Baseball Goes 1-1 At Purdue Northwest

OVERVIEW – PURDUE NORTHWEST

SCORES: Purdue Northwest Pride 2, Northwood Timberwolves 0/Northwood 18, Purdue Northwest 0

RECORDS: Northwood (18-15, 5-6 GLIAC), Purdue Northwest (13-11, 2-7 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Dowling Park – Hammond, Ind.  

RECAP: Northwood baseball splits twin bill at Purdue Northwest Friday (April 15), with the Timberwolves dropping a 2-0 contest in game one before responding with an emphatic 18-0 victory in game two.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• NU loaded the bases in the top of the third, but they were unable to push any runs across. 
• The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning. The Pride scored the first run of the game to take the 1-0 lead.
• PNW added another run in the bottom of the sixth to increase their lead.
• The Timberwolves had chances throughout the game, leaving six runners on base. But NU was unable to get on the board, giving the win to Purdue Northwest.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 0/5/1, Purdue Northwest 2/5/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 6, Purdue Northwest 5
• Winning Pitcher – Joe Buikema (2-1): 5.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
• Losing Pitcher – Cam Schuelke (2-3): 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 3 K
• Save – Sam Shively (2): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Rhett Evans: 2-3

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• NU got the scoring started in the top of the fourth. Matt Magno walked and was brought home on a dropped fly ball by the Pride.
• Khale Showers added an RBI single up the middle to score Myles Beale and give the Timberwolves a 2-0 lead.
• The Timberwolves added three runs in the top of the fifth. A 2-RBI single by Joey Johnston through the right side scored David Jeffers and Carson Longstreth.
• Magno added an RBI single of his own to bring home Johnston and make the score 5-0.
• A Jeffers RBI double to left center brought home Longstreth in the top of the sixth, beginning a seven-run inning for the Timberwolves.
• An RBI single to left field by Ben Clark scored Jeffers, followed by a Rhett Evans sacrifice fly.
• A Beale two-run triple to right field drove in Magno and Johnston. Showers added an RBI single to keep the NU offense rolling.
• Alex Jarboe finished off the inning with an RBI triple of his own, giving the Timberwolves the 12-0 advantage.
• With the bases loaded in the top of the seventh, Beale walked to score Evan Wiegand and put NU up 13-0.
• Maalik Houston made the score 14-0 in the top of the eighth on a sacrifice fly.
• Camden Fisher came through with a big swing in the eighth, connecting on a three-run homer to push the lead to 17-0.
• Houston added a bases loaded walk in the top of the ninth to round out the scoring.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 18/16/3, Purdue Northwest 0/3/4
• Runners left on base: Northwood 12, Purdue Northwest 7
• Winning Pitcher – Jayden Dentler (4-2): 7 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 10 K
• Losing Pitcher – Bret Matthys (1-2): 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 3 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Fisher: 1-1, HR, 3 RBIs
• Beale: 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBIs
• Showers: 2-5, R, 2 RBIs
• Johnston: 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBIs
• Jeffers: 2-4, 2 R, RBI
• Magno: 1-2, 2 R, RBI, 3 BBs

UP NEXT

• Northwood finish their weekend series with PNW Saturday (April 16). Game time is set for 1 p.m. ET.