Softball Drops Series At Home Versus #24 SVSU

OVERVIEW – #24 Saginaw Valley St.

SCORES: Northwood 2, Saginaw Valley St. 3/ Northwood 6, Saginaw Valley St. 14

RECORDS: Northwood (24-16, 14-6 G-MAC), Saginaw Valley St. (38-10, 21-3 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Fisher Stadium – Midland, Mich.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• Saginaw Valley St. kickstarted their early 2-0 lead in the top of the first, with a two-run home run over the left-field fence, 2-0 SVSU.
• Northwood responded in the bottom of the first with an RBI double to left field, scoring Ashlyn Lundquist from first, 2-1 SVSU.
• A solo home run over the left-field fence from Mya Purdy in the fourth extends the lead, 3-1 SVSU.
• In the bottom of the seventh, a first career homerun for Payton Schafsnitz was struck over the left-field fence, 3-2 SVSU.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 2/5/0, Saginaw Valley St. 3/7/1
• Runners left on base: Northwood 6, Saginaw Valley St. 5
• Winning Pitcher – Macy Irelan (16-3) 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R (2 ER), 3 BB
• Losing Pitcher – Brynn Polega (12-5) 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 2 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Ziel: 2-3, RBI
• Lundquist: 1-3, R, BB
• Schnafsnitz: 1-2, R, RBI, BB

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

• Saginaw Valley St. started strong with a double to left center, scoring two runs, 2-0 SVSU.
• An SVSU single to the shortstop and a stolen base put runners on second and third for SVSU. A single to center sent two runs home, extending SVSU's lead to 4-0.
• With the bases loaded in the bottom of the first, Chloe Cooper took a hit by a pitch, sending home Ashlyn Lundquist. Northwood added another walk that added another for NU, 4-2 SVSU.
• A two-out, two-run single up the middle from Saylor Cuthrell erased the deficit, and Chloe Cooper and Abby Robinson scored, 4-4.
• Moving to the third, Saginaw came rallying back. A single through the left side sent two runners home, 6-4 SVSU.
• SVSU added an RBI groundout before a two-run home run blew the game open for a five-run lead, 9-4 SVSU.
• SVSU held the five-run lead into the top of the seventh. A bases-loaded single right through the middle sent runners on second and third home, 11-4 SVSU.
• SVSU capped their seventh inning with another three-run homer to give them their largest lead, 10.
• Northwood scored two runs in their half of the seventh to make the final of 14-6. Delanie Gale and Delaney Belding notched back-to-back RBI doubles to right center and down the left field line.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 6/7/1, Saginaw Valley St. 14/13/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 5, Saginaw Valley St., 5
• Winning Pitcher – Aalana Kimble (17-3) 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 3 K
• Losing Pitcher – Ashley Ziel (5-2) 1 IP, 4 H, 4 R (4 ER), K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Gale: 2-4, RBI, R
• Lundquist: 2-4, R
• Cuthrell: 1-3, 2 RBI

UP NEXT

• Northwood softball is back on Saturday versus Cedarville at Lady Jacket Field. The doubleheader is set to start at noon, with game two to follow.