'Ship Bound - Softball Advances To G-MAC Championship With 2-0 Shutout Of Cedarville

OVERVIEW – No. 6 Cedarville

SCORES: Northwood 2, Cedarville 0

RECORDS: Northwood (34-18, 17-9 G-MAC), Cedarville (24-30, 15-11 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Akron, Ohio – Firestone Stadium

RECAP:  Northwood softball advanced to the G-MAC Championship Friday (May 3) with a 2-0 shutout win over 6-seed Cedarville. Cox threw her fifth shutout of the season, earning her third win of the tournament during the game.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• The Timberwolves capitalized on a controversial overthrow from Cedarville in the third. With Gabby Schloop on first stealing second a groundball to second was overthrown which brought Schloop around to score, 1-0 NU.
• One pitch later, Ashley Ziel's double over the center fielder's glove brought Ashlyn Lundquist home for a 2-0 lead.
• Emily Cox then did what she does and threw a complete game shutout to send Northwood to the G-MAC Championship on Saturday (May 4). Cox earned her 18^th win of the season in the 2-0 victory.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 2/4/1, Cedarville 0/3/2
• Runners left on base: Northwood 6, Cedarville 4
• Winning Pitcher – Emily Cox (18-5), 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
• Losing Pitcher – Casey Bertke (16-11), 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 0 K

NU TOP PERFORMERS

• Ziel: 2-3, 2B, RBI
• Schloop: BB, R
• Lundquist: R
• Krawczak: 1-2, SAC

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves advance to play on Championship Saturday (May 4). The Championships are set to begin at 10 AM as Northwood awaits the opponent following the conclusion of today's games.
• The Timberwolves look to claim their first conference title since 2005 when Northwood won the GLIAC.