Moving On - Softball Moves On To Round Two Of G-MAC Tournament With 5-2 Win Over No. 5 Findlay

OVERVIEW – 5-seed Findlay

SCORES: Northwood 5, Findlay 2

RECORDS: Northwood (32-18, 17-9 G-MAC), Findlay (28-19, 17-9 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Akron, Ohio – Firestone Stadium Field 2

RECAP:  Northwood softball began their postseason push Wednesday (May 1) during the first round of the G-MAC Tournament. The Timberwolves battled the 5^th-seeded Findlay Oilers to open the tournament. Northwood prevailed with a 5-2 win to advance to the second round.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• Tournament jitters showed early, as the Oilers pushed a run across in the opening inning with a two-out single to center, 1-0 NU.
• Northwood answered back at the bottom of the first. Delanie Gale knocked home NU's first run with an RBi groundout with the bases loaded, 1-1.
• Both pitchers settled in as teams went scoreless until the fourth when Ashlyn Lundquist tripled to right center to bring home Gabby Schloop from first, 2-1 NU.
• Ashley Ziel followed Lundquist with a single to center, extending NU's lead to 3-1.
• A solo homer from Findlay brought the Oilers back within one in the sixth, 3-2 NU.
• NU's offense looked to respond as Schloop led off the sixth with a walk before Ziel played a long ball to give the Timberwolves a three-run cushion. Ziel's two-run shot to left center was her fifth home run of the season, 5-2 NU.
• Emily Cox finished the seventh, getting the final three to secure her 16^th win of the year.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 5/7/0, Findlay 2/6/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 8, Findlay 4
• Winning Pitcher – Emily Cox (16-5), 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 6 K
• Losing Pitcher – Molly Pfiffner (3-5), 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R (3 ER), 4 BB, 1 K

NU TOP PERFORMERS

• Ziel: 3-4, HR (5), 3 RBI, R
• Lundquist: 2-4, 3B, RBI, 2 R
• Gale: 1-3, RBI

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves continue their postseason run in the conference tournament on Thursday (May 2). No. 4 Northwood is set to play No. 1 Trevecca Nazarene in the second round of the G-MAC Tournament at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio, at 12:30 p.m.