Baseball Sweeps Cedarville To Open G-MAC Play

OVERVIEW – CEDARVILLE

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 6, Cedarville Yellow Jackets 5 (10 innings/Northwood 9, Cedarville 3

RECORDS: Northwood 6-9, 2-0 G-MAC, Cedarville 4-13, 0-2 G-MAC

LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood baseball sweeps a doubleheader to open the home play against Cedarville, taking game one 6-5 in 10 innings and game two 9-3 Friday (March 15).

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (SCHEDULED FOR NINE INNINGS)

• Both teams had numerous chances to score early on, but it was the Yellow Jackets that broke through with a run in the top of the third.
• Northwood got on the board in bottom of the inning on an Alex Cole RBI single to tie the game 1-1 heading to the fourth.
• Cedarville went back on top in the top of the fifth with a single run.
• The Timberwolves tied the game in the bottom of the seventh with another Cole RBI single.
• Northwood took their first lead of the day in the bottom of the eighth, thanks to a Ben Clark RBI double.
• NU then extended their lead to 4-2 on a Matt Magno RBI single.
• After Cedarville got one back in the top of the ninth, the Timberwolves were one out away from closing out the victory. But the Yellow Jackets came through with a two-out RBI single to tie the game 4-4.
• Cedarville plated a single run in the 10th to go back on top 5-4.
• Northwood responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning without a hit to earn the comeback win. NU took advantage of a hit batter and four walks to plate a pair to take the win.
• The first run of the inning came home on a Logan Voth RBI fielder's choice.
• Myles Beale capped the win with a bases-loaded walk to end the game.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 6/9/0, Cedarville: 5/11/0
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 12, Cedarville: 16
• Winning Pitcher – Jake Carroll (2-1): 1 1/3 IP, H, R (0 ER), K
• Losing Pitcher – Nathaniel Adkins (0-1): 2 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB, K

GAME ONE TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Cole: 2-5, 2 RBIs
• Voth: 2-4, RBI, R, 2 BB
• Clark: 2-6, 2B, R, RBI
• Magno: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBIs, 2 BB
• Owen Franklin: 3 IP, 4 H, R, 3 BB, 8 K

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Northwood took advantage of two Cedarville errors in the second inning to go up 1-0.
• Cedarville responded with a run in the top of the third to tie the game.
• The Timberwolves started the bottom of the third inning with a hit, a walk and an error. Northwood put up their first run of the inning on a Magno RBI groundout.
• Beale followed with another RBI groundout to put the Timberwolves on top 3-1.
• The first hit of the inning came from Blake Salamon. His two-run home run to centerfield capped the four-run inning and made the score 5-1.
• Northwood extended their lead in the bottom of the sixth with a two-run single by Drew Charters.
• Clark then made the score 9-1 with a two-run single of his own.
• Cedarville capped the scoring with two runs in the seventh to make the final 9-3.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 9/5/0, Cedarville: 3/8/3
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 8, Cedarville: 8
• Winning Pitcher – Dominic Mauro (2-1): 4 IP, 4 H, R, 2 BB, 5 K
• Losing Pitcher – Max Doepker (0-1): 4 IP, H, 5 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 2 K

GAME TWO TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Salamon: 2-3, 2B, HR, 3 R, 2 RBIs
• Clark: 2-3, R, 2 RBIs
• Charters: 1-2, 2 R, 2 RBIs, SB

UP NEXT

• Northwood and Cedarville will wrap up their weekend series with a doubleheader Saturday (March 16). First pitch is set for Noon.