Baseball Takes Super Regional Opener 10-3 Over Indianapolis

OVERVIEW – INDIANAPOLIS (NCAA REGIONALS)

SCORES: No. 6 seed Northwood Timberwolves 10, No. 4 seed Indianapolis Greyhounds 3
RECORDS: Northwood 39-19, Indianapolis 33-23
LOCATION: Greyhound Park – Indianapolis, Ind.
RECAP: Northwood baseball takes game one of the best-of-three super regional with a 10-3 win at Indianapolis Thursday (May 22).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood set the tone for the game in the top of the second inning, thanks to Myles Beale. The Great Midwest Co-Player of the Year connection on a three-run home run to put the Timberwolves on top 3-0.
• UIndy responded with a solo shot in the bottom of the second to make the score 3-1.
• Northwood added to their advantage in the fourth, starting with a Caden Duryea sacrifice fly that brought home Ben DeVries.
• Drew Charters followed with a key hit, a two-run triple to right field that brought home two more that made the score 6-1.
• The Greyhounds responded with their second solo home run of the game to get within four at 6-2.
• Northwood got that run right back in the top of the fifth on an RBI double by Ben Narr.
• NU added to their lead in the top of the seventh thanks to an RBI single from Logan Vth that pushed the advantage to 8-2.
• UI got one in the seventh to get within five at 8-3.
• Northwood added single runs in the eighth and the ninth on a Josh Getz RBI double and a Logan Voth RBI bunt single to close out the scoring.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 10/15/0, Indianapolis 3/6/2
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 9, Indianapolis: 2
• Winning Pitcher – Tyler Sager (9-1): 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 4 K
• Losing Pitcher – Diego Cardenas (5-4): 7 IP, 11 H, 8 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 5 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Beale: 2-6, HR, 2 R, 3 RBIs
• Charters: 3-5, 3B, 2 RBIs
• Voth: 3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB
• Hammer: 2-4, 2 R
• Narr: 2-5, 2B, R, RBI
• Dominic Mauro: 2 IP, K

UP NEXT

• Northwood and Indianapolis will play game two of the series Friday (May 23). Game time is set for 2 p.m. The Timberwolves are one win away from a regional title and a trip to the NCAA Division II Championship.