Baseball Earns Dramatic 15-12 Comeback Win Over GVSU At The NCAA Regionals

OVERVIEW – GRAND VALLEY STATE (NCAA REGIONALS)

SCORES: No. 6 seed Northwood Timberwolves 15, No. 2 seed Grand Valley State Lakers 12
RECORDS: Northwood 38-19, Grand Valley State 42-13
LOCATION: GVSU Baseball Field – Allendale, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood baseball advances to the Midwest Region #2 final with a wild 15-12 win over host Grand Valley State Friday afternoon (May 16).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood got off to a fast start in the game, scoring the opening run of the contest on a RBI single by Josh Getz in the first to lead 1-0.
• Brendan Hammer followed with a big hit, a three-run double to right center to make the score 4-0.
• Ben DeVries followed with a double of his own to give the Timberwolves a 5-0 lead after one inning.
• Myles Beale connected on his third home run of the post season in the second inning to push the lead to 6-0.
• Northwood added one more in the second on a Getz RBI fielder's choice, giving NU a 7-0 lead after two.
• That is when the Lakers started their comeback. GVSU plated one in the third and two in the fourth to get within four at 7-3.
• The key inning of the game came in the fifth, when Grand Valley State plated eight runs. The big swing of the inning was a grand slam by Ryan Dykstra. That made the score 11-7.
• Northwood got one back in the bottom of the fifth on a Logan Voth RBI double.
• The Lakers got an insurance run in the seventh to make the score 12-8.
• Grand Valley State appeared to be ready to win, leading by four going into the bottom of eighth. But that is when the Timberwolves responded, starting with a bases loaded hit by pitch by Getz.
• Hammer followed with a two-run single that cut the lead to 12-11.
• A GVSU error allowed Getz to come home, tying the game at 12-12.
• Ben DeVries came through with the biggest hit of his career, a three-run homer to left center that capped a seven-run eighth inning that put NU on top 15-12
• Connor Foley went on to record the final three outs to give the Timberwolves the dramatic victory.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 15/15/2, Grand Valley State 12/13/1
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 6, Grand Valley State: 9
• Winning Pitcher – Connor Foley (5-2): 4 2/3 IP, 3 H, R, 2 BB, 3 K
• Losing Pitcher – Will Goebel (1-2): 1/3 IP, H, 2 R (0 ER)

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• DeVries: 3-4, 2 R, HR, 2 2B, 4 RBIs
• Hammer: 2-5, 2 R, 5 RBIs
• Beale: 2-4, 3 R, HR RBI
• Jarboe: 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB
• Duryea: 2-5, 2 R
• Charters: 2-3, R
• Getz: 1-4, 2 R, 3 RBIs
• Jarboe 2 BB, 2 R
• Voth: 2B, RBI
• Trevor Crawford: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R (1 ER), K, 2 BB

UP NEXT

• Northwood is now through to the finals of the bracket. No. 3 seed Lewis will take on No. 2 seed Grand Valley State Saturday (May 17) at 11 am. The winner of that game will take on Northwood starting at 2 p.m. Northwood will need to win one game, while GVSU/LU will need to win two to advance to the super regionals next week.