Baseball Defeats No. 8 Ashland 6-5

OVERVIEW – ASHLAND

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 6 , Ashland Eagles 5

RECORDS: Northwood (14-13, 9-4 GMAC), Ashland (22-4, 7-2 GMAC)

LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood baseball earns a 6-5 victory over No. 8 Ashland on Friday (April 5).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• An RBI groundout provided Ashland with the first run of the game in the top of the first.
• The Eagles added another run in the second inning with an RBI single to push the Ashland lead to 2-0.
• Ben Clark started the bottom of the fourth inning with a single to the pitcher, and advanced to second on a throwing error. Matt Magno followed with a double to right center to score Clark.
• On the following at bat, Myles Beale added a double of his own off of the wall in right field. An RBI groundout from Blake Salamon then scored Magno to tie the game at 2-2.
• With the score evened up, Joey Johnston hit a three-run home run to right field as the Timberwolves took the 5-2 lead.
• Ashland responded right away with three runs of their own in the top of the fifth to put the score at 5-5
• Both teams remained scoreless until the bottom of the seventh. An RBI single by Beale plated Logan Voth to put Northwood up 6-5.
• The Timberwolves got the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth but were unable to plate a run going into the ninth inning.
• Jake Jekielek capped off a dominant relief appearance by retiring the final three batters of the game in order to finish off the victory.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 6/10/2, Ashland 5/7/2
• Runners left on base: Northwood 8, Ashland 5
• Winning Pitcher – Jekielek (2-2):  4.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
• Losing Pitcher – John Essig (1-1): 4 IP, 5 H, R, 3 BB, 4 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Beale: 3-4, RBI, R
• Johnston: 1-4, HR, 3 RBI, R
• Josh Getz: 2-4
• Magno: 1-3, R, RBI

UP NEXT

• Northwood and Ashland will play a doubleheader Saturday (April 6). First pitch is set for 1 p.m.