Baseball Earns 14-1 Win Over Rochester

OVERVIEW – ROCHESTER

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 14, Rochester Warriors 1

RECORDS: Northwood (20-15-1), Rochester (6-26)

LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.  

RECAP: Northwood earns a 14-1 victory over Rochester on Wednesday afternoon (April 20).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS 

• Rhett Evans got the Timberwolf scoring started with a two-run single to left center in the opening inning.
• A home run to left field by Blake Salamon scored three and have NU the 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
• The Warriors responded with a home run in the second to get within 5-1.
• A single by Matt Magno drove in Carson Longstreth to extend the lead to 6-1 in the second.
• Longstreth plated David Jeffers with a single in the bottom of the third.
• Later in the inning, a two-run single from Magno gave NU the 9-1 lead.
• Maalik Houston scored on an error, which was followed by a Jeffers triple to right center to two additional runs.
• An RBI single by Evan Weigand brought Jeffers home, making the score 13-1 after four innings.
• Jeffers added a run in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI single to round out the scoring at 14-1.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 14/22/1, Rochester 1/7/2
• Runners left on base: Northwood 11, Rochester 12
• Winning Pitcher – Logan Lee (2-2): 3 IP, 3 H, R, 3 BB, 6 K
• Losing Pitcher – Nick Wayman (0-2): 1 IP, 6 H, 5 R

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Magno: 4-5, 3 RBI
• Salamon: 3-4, 3 RBI, 2 R
• Jeffers: 3-4, 3 RBI, 2 R
• Khale Showers: 2-3, 2 R
• Longstreth: 3-6, RBI, 3 R
• Myles Beale: 2-4, 2 R
• Evans: 2-5, 2 RBI, R

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host Wayne State for a home series beginning on Friday (April 22). Game time is set for 3 p.m.