Baseball Earns Convincing 14-2 Win Over Thomas More

OVERVIEW – THOMAS MORE

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 14, Thomas More Saints 2 (seven innings)

RECORDS: Northwood 3-8, Thomas More 7-5

LOCATION: Lake Myrtle Field #4 – Auburndale, Fla.

RECAP: Northwood baseball's offense breaks out in a 14-2 non-conference win over Thomas More Thursday (March 7).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood started the game fast, getting on the board first on a wild pitch in the top of the first that brought home Logan Voth.
• Matt Magno made it 2-0 with an RBI single later in the first.
• The Saints responded in the top of the third with a pair of runs to tie the score.
• NU's offense then got rolling in the bottom of the third, starting with an RBI single for Brendan Hammer.
• Drew Charters followed with a bases-loaded walk to make the score 4-2.
• Voth capped the three-run third with a sacrifice fly to give the Timberwolves a 5-2 advantage.
• Northwood added three more runs in the fourth that got started with a Magno RBI single.
• Hammer made the score 8-2 on a two run double to cap the bottom of the fourth.
• The Timberwolves came through with another big inning in the sixth, which got started with an Alex Jarboe sacrifice fly.
• Hammer drove home his fourth run of the day on a bases loaded walk to make the score 10-2.
• Charters then earned his fourth RBI of the day with a bases-clearing double to bring home three.
• Ben Clark capped the scoring on the day with a sac fly that gave the Timberwolves a 14-2 lead.
• The game was scheduled for nine innings, but with Northwood leading by 12 after seven innings, the run-rule was enforced to give the Timberwolves the victory.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 14/12/3, Thomas More: 2/4/1
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 8, Thomas More: 8
• Winning Pitcher – Dominic Mauro (1-1): 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 5 BB
• Losing Pitcher – Tony Spangler (0-1): 3 IP, 6 H, 6 R (5 ER), 2 BB
• Save – Owen Franklin (1): 3 IP, H, 3 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Magno: 4-4, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBIs
• Hammer: 2-2, 2B, R, 4 RBIs, BB
• Charters: 1-3, 2B, R, 4 RBIs, BB
• Voth: 3-4, 2 R, RBI

UP NEXT

• Northwood travels to Rollins Friday (March 8). Game time is set for 3 p.m.