Moving On - Softball Takes Down No. 1 Trevecca To Advance To G-MAC Semifinals

OVERVIEW – 1-seed No. 22 Trevecca Nazarene

SCORES: Northwood 3, Trevecca Nazarene 2

RECORDS: Northwood (33-18, 17-9 G-MAC), Trevecca Nazarene (42-12, 23-3 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Akron, Ohio – Firestone Stadium

RECAP:  Northwood softball knocked off the No. 1 seeded Trevecca Nazarene Trojans in the championship quarterfinal round of the conference tournament. The Timberwolves, behind Emily Cox's pitching and Delanie Gale's bat took the Trojans to extras to win 3-2 in eight innings.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood went out to the early 2-0 lead to open the game after a two-run triple down the left field line got past a diving left fielder. Ashlyn Lundquist and Ashley Ziel scored on the triple from first and second.
• The Trojans scratched one across with a first and third play that cut the NU lead in half, 2-1 NU.
• Teams went scoreless until the bottom of the fifth when Trevecca tied it at two with a two-out single to center, 2-2.
• Emily Cox overcame three Northwood miscues to force the game to extras, going the distance through seven and allowing just one earned run.
• A leadoff hit-by-pitch in the eighth gave NU a baserunner before Madison Jordan's sac bunt moved pinch-runner Saylar Cuthrell to second. Gale left her mark, coming through with a single to put the Timberwolves on top 3-2 in the eighth.
• Cox went out and finished the final three outs to give Northwood the 3-2 win and her 17^th win of the year.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 3/8/3, Trevecca Nazarene 2/6/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 7, Trevecca Nazarene 9
• Winning Pitcher – Emily Cox (17-5), 8 IP, 6 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 2 K
• Losing Pitcher – Ashlan Sensing (22-7), 8 IP, 8 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 15 K

NU TOP PERFORMERS

• Gale: 3-4, 3B, 3 RBI
• Lundquist: 3-4, R
• Ziel: 1-4, R
• Moore: 1-3

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves continue the postseason run in the conference tournament Friday (May 3). No. 4 Northwood is set to play No. 6 Cedarville in the championship semifinal round of the G-MAC Tournament at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio at 10 a.m.