Softball Splits Doubleheader With Thomas More

OVERVIEW – Thomas More Saints

SCORES: Northwood 1, Thomas More 0 / Northwood 1, Thomas More 2

RECORDS: Northwood (24-13, 11-4 G-MAC), Thomas More (7-25, 2-10 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Midland, Mich. – Fisher Stadium

RECAP: Northwood softball welcomed conference newcomer Thomas More to Midland for a doubleheader (April 6). Game one saw another gem of a game from senior Emily Cox in a 1-0 shutout win over the Saints. The Timberwolves would fall 2-1 in game two.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood saw plenty of opportunities to score early leaving six on base through the first three innings.
• In the fourth, Ashlyn Lundquist led off with a double to left center, giving NU life. Karlie Moore followed with a single of her own before a sac fly from Jillian Krawczak scored what would be the game's only run, 1-0 NU.
• Emily Cox pitched her 10^th complete game of the year, including her third shutout of the year en route to NU's 1-0 victory.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 1/6/1, Thomas More 0/1/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 9, Thomas More 2
• Winning Pitcher – Emily Cox (12-2), 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 7 K
• Losing Pitcher – Annika Gels (6-13), 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 7 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Ashlyn Lundquist: 2-3, 2 2B, R

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

• The Saints tacked on an early run in the first, leading off the game with a walk and a single. A sac bunt scored the runner from third to make it 1-0 TMU
• Thomas More added another in the fourth with a bases-loaded walk to double their lead to 2-0.
• The Timberwolves managed just one run during game two, which came in the fifth with an Ashley Ziel single to right, 2-1 TMU.
• The NU offense wouldn't manage any more rallies, eventually falling to the Saints 2-1.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 1/7/0, Thomas More 2/7/1
• Runners left on base: Northwood 8, Thomas More 7
• Winning Pitcher – Kylie Ropp (1-6), 7 IP, 7 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 3 K
• Losing Pitcher – Ashley Ziel (0-1), 3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Karlie Moore: 2-3
• Lundquist: 1-3, 2B

UP NEXT

• Northwood is back in action next Saturday (April 13) for a doubleheader in Columbus, Ohio versus the Panthers of Ohio Dominican at 1 p.m.