Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader At Malone

OVERVIEW – MALONE

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 8, Malone Pioneers 3/Northwood 8, Malone 1
RECORDS: Northwood 11-10, 6-0 G-MAC, Malone 9-11, 2-4 G-MAC
LOCATION: Canton, Ohio
RECAP: Northwood baseball sweeps a doubleheader at Malone to open a four-game series Friday (March 21), with the Timberwolves taking game one 8-3 and game two 8-1.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• Malone started the scoring in the first inning, going up 1-0 after one.
• The score remained 1-0 until the fourth inning when the Pioneers connected on a solo home run to make the score 2-0.
• Northwood got on the board in the top of the fifth on a sacrifice fly from Josh Getz to put the Timberwolves within one at 2-1.
• NU went on top for good in the top of the sixth inning on a two-run double by Brendan Hammer.
• Ben DeVries brought home Hammer on an RBI single, making the score 4-2.
• Northwood capped the four-run sixth with an RBI for Myles Beale on a fielder's choice.
• NU's offense kept rolling in the seventh, starting with a run-scoring single for Ben Narr to put the Timberwolves on top 6-2.
• Getz added his second RBI of the game on a groundout, which was followed by a bases loaded walk by Alex Jarboe that gave Northwood an 8-2 lead.
• The Pioneers plated a single run in the bottom of the seventh, which proved to be the final run of the game.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 8/7/0, Malone: 3/6/2
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 10, Malone: 8
• Winning Pitcher – Tyler Sager (3-1): 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, BB, 8 K
• Losing Pitcher – Jackson Phelps (3-1): 5 1/3 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 BB, 3 K

GAME ONE TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Hammer: 2B, 2 RBIs
• DeVries: 1-3, RBI, 3 R
• Getz: 2 RBIs
• Logan Voth: 2-5, 2B
• Cody Matuz: IP, BB, 2 K

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Northwood started game two strong, as Beale came home on a throwing error
• Jarboe made the score 2-0 in the opening inning on an RBI single to bring home Drew Charters.
• Caden Duryea pushed the Northwood advantage to 4-0 in the top of the second on a two-run double.
• Malone got on the board with a run in the bottom of the third to get within three runs.
• Narr returned Northwood's four-run lead in the top of the fifth with an RBI single to make the score 5-1.
• The Timberwolves added three insurance runs in the top of the seventh. Narr's sac fly made the score 6-1.
• NU then pulled off a double steal, with Landon Kempainen stealing home while Hammer took second.
• Matthew Meyer capped the scoring for the Timberwolves with an RBI single.
• An efficient Connor Foley was the story of the game for Northwood on the mound. He tossed a complete game for the Timberwolves, allowing one run on four hits while striking out six. Foley only needed 63 pitches (50 strikes) to go the full seven innings.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 8/13/0, Malone: 1/4/3
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 7, Malone: 2
• Winning Pitcher – Foley (1-1): 7 IP, 4 H, R, 0 BB, 6 K
• Losing Pitcher – Devin Norton (1-3): 6 IP, 9 H, 5 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 7 K

GAME TWO TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Charters: 3-4, 2B, 3 R
• Jarboe: 3-4, RBI
• Duryea: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBIs
• Narr: 1-3, 2 RBIs
• Getz: 2-4, R

UP NEXT

• Northwood and Malone will wrap up their four-game series Saturday (March 22) with a doubleheader. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.