Baseball Splits Doubleheader At Kentucky Wesleyan

OVERVIEW – KENTUCKY WESLEYAN

SCORES: Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 6, Northwood Timberwolves 4 | Northwood 6, Kentucky Wesleyan 5

RECORDS: Northwood 5-13, 2-2 G-MAC | Kentucky Wesleyan 12-10, 2-2 G-MAC

LOCATION: Owensboro, Ky.

RECAP: Northwood baseball split at Kentucky Wesleyan for the second straight day Saturday (March 14), with KWC winning game one 6-4 before NU took game two 6-5.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Northwood got on the board first on a solo home run by Brennan Hallman in the top of the third.
• The Timberwolves made it 2-0 in the top of the fourth on an RBI single from Ben Narr.
• Kentucky Wesleyan responded right away in the bottom of the fourth on a solo home run to make the score 2-1.
• KWC added three more runs in the bottom of the fifth to go up 4-2.
• Anthony Manganello came through in the top of the seventh with a clutch two-run double to tie the game at 4-4.
• The Panthers responded with a clutch hit of their own in the bottom of the inning to earn the win, connecting on a walk-off home run to take the game 6-4.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 4/7/0, Kentucky Wesleyan: 6/6/1
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 6, Kentucky Wesleyan: 1
• Winning Pitcher – Josh Tucker (2-1): 2/3 IP, BB, K
• Losing Pitcher – Connor Kelly (0-2): 2 2/3 IP, 4 H, 4 R

GAME ONE TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Manganello: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBIs
• Hallman: 2-3, HR, R, RBI
• Nicholas Hoorn: 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 4 K

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• The Panthers got on the board first in game two on a solo home run.
• Northwood responded with a two-run homer in the fourth thanks to Connor McCartan to put the Timberwolves on top 2-1.
• NU made it 3-1 in the top of the fifth thanks to a sacrifice fly from Josh Getz that made the score 3-1.
• KWC came right back with two runs in the bottom of the inning to level the score once again.
• Maganello put the Timberwolves back on top with a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth.
• Kentucky Wesleyan scored one in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to one at 5-4.
• Caden Duryea came through for NU with a RBI triple in the top of the eighth to make it a two-run game.
• KWC responded with a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth to make it 6-5 heading to the ninth.
• Jackson Crittendon closed out the game by striking out the final three batters of the contest, giving Northwood weekend split.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 6/12/3, Kentucky Wesleyan: 5/5/0
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 12, Kentucky Wesleyan: 7
• Winning Pitcher – Lucas McKinney (2-1): 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 6 K
• Losing Pitcher – Noah Cook (1-2): 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 6 K
• Save – Crittendon (1): 2 IP, H, R, 5 K

GAME TWO TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Evan Larson: 4-4, 2B, 2 R
• McCartan: 2-3, HR, 2 R, 2 RBIS, 2 BB
• Manganello: 2-4, R, 2 RBIs
• Duryea: 2-5, 3B, R, RBI
• Cody Matuz: 2 IP, H, R (0 ER), 2 BB, K

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host its home opener Saturday (March 21). The doubleheader will get under way at 2 p.m.