Baseball Takes Series At Walsh With Sunday Doubleheader Sweep

OVERVIEW – WALSH

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 7, Walsh Cavaliers 2/Northwood 13, Walsh 6

RECORDS: Northwood 19-16, 13-7 G-MAC, Walsh 19-12, 12-6 G-MAC

LOCATION: Biery Stadium – North Canton, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood baseball sweeps a pair at Walsh Sunday (April 14) to take the weekend series, winning game one 7-2 before taking game two 13-6.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• The Timberwolves took a 1-0 lead in the opening inning on a double play groundout.
• Northwood made it 2-0 in the second on a Ben Narr RBI single.
• Alex Cole followed with an RBI single of his own in the third that made the score 3-0.
• Walsh got on the board in the fourth inning on a solo home run to cut the advantage to 3-1.
• Cole put up his second RBI of the game in the fifth on a sacrifice fly.
• Matt Magno then made the score 6-1 with a two-run double in the sixth.
• Later in the sixth, Myles Beale singled home Magno to give the Timberwolves a 7-1 advantage.
• Walsh scored the final run of the game in the bottom of the sixth to make the final 7-2.
• Dominic Mauro and Owen Franklin combined to allow two runs while striking out nine in seven innings.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 7/8/0, Walsh: 2/8/2
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 9, Walsh: 12
• Winning Pitcher – Mauro (3-2): 5 1/3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 7 BB, 6 K
• Losing Pitcher – Chad Harper (2-1): 4 1/3 IP, 4 H, 4 R (2 ER), 5 BB, 2 K

GAME ONE TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Magno: 1-3, HR, 3 R, 2 RBIs
• Cole: 1-3, 2 RBIs
• Narr: 2-3, R, RBI
• Voth: 2 R
• Franklin: 1 2/3 IP, 3 H, 3 K

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• Northwood got going right away in game two, as Magno connected on a two-run homer to put the Timberwolves on top 2-0.
• Walsh responded right away with a two-run home run of their own in the bottom of the first to tie the game.
• The Timberwolves went back on top with a Magno RBI single in the top of the second.
• Beale followed with one of the big hits of the game, a grand slam to left field that put NU on top 7-2.
• The Cavaliers scored single runs in the fourth and the fifth to make the score 7-4.
• Blake Salamon got the Northwood lead back to five runs with a two-run double in the top of the sixth inning.
• NU put two more up in the seventh on a Ben Narr RBI single and a Ben Clark RBI fielder's choice that pushed the advantage to 11-4.
• Walsh came right back with two unearned runs in the seventh to get within five at 11-6.
• Northwood rounded out the scoring in the eighth with a pair of runs, starting with an Alex Cole RBI single.
• Joey Johnston then earned a sacrifice fly to make the final 13-6.
• The combination of Matt DeFay and Jeff Metzger threw well for Northwood, allowing three earned runs while striking out seven over nine innings.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 13/12/1, Walsh: 6/10/2
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 6, Walsh: 10
• Winning Pitcher – DeFay (2-1): 5 IP, 9 H, 4 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 2 K
• Losing Pitcher – Martin Polonkay (1-3): 2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 3 BB
• Save: Metzger (1) – 4 IP, H, 2 R (0 ER), 3 BB, 5 K

GAME TWO TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Beale: 2-2, HR, 3 R, BB, 4 RBIs
• Magno: 3-5, HR, 3 R, 3 RBIs
• Narr: 3-5, R, RBI
• Cole: 2-4, RBI
• Salamon: 2B, R, BB, 2 RBIs

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Magno finished the day with 201 career RBIs, becoming the first player in program history to reach the 200 RBI milestone.

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host Wayne State Tuesday (April 16). Game time is set for 3 p.m.