Steimel Shines As Softball Splits Day Three In Florida Versus Quincy And D'Youville

OVERVIEW – Quincy & D'Youville

SCORES: Northwood 4, Quincy 6 / Northwood 10, D'Youville 0

RECORDS: Northwood (7-7), Quincy (9-8)/ Northwood (8-7), D'Youville (2-5)

LOCATION: Auburndale, Fla. – The Spring Games

RECAP: Northwood softball continued the Florida trip with games five and six of 12 on Saturday (March 9) versus Quincy and D'Youville. The Timberwolves fell to Quincy 6-4 before defeating D'Youville 10-0 in five innings.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood's offense came alive early in the top of the first. Ashlyn Lundquist singled to right center to lead off the game, and Gianna Fantin followed by drawing a hit by pitch. Lundquist would then score the game's first run off a Delanie Gale single just out of the outstretched arms of the pitcher, 1-0 NU.
• Brittany Steimel cleared the bases with her fourth blast of the year after Gale's RBI single. Steimel's homer is her fourth over the last four games, giving the Timberwolves a 4-0 lead with no one out.
• Quincy would answer right back, staying patient in the box. Northwood pitching gave up a single, walk, and a single to start the bottom of the first. Another walk two batters later put Quincy on the board, 1-4 NU.
• The Hawks squared up two more singles to tie it back up at 4-4.
• As quick as the Timberwolf offense started was as quick as the Quincy pitching took momentum. Northwood's offense managed just two hits over the final six innings.
• The Hawks would add two more unearned runs behind two Northwood miscues to win 6-4.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 4/5/3, Quincy 6/9/1
• Runners left on base: Northwood 8, Quincy 8
• Winning Pitcher –KJ Weller (5-3), 7 IP, 5 H, 4 R (4 ER), 5 BB, 0 K
• Losing Pitcher – Brittani Mutter (1-2), 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 2 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Steimel: 2-3, HR (4), 3 RBI, R, BB
• Lundquist: 2-4
• Gale: 1-4, RBI, R

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood's offense bounced back in game two, scoring twice in the opening inning. NU's second hitter, Madison Jordan walked to lead it off for the Timberwolves. Gale followed with a single through the left side before Steimel drew an HBP. Kamden Binney knocked in the first run of the game thereafter.
• Karlie Moore's bloop single to follow Binney put the Timberwolves' second run up in the first, 2-0 NU.
• Jillian Krawczak kept the momentum going in the second, leading off with a single before stealing second. A Gabby Schloop walk put runners on first and second for Jordan to double home Northwood's next run, 3-0 NU.
• A tricky single from Gale dribbled just past the pitcher far enough to plate another Timby run, 4-0 NU.
• Up 4-0, Steimel broke it open in the second for the designated home team. Her second 3-run blast in as many games and fifth home run in the last five push the NU lead to 7-0.
• Emily Cox was perfect through three innings of work when a Saints single barely inside the third base line gave D'Youville their first base runner of the game two outs into the fourth.
• Northwood finished it off in the bottom of the fourth. Doubles by Gale and Steimel down the left field line gave Northwood the magic 8-0 lead.
• Three hits, two walks, and a D'Youville dropped pop-up put the Timberwolves up 10-0 in the bottom of the fourth.
• Cox wouldn't allow another baserunner, striking out the side in the fifth to give NU the victory, 10-0.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 10/10/0, D'Youville 0/1/1
• Runners left on base: Northwood 7, D'Youville 2
• Winning Pitcher – Emily Cox (3-1), 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K
• Losing Pitcher – S. Parzych (1-3), 1.1 IP, 6 H, 7 R (7 ER), 2 BB, 0 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Steimel: 2-2, HR (5), 2B, 4 RBI, R
• Gale: 3-3, RBI, 3 R,
• Moore: 2-3, RBI
• Jordan: 1-3, RBI, 2 R, BB

UP NEXT

• Northwood softball is back in action Monday (March 11) for games seven and eight of their 12-game stint in Florida with battles versus Northern St. at 10 a.m. followed by Southwest Minnesota St. at 12:30 p.m.