Baseball Runs Win Streak To Six With Doubleheader Sweep Over Wayne State

OVERVIEW – WAYNE STATE

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 7, Wayne State Warriors 3/Northwood 13, Wayne State 3

RECORDS: Northwood (23-15-1, 9-6 GLIAC), Wayne State (26-11, 11-6 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, MI.

RECAP: Baseball extends winning streak to six with a doubleheader sweep over first place Wayne State Saturday (April 23).

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• The Warriors drove home a run in the top of the first for the early 1-0 advantage.
• Khale Showers continued his hot hitting in the series with an RBI double to tie the game in the bottom of the second.
• Showers was brought home with a Blake Salamon RBI double as NU took the 2-1 lead. 
• Wayne State evened the score with a solo homerun in the third.
• The Timberwolves claimed the lead back thanks to a Myles Beale RBI single, putting the score at 3-2.
• Northwood added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth as a Showers double brought home Matt Magno and Rhett Evans.
• Ben Clark added a 2-RBI single with two outs to give NU the 7-2 lead.
• WSU put one run on the board in the top of the seventh as Northwood went on to win the contest 7-3.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 7/10/1, Wayne State 3/5/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 8, Wayne State 6
• Winning Pitcher – Drew Schultz (5-0): 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 6 K
• Losing Pitcher – Karter Fitzpatrick (5-1): 4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 BB, 3 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Showers: 2-3, 2 R, 3 RBIs
• Beale: 2-4, R, RBI
• Magno: 2-4, R
• Salamon: 1-2, RBI
• Clark: 2 RBIs

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• Khale Showers got the Timberwolves started in the second with a homerun to left field, his second of the series.
• Jacob Rybicki added a solo shot of his own in the fourth to give NU the 2-0 lead.
• A wild pitch in the fifth scored Joey Johnston to make it 3-0.
• A two-run single from Ben Clark drove in Blake Salamon and Showers in the bottom of the sixth.
• Matt Magno added a two-RBI single of his own in the inning for the 7-0 Timberwolf lead.
• Rybicki reached home on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh to extend the NU advantage.
• A David Jeffers RBI single up the middle plated Salamon later in the seventh to make the score 9-0.
• NU added four more runs in exciting fashion with a Rhett Evans grand slam in the seventh to push the advantage to 13-0.
• The Warriors got on the board with three in the ninth to close out a 13-3 Northwood victory.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 13/7/0, Wayne State 3/6/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 9, Wayne State 4
• Winning Pitcher – Jayden Dentler (5-2): 8.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, BB, 5 K
• Losing Pitcher – Seth Marano (2-2): 5 IP, 9 H, 4 R, BB, 2 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Clark: 3-5, R, 2 RBIs
• Showers: 3-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBIs
• Magno: 3-4, 2 RBI
• Jeffers: 2-3, 2 R, RBI
• Salamon: 3-4, 2 R
• Rybicki: 1-3, HR, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI, HR
• Evans: Grand Slam

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will conclude their home series with Wayne State with a single game tomorrow (April 23). Game time is set for Noon.