Baseball Sweeps Opening Day Of Series With Tiffin; Pushing Win Streak To 14

OVERVIEW – TIFFIN

SCORES: Northwood 4, Tiffin 2 / Northwood 4, Tiffin 0
RECORDS: Northwood 19-10, 14-0 G-MAC, Tiffin 13-18, 5-9 G-MAC
LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood extends win streak to 14 games, sweeping opening series doubleheader versus Tiffin Saturday (April 5). Northwood took game one 4-2 before shutting out the Dragons in game two 4-0.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• In the bottom of the first inning, the first two Northwood batters were retired before the Timberwolves got something going. After three consecutive walks, Ben Narr cleared the bases with a double to give the Timberwolves a 3-0 lead.
• NU extended the lead in the third inning on a wild pitch that brought home Drew Charters to make the score 4-0.
• Tiffin got one back in the sixth thanks to a Northwood wild pitch to get within three at 4-1.
• The Dragons got a two-out single in the top of the ninth to make the score 4-2 before the Timberwolves closed out the victory.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 3/9/1, Tiffin 2/4/0
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 5, Tiffin: 6
• Winning Pitcher – Tyler Sager (4-1): 6 IP, 4 H, R, BB, 2 K
• Losing Pitcher – Brandon Swope (0-2): 2/3 IP, H, 3 R, 3 BB
• Save – Adam Wandzel (1): 2 IP, H, R, 2 BB, 4 K

GAME ONE TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Narr: 2B, 3 RBIs
• Charters: 1-3, 2 R
• Blake Stockford: IP, BB, K

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Northwood opened the game with two of their own in the first. Myles Beale led off with a hit-by-pitch before her came around to score on an RBI from Drew Charters, 1-0 NU.
• Brendan Hammer drove in NU's second run of the first with a double just inside the left field line. Charters scored on the play, 2-0 NU.
• Caden Duryea's two-run single up the middle gave NU the 4-0 lead in the second. Logan Voth and Beale scored from second and third on the two-out single.
• Jake Ickes proved to be much for the Tiffin offense to manage. He tossed six shut-out innings before Lucas McKinney came in and nailed down the seventh.
• Northwood extends their win streak to 14 to start conference play, a program record.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood 4/5/0, Tiffin 0/7/1
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 4, Tiffin: 8
• Winning Pitcher – Jake Ickes (3-1) 6 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 3 K
• Losing Pitcher – Jonathan Ray (2-2) 6 IP, 5 H, 4 R (4 ER), BB, 4 K

GAME TWO TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Duryea: 2 RBI
• Hammer: 2B, RBI
• Voth: 2-2, 2B, R
• Charters: RBI, R

UP NEXT

• Baseball is back tomorrow (April 6) for the series final doubleheader with Tiffin. Game one is set for a noon first pitch.