Baseball Ends Season With Heartbreaking Loss To East Stroudsburg At NCAA Championships

­OVERVIEW – EAST STROUDSBURG (NCAA DII CHAMPIONSHIPS)

SCORE: No. 8 East Stroudsburg Warriors 9, No. 12 Northwood Timberwolves 6
RECORDS: Northwood 40-22, East Stroudsburg 41-15
LOCATION: Coleman Field – USA Baseball Complex
RECAP: No. 12 Northwood baseball sees its historic season come to an end with a heartbreaking 9-6 loss to No. 8 East Stroudsburg Sunday afternoon (June 1).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood started the game fast, going up 1-0 three batters into the game on a throwing error on a stolen base attempt that scored Myles Beale from third.
• Later in the inning, Josh Getz made it 2-0 on a safety squeeze bunt that brought home Drew Charters.
• In the third inning, NU extended their advantage on an RBI single from Brendan Hammer.
• The Timberwolves added another run in the fourth thanks to a sacrifice fly by Charters to make the score 4-0.
• East Stroudsburg got on the board in a big way in the bottom of the fourth inning, plating five runs to take their first lead of the day at 5-4.
• Northwood came right back in the top of he fifth, starting with an RBI fielder's choice by Ben DeVries that tied the score at 5-5.
• Caden Duryea put Northwood on top later in the inning at 6-5 thanks to a bases loaded walk.
• The Timberwolves had multiple chances to add on to their lead down the stretch, getting a runner in scoring position in each of the final three innings without scoring. In all, Northwood left a total of 13 runners on base.
• The lead stayed at 6-5 until the bottom of the ninth, when the Warriors started the inning with a walk followed by a pair of infield singles. ESU then connected on a walk-off grand slam to earn the win 9-6.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 6/6/0, East Stroudsburg 9/12/2
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 13, East Stroudsburg: 6
• Winning Pitcher – Caden Parker (1-1): IP, BB
• Losing Pitcher – Dominic Mauro (5-5): 2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 BB, K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Voth: 2-4, R
• Charters: 1-2, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB
• Duryea/Hammer/DeVries: RBI each
• Connor Foley: 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, BB

NORTHWOOD QUOTES

• Coach Brad Baldwin on this year's team
  • "I'm just proud of this group. They took this program to new heights. To say I'm proud is an understatement. I'm tremendously happy for their success while my heart breaks for them. I don't know if a lot of people that believed in this group at the start of the season. To do what we did is something they will remember for the rest of their lives."
• Baldwin on the future
  • "I think the future is bright. I told our young guys to soak everything about this. Our senior class is something special both on the field and as leaders. We now know what it takes to get here. It's not easy, but when teams come together like this one did it is hard to top.
• Myles Beale on leading this team
  • "It was an honor to play with this group of guys – my best friends. I'm really proud of everyone on the team. It's been a privilege to be a part of this program."

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• This was the first baseball team in program history to reach the NCAA Championships.
• Beale broke the school record for run a season today, ending the year with 73. He already held the school record for runs in a career (218).