Baseball Goes 1-1 To Open Series At Ohio Dominican

OVERVIEW – OHIO DOMINICAN

SCORES: Ohio Dominican Panthers 4, Northwood Timberwolves 3/Northwood 4, Ohio Dominican 1

RECORDS: Northwood 7-6, Ohio Dominican 4-8

LOCATION: Chillicothe, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood baseball splits a pair of games against Ohio Dominican, with ODU winning game one before the Timberwolves took game two 4-1.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Ohio Dominican was the visiting team in the neutral site contest and jumped out right away for an early lead. The Panthers eventually scored three in the top of the first.
• The Timberwolves started to come back in the bottom of the third on an RBI groundout by David Jeffers
• Caden Duryea then tied the score in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run homer to make the score 3-3.
• The score remained 3-3 until the seventh and final inning, when the Panthers connected on a solo home run with one out to go up 4-3.
• Northwood was held off the board in the bottom of the inning to give ODU the win.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 3/2/0, Ohio Dominican: 4/7/0
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 2, Ohio Dominican: 4
• Winning Pitcher: Derek Bolander (2-2) 6 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 7 K
• Losing Pitcher: Derek Clark (2-1) 7 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 BB, 9 K
• Save: Myles Martinez (2) IP, K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Caden Duryea: 1-3, HR, 2 RBIs
• Rhett Evans 1-2, R

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Ohio Dominican earned a two-out single in the top of the first to bring home the first run of the game and take an early lead.
• Northwood responded right away in the bottom of the first, starting with an RBI double from Matt Magno to tie the game.
• Magno later came home on an RBI single from Evans to put the Timberwolves on top 2-1.
• NU extended their lead in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI double from David Jeffers to make the score 3-1.
• Northwood got their lead to 4-1 on a wild pitch in the sixth that brought home Josh Getz.
• The story of the game was starting pitcher Jayden Dentler, who allowed just three hits over his final seven innings of work. Dentler allowed one single while striking out seven over the last four innings of the game.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 4/6/0, Ohio Dominican: 1/5/0
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 7, Ohio Dominican: 3
• Winning Pitcher: Jayden Dentler (3-0) 7 IP, 5 H, R, 0 BB, 7 K
• Losing Pitcher: Michael Lesiecki (0-2) 3 2/3 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 BB, K
• Save: Brett Panick: (2) IP, H, R, BB, 3 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Alex Jarboe: 2-3, 2B, R
• Magno: 1-2, 2B, R, RBI
• Jeffers: 2B, R

UP NEXT

• Northwood and ODU will play a doubleheader Saturday (March 11) starting at 1 p.m.