Baseball Defeats Wayne State 5-3

OVERVIEW – WAYNE STATE

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 5, Wayne State Warriors 3

RECORDS: Northwood (20-16), Wayne State (23-13)

LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood baseball earns a 5-3 win over Wayne State Tuesday afternoon (April 16).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Wayne State plated a run in the opening inning to go up 1-0.
• The Timberwolves responded with a run in the bottom of the first on an RBI single from Myles Beale.
• Northwood took the lead in the bottom of the second thanks to a sacrifice fly by Caden Duryea to make the score 2-1.
• WSU scored one int eh fourth and one in the fifth to go on top 3-2.
• NU responded in the seventh thanks to help from the Warriors defense. A pair of errors brought home a pair of runs to put the Timberwolves back on top 4-3.
• Northwood got an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth on a wild pitch to make the final 5-3.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 5/7/1, Wayne State 3/9/2
• Runners left on base: Northwood 6, Wayne State 9
• Winning Pitcher – Jake Jekielek (4-2): 2 IP, H, 3 K
• Losing Pitcher – Keegan Pulford-Thorpe (0-1): 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER)
• Save – Jake Carroll (2): 2 IP, 2 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Johnston: 2-3, 3B, 2 R
• Beale: 2-3, 2B, R, RBI
• Duryea: 1-3, RBI

UP NEXT

• Northwood hosts Hillsdale Saturday (April 20). Game time is set for 1 p.m.