Baseball Earns Doubleheader Sweep Over Malone

OVERVIEW – MALONE

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 6, Malone Pioneers 1 | Northwood 16, Malone 6 (Seven innings)

RECORDS: Northwood 9-17, 6-6 G-MAC | Malone 16-11, 5-7 G-MAC

LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood baseball bounces back with two wins over Malone Saturday (March 28), earning 6-1 and 16-6 victories.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Northwood opened the scoring in the first inning on a Caden Duryea two-out double to go up 1-0.
• Malone responded with a run in the top of the second to tie the score.
• The Timberwolves went on top for good in the bottom of the fourth on a sacrifice fly from Spencer Fortier.
• Mike Wouters made it 3-1 on a sacrifice bunt.
• Duryea extended the lead in the bottom of the fifth thanks to a Duryea two-run home run that made the score 5-1.
• Brennan Hallman rounded out the scoring on a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth.
• Lucas McKinney tossed his second straight complete game, allowing one run in seven innings of work.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 6/10/0, Malone: 1/3/0
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 5, Malone: 4
• Winning Pitcher – McKinney (4-1): 7 IP, 3 H, R, 3 BB, 4 K
• Losing Pitcher – Ashton Snyder (1-2): 5 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 2 K

GAME ONE TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Duryea: 2-2, 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBIs, BB
• Brendan Hammer: 2-4, 2 R
• Evan Kavalick: 2-2, 2B, R
• Hallman: HR, R, RBI

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SCHEDULED FOR NINE INNINGS)

• Malone plated a pair of runs in the first for the early lead.
• Josh Getz tied the score for Northwood in the bottom of the second on a two-run single.
• Duryea connected on his second home run of the day in the bottom of the third, a two-run shot that made the score 4-2.
• Anthony Manganello followed with an RBI triple and later stole home to make the score 5-2 after three innings.
• Northwood broke the game open in the fourth inning, starting with an Evan Larson solo home run.
• Kavalick and Manganello each had RBI singles to push the NU advantage to 8-2.
• A Malone error brought home two more runs to give Northwood a 10-2 lead.
• The Pioneers scored one in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh to get back within five at 11-6.
• Northwood came right back with a big seventh inning to close out the game. Getz connected on a three-run homer to get the lead back to seven at 13-6.
• After Hallman scored on a wild pitch, Kavalick drove in the winning run on a RBI single.
• That run put the Timberwolves up 10 in the seventh inning, ending the contest on the run rule.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 16/14/3, Malone: 6/13/3
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 3, Malone: 10
• Winning Pitcher – Connor Kelly (2-2): 4 IP, 7 H, 4 R (2 ER), BB, 7 K
• Losing Pitcher – Finn Schmitt (2-2): 2 2/3, 6 H, 6 R

GAME TWO TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Getz: 2-3, HR, R, 5 RBIs
• Duryea: 3-4, HR, 3 R, 2 RBIs, BB
• Larson: 3-5, HR, 3 R, RBI
• Manganello: 2-2, 3B, 3 R, 2 RBIs
• Kavalick: 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBIs

UP NEXT

• Northwood travels to Saginaw Valley for a non-conference game Tuesday (March 31). Game time is set for 3 p.m.