Baseball Defeats SVSU 5-2

OVERVIEW – SAGINAW VALLEY

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 5, Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 2

RECORDS: Northwood (28-17-1, 14-7 GLIAC), Saginaw Valley (19-25, 8-13 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Baseball rides strong pitching to a 5-2 win over Saginaw Valley to open a four-game series Friday (May 6).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• The Cardinals scored two unearned runs in the top of the first to take the early lead on one hit and a pair of Northwood errors.
• Myles Beale drove home Joey Johnston with an RBI single to cut into the SVSU lead and make the score 2-1 after one inning.
• The Timberwolves went up 3-2 in the bottom of the third. Beale added another RBI on a fielder's choice while Khale Showers also scored on a throwing error.
• A bases-loaded walk by Matt Mango scored Johnston to put NU up 4-2 in the seventh.
• Jacob Rybicki brought home Evan Weigand in the eighth with a sacrifice fly to make the final score 5-2.
• The story of the game was the Northwood pitching. After allowing a one-out single in the first inning, the Timberwolves did not give up another hit the rest of the game. Derek Clark tossed three one-hit innings before Cam Schuelke threw six no-hit innings to finish out the win.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 5/8/2, Saginaw Valley 2/1/3
• Runners left on base: Northwood 8, Saginaw Valley 5
• Winning Pitcher – Cam Schuelke (3-3): 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
• Losing Pitcher – Hayden Jacktzak (0-5): 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R (2 ER), 4 BB, 8 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Johnston: 2-4, 3 R
• Beale: 1-3, 2 RBI
• Rybicki, Magno: RBI
• Clark: 3 IP, H, 2 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 3 K

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will continue their home series against Saginaw Valley with a doubleheader on Saturday (May 7). Game time is set for 1:30 p.m.