Baseball Splits Pair At Illinois-Springfield

OVERVIEW – ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD

SCORES: Illinois-Springfield Prairie Stars 11, Northwood Timberwolves 10 (11)/ Northwood 10, /Illinois-Springfield 3
RECORDS: Northwood 1-4, Illinois-Springfield 3-3
LOCATION: Springfield, Ill. – UIS Baseball Field
RECAP: Northwood baseball goes 1-1 to open their series at Illinois-Springfield Sunday (February 23), dropping a tough 11-10 contest in game one before taking game two 10-3.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (SCHEDULED FOR NINE INNINGS)

• Northwood started the game fast, as Caden Duryea connected on a three-run home run in the first inning
• Ben DeVries made it 4-0 in the top of the second with a solo home run, the first of his career.
• Illinois-Springfield got on the board in the bottom of the second with three of runs that made the score 4-3.
• Northwood put two runs on the board in response in the top of the third thanks to an RBI single by Connor McCartan and a double by Alex Jarboe.
• The Prairie Stars came back with one in the third and two more in the fourth to tied the game at 6-6
• DeVries continued his career-best day in the top of the fifth, hitting a three-run homer to left to get the Northwood lead back up to 9-6.
• Once again, Springfield came back, scoring two in the fifth and one more in the sixth to tie the game once again at 9-9.
• Northwood went back on top by two in the top of the seventh on a two-run error by UIS that put the Timberwolves on top 11-9.
• NU was one out away from clinching the win, as UIS had two outs nobody on when the Prairie Starts put tougher a dramatic rally, going single-home run to tie the game and force extra innings.
• After Northwood went scoreless in the top of the 10th, the first two Springfield hitters were once again retired. UIS then went single-double to earn the comeback 12-11 win.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 11/16/0, Illinois-Springfield: 12/16/1
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 9, Illinois-Springfield: 7
• Winning Pitcher – Adam Wibbenmeyer (1-0): 3 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K
• Losing Pitcher – Dominic Mauro (0-1): 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 9 K

GAME ONE TOP NU PERFORMERS

• DeVries: 3-5, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBIs, 3 R
• Duryea: 3-6, HR, 3 RBIs, 2 R
• Myles Beale: 3-5, 2 R

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Northwood started the scoring in game two in the top of the second inning, starting with an error that brought home Logan Voth.
• Josh Getz and Beale followed with RBI singles to put Northwood on top 3-0.
• Alex Jarboe extended the Northwood lead in the top of the fifth with an RBI double. He then came home on a Ben Narr RBI groundout that made the score 5-0.
• Springfield got on the board in the bottom of the fifth with a single run to cut the lead to four.
• Northwood made it 6-1 with a sacrifice fly by Voth
• UIS got back into the game with a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth.
• Northwood came right back with four runs in the top of the seventh, starting with a Mason Brunworth RBI single.
• Beale then earned an RBI on an error to get the lead up to five.
• Duryea rounded out the scoring with a two-run single to make the final 10-3.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 10/12/1, Illinois-Springfield: 3/6/3
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 10, Illinois-Springfield: 5
• Winning Pitcher – Jake Ickes (1-1): 5 IP, 4 H, R, 2 BB, 6 K
• Losing Pitcher – Ben Benoit (0-2): 3 IP, 5 H, 3 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 3 K

GAME TWO TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Beale: 2-3, R, 2 RBIs, 2 BB
• Duryea: 2 RBIs, BB
• Getz: 2-4, 2 R, RBI
• Jarboe: 2-3, 2B, RBI, R, BB

UP NEXT

• Northwood will conclude their series against Illinois-Springfield Monday (February 24). First pitch is set for Noon Eastern.