Baseball Extends Win Streak To Six With 3-2 Win At Saginaw Valley

OVERVIEW – SAGINAW VALLEY

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 3, Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 2

RECORDS: Northwood 9-9, Saginaw Valley State 11-5

LOCATION: SVSU Baseball Complex – University Center, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood baseball extends win streak to six with 3-2 win at Saginaw Valley Tuesday afternoon (March 19).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• SVSU put together a rally in the second inning, scoring a pair of runs after the first two batters of the inning were retired to go up 2-0.
• Northwood responded in the top of the third inning, starting with a Drew Charters solo home run.
• Later in the inning, Matt Magno plated Logan Voth with an RBI double to tie the score at 2-2.
• The pitching took over for the next four inning, as the score remained tied until the eighth inning.
• Northwood put the first three batters on base in the eight and took the lead on a sacrifice fly from Blake Salamon to make the score 3-2.
• After the Cardinals plated a pair in the second, Northwood's pitching held Saginaw Valley off the board in the final seven innings to earn the win.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 3/6/0, Saginaw Valley: 2/8/1
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 7, Saginaw Valley: 6
• Winning Pitcher – Benji Alderson (2-0): 1 1/3 IP, H, 2 K
• Losing Pitcher – JJ Arbini (0-3): 0 IP, H, R, 2 BB
• Save – Jake Jekielek (3): 1 2/3 IP, 2 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Tyler Sager: 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, BB, 6 K
• Magno: 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB
• Salamon: 2-3, RBI
• Charters: HR, RBI

UP NEXT

• Northwood travels to Kentucky Wesleyan for a four-game series, starting with a doubleheader Saturday (March 23). First pitch is set for 1 p.m.