Baseball Falls To SVSU 9-2

OVERVIEW – SAGINAW VALLEY

SCORES: Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 9, Northwood Timberwolves 2

RECORDS: Northwood (29-19-1, 15-9 GLIAC), Saginaw Valley (21-26, 10-14 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood falls to Saginaw Valley 9-2 in the final game of the regular season Sunday (May 8).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• Saginaw Valley took the early 1-0 lead with an RBI double in the top of the second.
• Two more runs in the fourth gave SVSU the 3-0 lead.
• The Cardinals scored three runs on five hits to make it 6-0 in the top of the sixth inning.
• Solo homeruns to left field by Jacob Rybicki and Khale Showers got the Timberwolves within 6-2 in the bottom of the inning.
• Saginaw Valley extended their lead to 9-2 with three runs in the top of the ninth, which proved to be the final score.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 2/8/5, Saginaw Valley 9/10/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 6, Saginaw Valley 7
• Winning Pitcher – Tyler McLaren (5-3): 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 5 K
• Losing Pitcher – Logan Lee (1-2): 5.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 3 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Showers: 2-4, HR, RBI
• Rybicki: HR, RBI
• Magno: 2-4

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will compete against Grand Valley in the opening round of the GLIAC tournament in Gary, Indiana Thursday (May 12). Game time is set for 7 p.m.