Baseball Splits Doubleheader Versus Hillsdale

OVERVIEW – HILLSDALE

SCORES: Hillsdale Chargers 7, Northwood Timberwolves 3/Northwood 10, Hillsdale 8

RECORDS: Northwood 2-3, Hillsdale 3-1

LOCATION: Johnson City, Tenn.

RECAP: Northwood baseball split a pair of games against Hillsdale Saturday afternoon (February 19), with the Chargers taking game one 7-3 and the Timberwolves winning the nightcap 10-8.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Myles Beale continued his hot start to the season right away in the top of the first, leading the game off with a solo home run to put the Timberwolves up 1-0.
• Hillsdale got a run-scoring triple in the bottom of the third to tie the game 1-1.
• Northwood went back on top in the fourth on an Evan Wiegand RBI single to make the score 2-1.
• The fifth and sixth innings proved to be key to the Chargers win, as Hillsdale took the lead for good in the fifth with three runs to go up 4-2.
• NU cut the lead to one in the top of the sixth thanks to an Alex Jarboe pinch-hit run-scoring double that cut the HC lead to 4-3.
• The Chargers kept their bats hot in the seventh, plating three more runs to go up 7-3.
• Northwood got one back in the seventh on a Rhett Evans RBI groundout but were unable to get any closer.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors – Northwood: 4/7/1, Hillsdale: 7/9/1
• Runners Left on Base – Northwood: 8, Hillsdale: 2
• Winning Pitcher: Zane Barnhart (1-0) – 1 1/3 IP, R, 2 BB
• Losing Pitcher: Jake Jekielek (1-1) –  2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Matt Magno: 2-4, 2B
• Beale: HR
• Evans/Jarboe/Wiegand: RBI

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• Northwood got off to a fast start in the top of the first inning, jumping out to a 3-0 lead three batters into the game. Jacob Rybicki connected on a three-run homer to give the Timberwolves the early lead.
• Hillsdale responded in a big way in the bottom of the second, bringing home seven runs in to go up 7-3 after two innings.
• NU came right back in the top of the third inning with three runs of their own, starting with an Evans RBI fielder's choice.
• Khale Showers then cut the lead to one with a two-run single that made the score 7-6.
• Northwood then tied the game in the top of the fourth on a Magno RBI single.
• NU took the lead in the sixth with another three-run rally. After a throwing error made the score 8-7, Magno came through with a two-run double that put Northwood on top 10-7.
• Hillsdale got one back in the sixth to get within two at 10-8.
• The Chargers loaded the bases in the ninth but were held off the board by Cam Schuelke, who pitched the final 7 1/3 innings to earn his first Northwood victory.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors – Northwood: 10/11/4, Hillsdale: 8/10/2
• Runners Left on Base – Northwood: 8, Hillsdale: 10
• Winning Pitcher – Cam Schuelke (1-1): 7 1/3 IP, 5 H, R, BB, 9 K
• Losing Pitcher – Brendan Pochmara (0-1): 5 IP, 3 R, 3 BB, 2 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Rybicki: 3-3, HR, 3 RBIs, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 SB
• Magno: 4-5, 2B, 3 RBIs
• Showers: 2-5, 2 RBIs

UP NEXT

• Northwood & Hillsdale will finish their weekend series with another doubleheader Sunday (February 20). First pitch is set for 11 a.m.