Baseball Splits Pair In Kentucky

OVERVIEW – URBANA

SCORES: Kentucky State Thorobreds 4, Northwood Timberwolves 0/Northwood 6, Urbana Blue Knights 3

RECORDS: Northwood 3-6/Kentucky State 10-3/Urbana 1-7

LOCATION: Alumni Field – Frankfort, Ky. (Kentucky State University)

RECAP: Baseball goes 1-1 on final day in Kentucky, falling to Kentucky State 4-0 before defeating Urbana 6-3 Sunday (February 1).

KENTUCKY STATE HIGHLIGHTS

• The Thorobreds got on the board first on an error to go up 1-0.
• Kentucky State hit a pair of home runs that led to three runs in the fourth inning to round out the scoring.
• Northwood's offense managed eight runners in the game (three hits, five walks), but were unable to score any runs.

KENTUCKY STATE GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 0/3/1, Kentucky State: 4/6/1
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 7, Kentucky State: 7
• Winning Pitcher – Brady Bibbs (2-1): 7 IP, 3 H, 5 BB, 5 K
• Losing Pitcher – Logan Lee (0-2): 3 2/3 IP, 6 H, 4 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 5 K
• Save – Joseph (1): IP, H, K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Khale Showers/Joey Johnston/Logan Briggs: Hit each

URBANA HIGHLIGHTS

• Urbana plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the third to go up 2-0.
• Northwood got their first runs of the day in the top of the fifth, starting with a Matt Magno RBI single.
• NU took the lead later in the inning on a two-run double by Ryan Chargo to make the score 3-2.
• The Blue Knights leveled the score in the sixth before the Timberwolves scored three in the seventh to earn the win. Mango brought home a pair on a single to make the score 5-3.
• Showers then made it 6-3 with an RBI single of his own to close out the scoring.

URBANA GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 6/13/1, Urbana: 3/6/1
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 7, Urbana: 4
• Winning Pitcher – Jack Kensora (1-0): 1 2/3 IP, H, K
• Losing Pitcher – Tyler Bess (0-1): 5 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 4 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Drew Schultz: 5 1/3 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 6 K
• Magno: 3-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBIs
• Chargo: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBIs
• Cole Brooks: 3-3, 2 R, BB
• Showers: 2-3, 2B, R, RBI
• Michael Karam: 2-4, R

UP NEXT

• Northwood heads to Florida for their annual spring break trip, starting Friday (March 6) with a game at Florida Southern. Game time is set for 6 p.m.