Baseball Opens GLIAC Tournament Play With An 11-6 Win Over Grand Valley State

OVERVIEW – GRAND VALLEY STATE (GLIAC TOURNAMENT)

SCORES: #3 Northwood Timberwolves 11, #4 Grand Valley State Lakers 6

RECORDS: Northwood (30-19-1), Grand Valley State (30-19)

LOCATION: US Steel Yard – Gary, Ind.

RECAP: Baseball opens play at the GLIAC Tournament with an 11-6 win over Grand Valley State Thursday night (May 12)

GAME HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• Northwood got going in the bottom of the second inning, starting with a two-run single by David Jeffers.
• Jacob Rybicki followed with an RBI double to make the score 3-0.
• Rybicki then stole third and came home on a throwing error to make the score 4-0.
• NU added to its lead in the bottom of the third, as Rhett Evans had an RBI double to push the lead to 5-0.
• A Matt Magno triple then brought home Evans to get the advantage to 6-0 after three innings.
• The Lakers began to fight back in the top of fourth, bringing home four runs.
• Northwood got one back in the bottom of the fourth on a Khale Showers sacrifice fly to send the game to the fifth with the Timberwolves leading 7-4.
• That is where the score remained until the seventh, when Grand Valley State plated a pair of two-out runs to get within one at 7-6.
• The Timberwolves did get one back right away in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Magno that made the score 8-6.
• Northwood added insurance runs in the eighth, starting with a Joey Johnston sacrifice fly.
• Showers and Evans followed with RBI singles to push the advantage to 11-6.
• Cam Schuleke came in to get the final seven outs to close out the victory.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 11/10/1, Grand Valley State 6/9/2
• Runners left on base: Northwood 7, Grand Valley State 6
• Winning Pitcher – Jayden Dentler (7-2): 6 2/3 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 0 BB, 3 K
• Losing Pitcher – Austin Brown (2-2): 2 1/3 IP, 6 H, 6 R (5 ER), 2 BB, K
• Save – Cam Schuleke (3): 2 1/3 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Magno: 2-5, 3B, 2 RBIs
• Evans: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBIs
• Rybicki: 2-3, 2B, SB, 2 RBIs, 2 BB
• Showers: 1-2, 2 RBIs
• Jeffers: 1-2, 2 RBIs, 2 BB

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will face No. 2 seed Wayne State Friday night (May 13). First pitch is set for 8 p.m. (ET)