Softball Finishes Season In Second Round Of NCAA Tournament

OVERVIEW – No. 3-seed Ohio Dominican - NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round

SCORES: Northwood 0, Ohio Dominican 3

RECORDS: Northwood (35-20), Ohio Dominican (35-14)

LOCATION: Nashville, Tenn. – Jackson Field

RECAP:  Northwood softball finished their 2024 season off with a loss to the six-seed Ohio Dominican, 3-0, in the second round of the 2024 NCAA DII Midwest Regional.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• The Panthers jumped out an early 1-0 lead from a double before a sac bunt in the first.
• Ohio Dominican scored two more in the fifth to make it 3-0 via a wild pitch and another RBI groundout.
• The Timberwolves' offense went silent, unable to manufacture any runs, falling 3-0, ending their 2024 campaign.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 0/2/0, Ohio Dominican 3/5/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 4, Ohio Dominican 2
• Winning Pitcher –  Addison Smodilla (14-4), 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R (0 ER),1 BB, 3 K
• Losing Pitcher – Emily Cox (19-7), 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• This season, the Timberwolves' 35 wins mark the most single-season wins in Gregg Sauve's tenure and the most for the Timberwolves since 2006 (37-15, 15-5 GLIAC).
• Northwood finishes 2024 35-20 overall and 17-9 in the G-MAC, including their third appearance in the NCAA Tournament (2005, 2021, and 2024).
• The Timberwolves became the first team in program history to win the conference tournament, going 4-0 in the G-MAC Tournament (May 1-4).