Baseball Earns Split Versus Walsh

OVERVIEW –  WALSH

SCORES: Walsh Cavaliers 7, Northwood Timberwolves 3/Northwood 6, Walsh 3

RECORDS: Northwood (30-16, 21-5 GMAC), Walsh (22-19, 16-10 GMAC)

LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood baseball splits a pair against Walsh Saturday afternoon (April 29), dropping game one 7-3 before bouncing back with a 6-3 victory in the nightcap.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• Rhett Evans got the Northwood offense started in the bottom of the first. An RBI single through the left side scored Matt Magno for the early 1-0 lead.
• The Cavaliers drove in one run in the top of the third to tie the score.
• An RBI single by Blake Salamon brought home Jacob Rybicki. With the next at bat, Evans drove added another single to score Magno, as NU went up 3-1.
• The key inning of the game came in the fifth, when Walsh drove in four runs on five hits to take the 5-3 lead.
• In the top of the ninth, the Cavaliers plated the two final runs of the contest for the 7-3 win.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 3/8/2, Walsh 7/14/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 5, Walsh 9
• Winning Pitcher: Nick Lallathin – (2-2): 7 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 5 K
• Losing Pitcher: Derek Clark – (8-2): 8 IP, 12 H, 5 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 10 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Evans: 2-4, 2 RBI
• Magno: 2-3, 2 R
• Jacob Rybicki: 2-4, R
• Salamon: 1-3, RBI

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• A solo homerun for the Cavaliers gave them the 1-0 lead in the top of the second.
• In the bottom of the inning, Salamon responded with a solo homerun of his own to tie the game. This was his 17th homerun of the season, adding to his single-season school record.
• Walsh added one run in the third to make the score 2-1.
• Rybicki began the bottom of the third with a double to left center and going on to steal third.
• Magno followed with a double to left center to plate Rybicki.
• Evans then came just short of a homerun, bringing in Magno with an RBI double to left field to claim the 3-2 advantage.
• In the top of the fourth, Walsh added one run on two hits to tie the score once again.
• The Timberwolves started the bottom of the fifth in exciting fashion thanks to back-to-back solo bombs to left field by Carson Longstreth and Magno.
• Salamon then hit a missile to center field to reach first. He reached home with another deep double from Evans to give NU their third run of the inning, as they took the 6-3 lead.
• Zach Abbey and the Timberwolf defense held Walsh scoreless for the final three innings as Northwood won the contest 6-3.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 6/10/2, Walsh 3/5/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 6, Walsh 5
• Winning Pitcher: Zach Abbey – (3-0): 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R (2 ER), BB, 7 K
• Losing Pitcher: Asher Soltis – (4-2): 4 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 0 BB, 3 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Salamon: 2-3, 2 R, RBI
• Evans: 2-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI
• Magno: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI
• Longstreth: 1-2, HR

UP NEXT

• The two teams will conclude their weekend series with a pair of games Sunday (April 30). First pitch is set for Noon.