Baseball Splits At Ky. Wesleyan To Open G-MAC Play

OVERVIEW – KENTUCKY WESLEYAN

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 16, Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 3 / Kentucky Wesleyan 5, Northwood 2

RECORDS: Northwood 4-11, 1-0 G-MAC | Kentucky Wesleyan 10-9, 0-1 G-MAC

LOCATION: Owensboro, Ky.

RECAP: Northwood baseball opened Great Midwest play by going 1-1 at Kentucky Wesleyan Friday (March 13), as NU took game one 16-3 before KWC won game two 5-2.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• Northwood got on the board in the top of the second on an RBI single from Evan Larson.
• Brendan Hammer pushed the lead to 3-0 in the third inning on a two-run double.
• The Panthers got a pair back in the third to make the score 3-2.
• Hammer (sacrifice fly) and Larson (RBI single) pushed the NU lead to 5-2.
• KWC responded with one run in the fifth to get within two at 5-3.
• Larson made it 6-3 with an RBI single in the seventh.
• Payton Guilbeaux followed with an RBI single that brought home two runs thanks to an error to push the advantage to 8-3.
• Northwood fully broke the game open in the ninth, starting with a Connor McCartan RBI double.
• Anthony Manganello put the Timberwolves up 10-3 on an RBI single.
• After a wild pitch made the score 11-3, Matthew Meyer had an RBI single to push the lead to nine.
• Caden Duryea brought home another run with an RBI triple to get the lead to 10.
• Hammer drove home his fourth run of the game on an RBI single.
• After a wild pitch, Connor McCartan rounded out the scoring with an RBI single to make the final score 16-3.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 16/17/0, Kentucky Wesleyan: 3/5/3
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 11, Kentucky Wesleyan: 2
• Winning Pitcher – Tyler Sager (2-2): 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, BB, 6 K
• Losing Pitcher – Cole Peaslee (0-4): 4 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 6 BB, 5 K

GAME ONE TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Larson: 4-4, 3 RBIs
• Hammer: 2-4, 2B, R, 4 RBIs, 2 BB
• Duryea: 2-6, 3B, 2 R, RBI
• Magnanello: 2-5, 2 R, RBI, BB
• McCartan: 2-4, 2B, R, 2 RBIs
• Jake Ickes: 2 IP, 2 K

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• It was Kentucky Wesleyan who got off to a fast start in game two, as the Panthers scored three in the first and one in the second to open up a 4-0 lead.
• The score remained 4-0 into the sixth inning when KWC extended their lead to 5-0.
• Northwood had runners in scoring position three times in the first five innings but were unable to score.
• The Timberwolves made it a game in the seventh and final inning, putting the first four batters on base. Manganello had a bases loaded walk to get Northwood on the board.
• Matthew Meyer had an RBI fielder's choice to make the score 5-2.
• NU had the bases loaded with one out in the inning but were unable to add on, giving the KWC the win.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 2/6/2, Kentucky Wesleyan: 5/6/1
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 9, Kentucky Wesleyan: 4
• Winning Pitcher – Ethan Ell (3-2): 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 5 K
• Losing Pitcher – Owen Franklin (0-2): IP, 2 H, 3 R (1 ER), BB, 2 K
• Save – David Castleberry (3): 2/3 IP, K

GAME TWO TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Connor Foley: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, BB, 5 K
• Manganello/Meyer: H, RBI each
• Larson: 2-3

UP NEXT

• Northwood and Kentucky Wesleyan will finish their series with a doubleheader Saturday (March 14). Game time is set for 1 p.m.