Softball Splits Pair At No. 14 Grand Valley State

OVERVIEW – #14 GRAND VALLEY STATE

SCORES: Grand Valley State Lakers 5, Northwood Timberwolves 0 / Northwood 6, Grand Valley State 2

RECORDS: Northwood (17-9, 9-7 GLIAC), Grand Valley State (26-6, 17-3 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Allendale, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood softball picks up a doubleheader split at No. 14 Grand Valley State Saturday afternoon (April 17), with GVSU winning game one 5-0 before the Timberwolves took game two 6-2.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• The story of the game occurred early, as the Lakers opening the contest with a big inning in the bottom of the first. GVSU plated four runs in the inning to take control of the game.
• Grand Valley State added one more run in the sixth to make the score 5-0.
• Northwood struggled to get anything going offensively, finishing the game with just a pair of singles.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 0/2/1, Grand Valley State 0/9/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 6, Grand Valley State 6
• Winning Pitcher – Hannah Beatus (12-2): 7 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 10 K
• Losing Pitcher –  Hailey Leister (2-3): 5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 BB, K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Maddie Coulter/Jayna Hance: 1B each

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood got on the board for the first time on the day in the top of the second inning on a Emily Mankel sacrifice fly to score Delanie Grundman and give the Timberwolves the lead.
• The Timberwolves added to their lead in the third, starting with a two-run triple by Julia Gross to score Alexis Koehler and Maddie Coulter.
• Grundman then brought home Gross with a sac fly to push the advantage to 4-0.
• NU expanded their lead in the bottom of the fifth thanks to a two-run double by Jayna Hance to make the score 6-0.
• GVSU responded with a pair of two-out runs in the bottom of the fifth to make the score 6-2.
• Those proved to be the final runs of the game, however. Northwood turned a double play to end the game and earn the win.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 6/10/0, Grand Valley State 2/8/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 8, Grand Valley State 6
• Winning Pitcher: Shayna Frank (12-4): 7 IP, 8 H, 2 R, BB, 4 K
• Losing Pitcher: Genesis Eggart (5-1): 2 1/3 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 BB

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Gross: 2-4, 3B, R, 2 RBIs
• Samantha Slick: 3-4, R
• Coulter: 2-4, R
• Hance 2B, 2 RBIs

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host Ferris State Sunday (April 18). The doubleheader gets under way at Noon.