Baseball Falls In Season Opener At Montevallo 4-3

OVERVIEW – MONTEVALLO

SCORES: Montevallo Falcons 4, #22 Northwood Timberwolves 3

RECORDS: Northwood 0-1, Montevallo 6-3

LOCATION: Bob Riesener Stadium – Montevallo, Alabama

RECAP: Northwood baseball opened its 2024 season with a 4-3 loss at Montevallo Friday afternoon (February 16)

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Montevallo opened the scoring in the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the second.
• The Falcons made it 2-0 with a run in the bottom of the third.
• Northwood got on the board in the top of the fourth thanks to Evan Wiegand. His solo homer made the score 2-1.
• The Timberwolves brought home a pair in the fifth, starting with a Myles Beale RBI groundout to bring home Ben Clark to tie the game 2-2.
• Northwood took the lead later in the inning on a double steal attempt which brought home Logan Voth and gave the Timberwolves a 3-2 advantage.
• Montevallo used a triple in the eighth inning to tie the score 3-3.
• The Falcons brought home the win in the ninth thanks to a single, an error and a walk-off single to win the game 4-3.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 3/5/1, Montevallo: 4/10/2
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 4, Montevallo: 7
• Winning Pitcher – Chris Foster (2-1): 2/3 IP, K
• Losing Pitcher – Jake Jekielek (0-1): 1/3 IP, H, R, BB

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Jake Carroll: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, BB, 3 K
• Dominic Mauro: 3 IP, 3 H, R, BB, 3 K
• Wiegand: 1-3, HR, RBI, BB
• Blake Salamon: 2-3, BB

UP NEXT

• Northwood and Montevallo will continue their three-game series Saturday (February 17). First pitch is set for 1 p.m. (ET).