Baseball Drops Pair To Davenport To Open Season

OVERVIEW – DAVENPORT

SCORES: Davenport Panthers 3, Northwood Timberwolves 0/Davenport 2, Northwood 1

RECORDS: Northwood 0-2, Davenport 2-0

LOCATION: Johnson City, Tenn.

RECAP: Northwood baseball opens its 2025 season with a pair of losses to Davenport, dropping game one 3-0 before losing game two 2-1 Friday afternoon (February 14).

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• Northwood had a runner on second with no one out in the first inning but were unable to score.
• Davenport responded with a run in the first for a 1-0 lead.
• DU added a run in the second and the fourth for a 3-0 advantage.
• Neither team was able to score the remainder of the way.
• Northwood had opportunities to break through but left 11 runners on base for the game.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 0/5/0, Davenport: 3/6/2
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 11, Davenport: 7
• Winning Pitcher – Keegan Batka (1-0): 7 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 6 K
• Losing Pitcher – Tyler Sager (0-1): 4 IP, 6 H, 3 R, BB, 4 K
• Save: Ian Dixon (1): 2 IP, H, 2 BB, K

GAME ONE TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Myles Beale: 2-4
• Drew Charters: 1-4, SB
• Caden Duryea: 1-2, 2 BB
• Will Case: 3 IP, 0 H, 2 BB, 2 K
• Owen Franklin: IP, 3 K

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Northwood plated its first run of the season in the second inning thanks to a solo home run by Duryea to make the score 1-0.
• Davenport responded right away with a solo shot of their own in the bottom of the inning.
• The score remained 1-1 until the bottom of the fifth when a pair of walks and a sac but for Davenport led to an RBI groundout, which proved to be the game-winning run.
• NU had chances in the final few innings but were unable to level the score.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 1/5/0, Davenport: 2/4/0
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 4, Davenport: 3
• Winning Pitcher – James Geshel (1-0): 7 IP, 5 H, R, 0 BB, 10 Ks
• Losing Pitcher – Jake Ickes (0-1): 4 1/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 5 Ks

GAME TWO TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Duryea: HR, RBI
• Ben Narr: 2-3, 2 2Bs
• Dominic Mauro: 1 2/3 IP, 2 Ks

UP NEXT

• Northwood and Davenport will play a single game Saturday (February 15). Game time is set for Noon.