Softball Falls Twice In Matchups With Findlay

OVERVIEW – Findlay

SCORES: Northwood 3, Findlay 7 / Northwood 2, Findlay 4

RECORDS: Northwood (10-16, 4-6 G-MAC), Findlay (22-8, 8-2 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Anderson Field – Findlay, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood softball finished their trip to Northwest Ohio with a doubleheader at Findlay on Friday, April 3. They ended up dropping both games to the Oilers, 7-3 and 4-2.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• Findlay opened the scoring in the third, capitalizing on a Northwood error following an infield single to plate an unearned run.
• The Oilers broke it open in the fourth, using a run-scoring double, a bunt single that turned into an RBI after a throwing error, and a two-run home run to extend the lead to 5-0.
• Northwood answered in the fifth with a sacrifice fly from Delanie Gale and an RBI single through the left side by Ashley Ziel to cut the deficit to 5-2.
• The Oilers didn't take long to respond, sending the first pitch of the bottom of the fifth over the center field fence, 6-2 UF.
• Moving to the sixth, Ashlyn Lundquist kept Northwood in it with a lead-off double down the left field line. She would later come around to score on a passed ball, cutting the lead to three, 6-3 UF.
• The back-and-forth exchange of offense continued in the bottom of the sixth. Findlay's walk came around to score on a two-out double to left, 7-3 UF. They would hold on in the top of the seventh for the 7-3 win.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 3/7/2, Findlay 7/10/2
• Runners left on base: Northwood 9, Findlay 4
• Winning Pitcher – Alexys Antal (10-2) 7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
• Losing Pitcher – Dalaney Gage (3-5) 3.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Ashlyn Lundquist: 2-4, R, 2 2B
• Jenna Kowalski: 2-4
• Ashley Ziel: 1-4, RBI
• Meridith Frey: 1-2, R

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

• Findlay struck early in the first with a solo home run before a two-run double pushed the lead to 3-0.
• Northwood was held scoreless through the first five innings. In the sixth, Brittany Steimel delivered a two-RBI single down the right-field line, scoring Delanie Gale and Brinley Eckerman to cut the deficit to 3-2.
• Findlay added an insurance run on a sacrifice fly by Alexys Antal in the bottom of the sixth before holding Northwood at bay for the final 4-2.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 2/3/0, Findlay 4/10/1
• Runners left on base: Northwood 3, Findlay 8
• Winning Pitcher: Kayla Dykin (5-3) – 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
• Losing Pitcher: Kamden Binney (6-6) – 6.0 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Delanie Gale: 2-3, 2B
• Brittany Steimel: 1-2, 2 RBI

NORTHWOOD NOTES AND CAREER MARKS TRACKER

• Several Timberwolves continue to climb the Northwood softball record books during the 2026 season. With her double in the sixth inning, Delanie Gale became Northwood's all-time leader in career doubles with 48, surpassing Northwood Athletics Hall of Famer, Stacey Klonowski (47, 2011–14).

UP NEXT

• Northwood softball is back in action at (RV) Saginaw Valley St. on Wednesday (April 8). They will play the Cardinals in University Center, Mich., in a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.