Baseball Earns Split With Hillsdale - NU Takes Dramatic 9-8 13 Inning Victory In Game Two

OVERVIEW – HILLSDALE

SCORES: Hillsdale Chargers 16, Northwood Timberwolves 2/Northwood Timberwolves 9, Hillsdale Chargers 8 (13 innings)

RECORDS: Northwood (23-17, 16-8 GMAC), Hillsdale (16-25, 10-14 GMAC)

LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood baseball earns a series win by splitting a pair of games against Hillsdale Sunday (April 21), dropping game one 16-2 before earning a dramatic 9-8 win in 13 innings in game two.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• The Chargers set the tone for the contest in the top of the first inning, plating seven runs
• A Myles Beale RBI single gave Northwood a run in the bottom of the first, putting the score at 7-1.
• The Hillsdale offense continued their strong showing in the second, scoring six more runs to extend their lead to 13-1.
• HC added three runs in the fourth to make the score 16-1.
• Blake Salamon rounded out the scoring in game one with a solo homerun to right field as the Timberwolves lost the contest, 16-2.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 2/7/0, Hillsdale 16/18/2
• Runners left on base: Northwood 8, Hillsdale 8
• Winning Pitcher – Paul Brophy (4-1):  5 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, K
• Losing Pitcher – Dominic Mauro (3-3): 0.0 IP, H, 5 R, 3 BB, 0 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Blake Salamon: 2-3, HR
• Logan Voth: 2-3, R

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SCHEDULED FOR NINE INNINGS)

• The game was held scoreless until the third inning, while a solo home run gave the Chargers the 1-0 lead.
• Blake Salamon responded with his third home run of the series to tie the contest in the fourth inning.
• Hillsdale drove in three runs on in the fifth inning to take the 4-1 advantage.
• A sacrifice fly pushed the Charger lead to 5-1 in the top of the seventh.
• The Timberwolves started rolling in the bottom of the seventh, beginning with a Matt Magno three-run home run to center field.
• Salamon followed with a double to left center to score Myles Beale to tie the game.
• NU then sent the game to the eight with a 6-5 lead as Joey Johnston plated Salamon with a single to left center.
• A Hillsdale RBI double to left field evened the score at 6-6 in the top of the eighth.
• Despite opportunities, with the bases loaded, the Timberwolves were unable to drive in a run until
• The score remained tied 6-6 until the twelfth inning. Hillsdale used an RBI single to center field and a sacrifice fly to drive in two runs to go up 8-6.
• With two outs in the bottom of the inning, Northwood rallied to tie the game. Ben Narr plated Ben Devries to pull the Timberwolves within one.
• Camden Fisher leveled the score with a clutch single to left field to drive in Logan Voth and tie the game at 8-8.
• In the thirteenth inning, Devries stepped up to the plate and delivered a walk-off RBI single to left center, clinching the dramatic 9-8 victory for the Timberwolves.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 9/13/4, Hillsdale 8/9/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 16, Hillsdale 10
• Winning Pitcher – Jeff Metzger (1-0): 1 IP, 0 H, 0
• Losing Pitcher – Aaron Jasiak (0-1):  0.1 IP, H, R (0 ER), BB, K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Salamon: 2-5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBIs, 2 BB
• Jake Carroll: 6 IP, 3 H, 3 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 5 K
• Devries: 1-2, R, RBI
• Magno: 2-6, HR, 2 R, 3 RBIs
• Fisher: 1-2, RBI
• Voth: 2-5, 2B, R

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host Saginaw Valley at Dow Diamond Tuesday night (April 23). Game time is set for 6:30 p.m.