Baseball Loses To Ashland 15-3

OVERVIEW – ASHLAND

SCORES: Ashland Eagles 15, Northwood Timberwolves 3

RECORDS: Northwood (15-15, 10-6 GMAC), Ashland (25-5, 10-3 GMAC)

LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood baseball falls to Ashland 15-3 to wrap up their four-game series Sunday (April 7).  

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• The Eagles took control of the game in the first inning, using four hits and a pair of walks to take a 4-0 lead.
• Northwood responded in the bottom of the inning with back-to-back RBI walks from Alex Cole and Joey Johnston to make the score 4-2.
• Ashland plated two unearned runs to extend their lead to 6-2 in the top of the fourth.
• An RBI single in the seventh extended the Ashland lead to 7-2.
• The Eagles exploded for eight runs in the eighth inning, which including a grand slam. AU took advantage of three walks, an error and a ball lost in the sun in the inning to make the score 15-2.
• Evan Wiegand scored on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the eighth to give NU their first run since the bottom of the first inning, making the final score 15-3.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 3/5/2, Ashland 15/12/1
• Runners left on base: Northwood 8, Ashland 3
• Winning Pitcher – Matt Hall  (1-0):  5.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 6 BB, 2 K
• Losing Pitcher – Grant LaMarche (0-4): 0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 0 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Cole: 1-2, RBI, 2 BB
• Wiegand: 1-1, R
• Johnston: 2 RBI
• Matt DeFay: 5 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R (0 ER), 5 K

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host Grand Valley State Tuesday (April 9). Game time is set for 3 p.m.