Baseball Opens NCAA Regional With 11-4 Win Over Ashland

OVERVIEW – ASHLAND (NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL)

SCORES: #5 Northwood Timberwolves 11, #4 Ashland Eagles 4

RECORDS: Northwood (32-21), Ashland (40-13)

LOCATION: SVSU Baseball Complex – University Center, Mich.

RECAP: Fifth-seeded Northwood baseball opened the NCAA Midwest Regional with an 11-4 victory over No. 4 seed Ashland Thursday (May 16).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Ashland opened the scoring in the second inning with a single run for a 1-0 advantage.
• After the Eagles had numerous chances to expand their lead, Northwood broke through with a big sixth inning. The scoring got started on a two-run home run by Blake Salamon.
• Drew Charters followed with a sacrifice fly to put the Timberwolves on top 3-1.
• Ben Clark then made the score 4-1 with an RBI single.
• The rally was capped by a two-run homer by Ben Narr, the first home run of his career, that gave the Timberwolves a 6-1 lead.
• The Eagles took advantage of a pair of bases loaded walks in the bottom of the seventh that made the score 6-3.
• Northwood plated insurance runs in the top of the ninth, starting with a solo home run by Logan Voth.
• After Joey Johnston came home on a wild pitch to make the score 8-3, Myles Beale brought home NU's ninth run on a sacrifice fly.
• Alex Cole followed with a two-run double that pushed the Northwood advantage up to 11-3.
• Ashland plated one in the ninth on a bases loaded walk to cap the scoring.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 11/9/0, Ashland 4/12/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 8, Ashland 14
• Winning Pitcher – Tyler Sager (3-2): 6 IP, 9 H, R, BB, 4 K
• Losing Pitcher – Marshall Leishman (9-1): 6 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 3 BB, 9 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Salamon: 2-3, 2B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBIs, 2 BB
• Narr: HR, 2 RBIs
• Voth: HR, RBI, R, BB
• Cole: 2B, 2 RBIs
• Clark: 1-2, R, RBI, 3 BB
• Jeff Metzger: IP, BB, K

UP NEXT

• Northwood will now face top-seeded Saginaw Valley Friday (May 17). Game time is set for Noon.