Windy Conditions Lead To Wild 21-19 Loss For Baseball At Purdue Northwest

OVERVIEW – PURDUE NORTHWEST

SCORES: Purdue Northwest Pride 21, Northwood Timberwolves 19

RECORDS: Northwood (17-14, 4-5 GLIAC), Grand Valley (12-10, 1-6 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Dowling Park – Hammond, Ind.

RECAP: Windy conditions lead to a wild 21-19 loss for Northwood baseball at Purdue Northwest Friday afternoon (April 14). 

GAME HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• The Timberwolves got the offense going right away thanks to a Joey Johnston two run homer in the top of the first inning.
• Purdue Northwest responded in a big way in the bottom of the first, bringing home eight runs. The Pride had eight hits and the Timberwolves committed two errors.
• PNW put up two more runs in the second to make the score 10-2.
• Northwood responded in the top of the third with three runs, one coming on a Johnston RBI single and two more scoring via error.
• The Pride got one in the bottom of the third to put the score at 11-5.
• Jacob Rybicki put together a three-run rally for Northwood in the top of the fourth, bringing home two on a triple before stealing home to get within three at 11-8.
• Purdue Northwest scored one in the bottom of the fourth to get the lead back to four.
• Northwood came right back with a Myles Beale two-run homer to make the score 12-10.
• The Pride came up with another big frame in the bottom of the fifth, scoring five runs.
• Ben Clark plated a pair in the top of the sixth on a single to get the Timberwolves within six at 17-12.
• Purdue Northwest hit a grand slam in the bottom of the seventh to go up by 10 at 21-12.
• Northwood did not go away, putting up five runs in the top of the eighth. Ben Clark started the rally with an RBI single.
• David Jeffers brought home a run with a single, which was followed by an RBI fielder's choice by Rybicki.
• Johnston then brought home another with a bases loaded walk. Then Matt Magno had an RBI single to send the game to the ninth with the score 21-17.
• Northwood nearly completed the comeback victory in the ninth, bringing home runs on a Ben Clark RBI single and a Johnston bases-loaded walk to make the score 21-19.
• NU had the tying run on base when the game ended.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 19/15/2, Grand Valley 21/23/3
• Runners left on base: Northwood 11, Grand Valley 15
• Winning Pitcher – Nathan Boyer (1-0): 1 2/3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, BB, 3 K
• Losing Pitcher – Derek Clark (4-1): 1 1/3 IP, 9 H, 10 R (6 ER), 4 BB, 4 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Joey Johnston: 2-4, HR, 2 R, 5 RBIs, 2 BB
• Rybicki: 1-3, 3 R, 3 RBIs, 2 BB
• Magno: 3-7, R, RBI
• Beale: HR, 2 R, 2 RBIs, 3 R
• Evans: 2-4, 2B, 2 R
• Ben Clark: 3-5, R, 4 RBIs
• Jeffers: 2-4, 3 R, RBI

UP NEXT

• Northwood and Purdue Northwest will play a doubleheader Saturday (April 15). First pitch is set for 2 p.m.