Baseball Splits Pair In Florida

OVERVIEW – MINNESOTA-CROOKSTON/#14 GRAND VALLEY STATE

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 13, Minnesota-Crookston Golden Eagles 3/#14 Grand Valley State Lakers 2, Northwood 1
RECORDS: Northwood 5-9, Minnesota-Crookston 5-6, Grand Valley State 10-4
LOCATION: Lake Myrtle Park #7 – Auburndale, Fla.
RECAP: Northwood baseball posts a 1-1 record in Florida Thursday night (March 6), defeating Minnesota-Crookston 13-3 before falling to No. 14 Grand Valley State 2-1.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS - CROOKSTON

• Northwood got off to a fast start in the game, going up 2-0 in the first on an RBI double by Anthony Manganello.
• Josh Getz followed with an RBI single to make the score 3-0 after one inning.
• The score remained 3-0 until the fifth when Northwood's Caden Duryea pushed the lead to 4-0 on a sacrifice fly.
• Minnesota-Crookston got on the board with a sac fly in the top of the sixth.
• NU got going again in the bottom of the sixth, starting with an RBI triple by Logan Voth.
• Myles Beale followed with a two-run double to give the Timberwolves a six-run lead.
• Northwood capped the five-run inning with a Duryea two-run single that made the score 9-1.
• The Golden Eagles cut into the Northwood lead with a two-run home run in the top of the seventh.
• Northwood took advantage of Crookston mistakes in the final two innings, starting with runs in the seventh on a passed ball and an error in the seventh to make the score 11-3.
• Drew Charters made the score 12-3 in the eighth on a sac fly.
• The Timberwolves then made it a 10-run lead on a passed ball.
• With Northwood on top 13-3 in the eighth, the game was ended due to NU leading by 10 after the seventh inning.

GAME STATS - CROOKSTON

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 13/11/1, Minnesota-Crookston: 3/6/3
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 3, Minnesota-Crookston: 7
• Winning Pitcher – Trevor Crawford (2-1): 6 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 7 K
• Losing Pitcher – Isaac Wensloff (0-1): 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 2 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS - CROOKSTON

• Beale: 4-4, 2 2B, 4 R, 2 RBIs, BB
• Duryea: 2-4, R, 3 RBIs
• Manganello: 2B, 2 R, 2 RBIs
• Voth: 3B, R, RBI, BB
• Blake Stockford: IP, H, K

GAME HIGHLIGHTS - GRAND VALLEY STATE

• Northwood put the first run of the game on the board in the top of the third on a solo home run by Myles Beale.
• Grand Valley State responded in the bottom of the third on an error.
• The Lakers scored the final run of the game in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single.
• NU had a chance to tie the game in the top of the ninth after Duryea connected on a one out double, but Northwood was unable to bring him home.

GAME STATS - GRAND VALLEY STATE

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 1/5/1, Grand Valley State: 2/6/0
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 4, Grand Valley State: 7
• Winning Pitcher – Owen Avery (1-0): 8 IP, 4 H, R, BB, 9 K
• Losing Pitcher – Dominic Mauro (2): 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, K
• Save – Will Goebel (2): IP, H, K

TOP NU PERFORMERS - GRAND VALLEY STATE

• Beale: HR, RBI
• Duryea: 3-4, 2B
• Tyler Sager: 3 IP, 2 H, 3 K

UP NEXT

• Northwood will wrap up their Florida trip with a game against Barry Saturday (March 8).