM 10
ULM     203 003 020 – 10 14 2
NSU     001 200 46x – 13 15 1
W – Wesley Marien (1-0). L – Adam Tubbs (0-1). S – Brody Trosclair (1). 2B – ULM, Jake Haggard, Dayne Wray. NSU, Colin Rains, Brooks Leonard. 3B – ULM, Bryce Blaser. HR – ULM, Micah Dean (2). Highlights: ULM, Dean 2-6, HR, 2 RBIs; Blaser 3-4, 3B; Haggard 2-5, 2B, RBI; Kade Dupont 3-6, 2 RBIs; Zach White 2-4, 2 RBIs. NSU, Joe Siervo 2-6, 2 RBIs; Thomas Marsala III 2-3, RBI; Grant Comeaux 2-2; Colton Harrison 2-5, 2 RBIs; Rains 2-3, 2B, 3 RBIs.
Records: ULM 2-3; Northwestern State 4-0.