Baseball Earns 9-7 Win At Purdue Northwest To Close Series

OVERVIEW – PURDUE NORTHWEST

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 9, Purdue Northwest Pride 7

RECORDS: Northwood (19-15-1, 6-6 GLIAC), Purdue Northwest (13-11, 2-8 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Dowling Park – Hammond, Ind.  

RECAP: Northwood baseball earns a 9-7 win over Purdue Northwest Saturday afternoon (April 16) to split the four-game series.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• A strong start to the game put the Timberwolves up 3-0 in the top of the first. Matt Magno got the bats going with an RBI double to right center
• Rhett Evans drove in Magno with an RBI single.
• The Timberwolves rounded out the scoring in the inning by taking advantage of a dropped fly by PNW.
• The Pride added one run each in the third and fourth innings to make the score 3-2.
• E.J. Clark extended the lead to 6-2 for the Timberwolves with a 3-run home run to right field.
• A ground-rule double by Khale Showers brought home Rhett Evans and Joey Johnston, putting NU up 8-2.
• PNW responded in the bottom of the sixth, plating four runs to trail 8-6.
• The Pride plated a run in the bottom of the seventh to get within one.
• A Showers RBI single scored Malik Houston to give the Timberwolves the 9-7 advantage in the top of the eighth.
• Jake Jekielek finished the game strong on the mound to earn the save, holding the Pride off the board over the final 2 1/3 innings.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 9/11/1, Purdue Northwest 7/9/4
• Runners left on base: Northwood 10, Purdue Northwest 5
• Winning Pitcher – Drew Schultz (4-0): 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 6 K
• Losing Pitcher – Jack Sielatycki (1-1): 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 2 K
• Save – Jake Jekielek (4): 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Clark: 2-5, HR, 3 RBI, R
• Showers: 2-3, 3 RBI
• Magno: 3-5, RBI, R
• Johnston: 2-5, R

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host Rochester for one game on Wednesday (April 20). Game time is set for 3 p.m.