Softball Drops 5-1 Contest To Ashland In G-MAC Tournament Opener

OVERVIEW – ASHLAND (G-MAC TOURNAMENT)

SCORES: #3 Ashland Eagles 5, #6 Northwood Timberwolves 1

RECORDS: Northwood 22-21 | Ashland 30-15

LOCATION: Akron, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood softball drops a 5-1 contest to Ashland to open the Great Midwest Tournament Wednesday afternoon (April 29).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The key part of the game came right away, as Ashland put up three runs in the bottom of the first.
• Ashland extended their lead early in the second with a run to go up 4-0.
• Northwood got on the board in the top of the fourth on an RBI double from Brittany Steimel go get within three at 4-1.
• AU came right back with a run in the bottom of the inning to get their advantage back to four runs.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 5/11/1, Ashland: 12/11/0
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 8, Ashland: 3
• Winning Pitcher – Delaney Lis (11-6): 7 IP, 6 H, R, 0 BB, 2 K
• Losing Pitcher – Dalaney Gage (8-8): IP, 3 H, 3 R, BB

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Steimel: 2B, RBI
• Delanie Gale: 2B
• Kamden Binney: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 3 K

UP NEXT

• Northwood will face seventh-seeded Ursuline in an elimination game Thursday (April 30). First pitch is set for Noon.