Posted: Apr 05, 2024
Baseball Defeats No. 8 Ashland 6-5
OVERVIEW – ASHLAND
SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 6 , Ashland Eagles 5
RECORDS: Northwood (14-13, 9-4 GMAC), Ashland (22-4, 7-2 GMAC)
LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood baseball earns a 6-5 victory over No. 8 Ashland on Friday (April 5).
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- An RBI groundout provided Ashland with the first run of the game in the top of the first.
- The Eagles added another run in the second inning with an RBI single to push the Ashland lead to 2-0.
- Ben Clark started the bottom of the fourth inning with a single to the pitcher, and advanced to second on a throwing error. Matt Magno followed with a double to right center to score Clark.
- On the following at bat, Myles Beale added a double of his own off of the wall in right field. An RBI groundout from Blake Salamon then scored Magno to tie the game at 2-2.
- With the score evened up, Joey Johnston hit a three-run home run to right field as the Timberwolves took the 5-2 lead.
- Ashland responded right away with three runs of their own in the top of the fifth to put the score at 5-5
- Both teams remained scoreless until the bottom of the seventh. An RBI single by Beale plated Logan Voth to put Northwood up 6-5.
- The Timberwolves got the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth but were unable to plate a run going into the ninth inning.
- Jake Jekielek capped off a dominant relief appearance by retiring the final three batters of the game in order to finish off the victory.
GAME STATS
- Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 6/10/2, Ashland 5/7/2
- Runners left on base: Northwood 8, Ashland 5
- Winning Pitcher – Jekielek (2-2): 4.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
- Losing Pitcher – John Essig (1-1): 4 IP, 5 H, R, 3 BB, 4 K
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- Beale: 3-4, RBI, R
- Johnston: 1-4, HR, 3 RBI, R
- Josh Getz: 2-4
- Magno: 1-3, R, RBI
UP NEXT
- Northwood and Ashland will play a doubleheader Saturday (April 6). First pitch is set for 1 p.m.