Baseball Takes Pair Against Findlay

OVERVIEW – FINDLAY

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 8, Findlay Oilers 2/Northwood 7, Findlay 2
RECORDS: Northwood 30-18, 24-6 G-MAC, Findlay 23-24, 16-12 G-MAC
LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood baseball earns a key doubleheader sweep over Findlay Friday afternoon (May 2), winning game one 8-2 and game two 7-2.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• Findlay got on the board first in the second inning with a run for a 1-0 advantage.
• Northwood responded with a three-run frame in the bottom of the second. Ben DeVries had an RBI double, which was followed by a Caden Duryea two-run double.
• Northwood extended the lead in the third on an RBI groundout by Logan Voth that made the score 4-1.
• Findlay got one back in the fifth to cut the NU lead to two.
• The Timberwolves added to their lead in the seventh on RBI singles from Duryea and Jarboe to make the score 6-2.
• NU rounded out the scoring in the eight with a pair of runs. Josh Get had an sacrifice fly while Myles Beale had an RBI double to make the final 8-2.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 8/13/0, Findlay 2/8/0
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 6, Findlay: 7
• Winning Pitcher – Tyler Sager (7-1): 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 8 K
• Losing Pitcher – Carson Mellott (5-5): 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 7 K

GAME ONE TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Duryea: 3-5, 2B, 3B, 3 RBIs
• Drew Charters: 3-4, R, SB
• Ben Narr: 3-4, 2R, SB
• DeVries: 2-4, R, RBI
• Beale: 2B, R RBI, BB
• Danny Witbeck: 2 IP, H, 3 K

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Just like in game one, Findlay opened the scoring with a single run in the top of the second inning.
• As they also did in game one, Northwood responded in the bottom of the second to take the lead. Matthew Meyer got the Timberwolves on the board with a sac fly to tie the score 1-0.
• Brendan Hammer gave NU the lead with a two-out RBI single to give the advantage 2-1.
• Duryea added to the Northwood lead in the bottom of the third on an RBI double.
• A single and a Findlay error allowed Duryea to score to make the score 4-1.
• Findlay had chances to score over the final four innings, but only managed one run in the top of the fifth that closed the gap to 4-2.
• A wild pitch brought home Narr to put NU on top 6-2.
• Beale made the final 7-2 with a sac bunt that scored Hammer.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 7/5/1, Findlay: 2/7/4
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 3, Findlay: 9
• Winning Pitcher – Blake Stockford: (2-2) 1/3 IP
• Losing Pitcher – Ethan Mohr (3-5): 4 IP, 5 H, 4 R (3 ER), 4 BB, 2 K
• Save – Dominic Mauro (2): 3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K

GAME TWO TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Beale: 1-1, 3B, R, RBI, 2 BB
• Hammer: 1-1, R, RBI, 2 BB
• Voth: 1-2, 2 R, BB
• Duryea: 1-3, 2B, R, RBI
• Trevor Crawford: 3 2/3 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), BB

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• This is the seventh time in the last eight seasons Northwood has won 30 games in a full season. The only season in that stretch NU did not win 30 games they finished with 29 (2021).

UP NEXT

• Northwood hosts Findlay for a doubleheader to finish the regular season Saturday (May 3). First pitch is set for Noon.