Posted: Mar 16, 2023
Baseball Takes Pair At Cedarville To Open G-MAC Play
Game 1
Game 1
Northwood
(8-8, 1-0)
5
Cedarville
(3-13, 0-1)
3
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Northwood | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
|
Cedarville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Game 2
Game 2
Northwood
(9-8, 2-0)
2
Cedarville
(3-14, 0-2)
0
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Northwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
|
Cedarville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
OVERVIEW – CEDARVILLE
SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 5, Cedarville Yellow Jackets 3/Northwood 2, Cedarville 0
RECORDS: Northwood 9-8 (2-0 G-MAC) | Cedarville 3-14, (0-2 G-MAC)
LOCATION: Cedarville, Ohio
RECAP: Northwood baseball rides strong starting pitching to a pair of wins at Cedarville Thursday afternoon (March 16), with NU winning game one 5-3 before taking game two 2-0…
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)
- Northwood got the scoring going in the top of the third on a Matt Magno RBI triple that brought home Ben Clark.
- David Jeffers made it 2-0 in the top of the fourth with an RBI single.
- The Timberwolves added another run in the sixth on a Joey Johnston RBI single.
- In the top of the seventh, a Rhett Evans sacrifice fly pushed the lead to 4-0.
- Magno earned his second RBI of the day in the top of the eighth that made the NU lead 5-0.
- Cedarville rallied in the ninth, putting together four straight extra base hits to get within two at 5-3.
- NU responded with the final two outs of the game to close out the win.
GAME ONE STATS
- Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 5/10/0, Cedarville: 3/7/3
- Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 12, Cedarville: 5
- Winning Pitcher: Derek Clark (3-1) 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, BB, 8 K
- Losing Pitcher: Tanner Gillis (0-2) 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 7 K
- Save: Jake Carroll (1) 1/3 IP, K
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- Magno: 2-5, 3B, 2 RBIs
- Jacob Rybicki: 2-5, R, SB
- Beale: 2-4
- Alex Cole: 3 BB, 2 R
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)
- Northwood plated the first run in the top of the first inning thanks to a double steal. Rybicki came home on the play to give NU a 1-0 lead.
- The score remained that way until the fourth when Johnston brought home another run on a sacrifice fly.
- That was all the scoring that Northwood starter Jayden Dentler would need. He allowed just three hits in seven shutout innings to earn his fourth win of the season.
GAME TWO STATS
- Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 2/6/1, Cedarville: 0/3/1
- Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 5, Cedarville: 4
- Winning Pitcher: Jayden Dentler (4-0) 7 IP, 3 H, BB, 6 K
- Losing Pitcher: Wyatt Fisher (0-4) 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 10 K
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- Rybicki: 2-4, 2B, 3B, R
- Johnston: RBI
UP NEXT
- Northwood and Cedarville will conclude their weekend series with a doubleheader Friday (March 17). First pitch is set for 1 p.m.