Baseball Drops 5-3 Contest To Findlay

OVERVIEW – FINDLAY

SCORES: Findlay Oilers 5, Northwood Timberwolves 3

RECORDS: Northwood (23-17-1), Findlay (17-24)

LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood falls at home to Findlay 5-3 Wednesday (April 27).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• Findlay plated one run in the top of the first.
• The Oilers added another run in the second to take the 2-0 lead.
• A solo homer gave Findlay the 3-0 advantage in the fifth.
• NU got on the board in the bottom of the seventh as E.J. Clark walked with bases loaded to score one.
• Jacob Rybicki then scored on a wild pitch to further cut into the Findlay lead, making it 3-2 after seven.
• Northwood tied the game in the bottom of the eighth at 3-3 as Rhett Evans reached home on a throwing error.
• The Oilers responded right away in the top of the ninth, plating a pair of runs to go up 5-3.
• The Timberwolves loaded the bases in the bottom of the final inning but were unable to push a run across.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 3/5/1, Findlay 5/8/2
• Runners left on base: Northwood 10, Findlay 8
• Winning Pitcher – Sebastian Jones (2-1): 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), K
• Losing Pitcher – Benji Alderson (1-2): 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, BB
• Save -- Ashton Schroeder (6): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Beale/Evans: H, R

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Wisconsin Parkside for a series beginning Friday (April 29). Game time is set for 4 p.m. (ET).