Baseball Ends Season With 16-4 Loss To Ashland At NCAA Regional

OVERVIEW – ASHLAND (NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL)

SCORES: #4 Ashland Eagles 16, #5 Northwood Timberwolves 4

RECORDS: Northwood (32-23), Ashland (41-13)

LOCATION: SVSU Baseball Complex – University Center, Mich.

RECAP: Fifth-seeded Northwood baseball saw its 2024 season come to an end with a 16-4 loss to No. 4 Ashland Saturday (May 18).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood opened the scoring in the top of the third inning on a two-run double by Joey Johnston.
• Ashland responded with a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning to tie the score.
• NU came right back with two runs in the top of the fourth on an Alex Cole two-run single.
• The key stretch of the game came in the inning with Northwood leading 4-2. The Timberwolves loaded the bases with nobody out but were unable to plate any runs.
• Then in the bottom of the fifth after the opening batter was retired, Ashland responded with six runs to go up 8-4.
• AU batted around again in the in the sixth, bringing home three runs to make the score 11-4.
• The Eagles continued to roll on offense in the bottom of the eighth, scoring five runs to push their advantage to 12.
• Northwood was unable to score in the ninth, giving the Eagles the victory.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 4/7/1, Ashland 16/16/2
• Runners left on base: Northwood 8, Ashland 10
• Winning Pitcher – Justin Dyksma (3-2): 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K
• Losing Pitcher – Jake Jekielek (5-4): 2 1/3 IP, 5 H, 6 R, BB, 4 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Blake Salamon: 2-3, 2B
• Matt Magno: 2-3
• Johnston: 2B, 2 RBIs
• Cole, 2 RBIs
• Drew Charters: 2B, R

UP NEXT

• Northwood, which reached the NCAA Tournament for the seventh consecutive year, has now completed its 2024 season.