Baseball Extends Winning Streak To School-Record 13 Games With Sweep Over Findlay

OVERVIEW – FINDLAY

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 4, Findlay Oilers 2 / Northwood Timberwolves 10, Findlay Oilers 2

RECORDS: Northwood (20-8, 12-0 GMAC), Findlay (12-14, 5-7 GMAC)

LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood extends its winning streak to a school-record 13 games with a pair of wins over Findlay Monday afternoon, taking game one 4-2 and game two 10-5.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• The Oilers struck first, hitting a two-RBI double for the early 2-0 lead in the top of the first.
• Myles Beale homered to right field to cut into the Findlay lead in the bottom of the second, putting the score at 2-1.
• The Timberwolves reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the third, going up 4-2. Northwood started the scoring by taking advantage of a Findlay throwing error on a David Jeffers bunt to bring home Joey Johnston. Jacob Rybicki added an RBI single to plate Jeffers, followed by a Matt Magno sacrifice fly to score Rybicki.
• Neither team was able to plate a run for the final four innings as Northwood earned the 4-2 victory.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 4/5/2, Findlay 2/4/1
• Runners left on base: Northwood 2, Findlay 3
• Winning Pitcher – Kendall Anthes (3-1): 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R (0 ER), BB, 7 K
• Losing Pitcher – Blaine Wynk (2-2): 6 IP, 5 H, 4 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 4 K
• Save: Jake Carroll (3): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Rybicki: 2-3, R, RBI
• Beale: 1-3, HR
• Magno: RBI

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

• Matt Magno got the Timberwolves rolling in the bottom of the first with a two-run home run to left field.
• NU extended their lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the second thanks to a solo shot from David Jeffers.
• The Oilers added a homerun of their own in the top of the third to put the score at 3-1.
• A sacrifice fly scored Findlay's second run of the game in the top of the fourth.
• The Timberwolves broke the game open in the fifth, plating five runs. NU got rolling thanks to a Rhett Evans three-run homer to left field.
• Jeffers continued the scoring in the inning, doubling down the right field line to bring home Joey Johnston. Jacob Rybicki added an RBI single to give NU the 8-2 advantage.
• Evans added a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning to score Blake Salamon and extend the lead to 9-2.
• An RBI double by Alex Cole in the bottom of the eighth gave Northwood their final run of the contest.
• The Oilers had a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth to make the final score 10-3.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 10/13/0, Findlay Oilers 5/6/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 3, Findlay Oilers 4
• Winning Pitcher – Jake Jekielek (2-1): 2 IP, 2 H, 4 K
• Losing Pitcher – Bailey McCord (2-3): 4 2/3 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 3 BB, 6 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Evans: 1-3, HR, 4 RBIs
• Magno: 2-5, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
• Jeffers: 2-4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
• Beale: 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Northwood's 13-game winning streak is the longest in school history. The Timberwolves won 12 games in a row in both 2017 and 2018 for the old record.

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host Grace Christian Wednesday (April 5). The game is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m.