Tyler Sager Tosses No-Hitter As Baseball Extends Win Streak To 19

OVERVIEW – LAKE ERIE

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 11, Lake Erie Storm 0/Northwood 16, Lake Erie 2
RECORDS: Northwood 24-10, 18-0 G-MAC, Lake Erie 17-16, 9-10 G-MAC
LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Tyler Sager tosses a no-hitter in game one in a doubleheader sweep over Lake Erie, as Northwood extends its winning streak to 19 games.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (SCHEDULED FOR NINE INNINGS)

• Northwood started the game fast, starting with an RBI single from Drew Charters in the bottom of the first.
• Alex Jarboe doubled home another run, which was followed by a Brendan Hammer RBI groundout that made the score 3-0 after one.
• Caden Duryea extended the advantage with an RBI single in the second.
• The Timberwolves offense kept rolling in the third, which got going with an RBI single from Hammer that put NU on top 5-0
• Ben Narr plated a run on a groundout, which was followed by Hammer coming home on a wild pitch.
• Ben DeVries connected on a solo home run that made the score 8-0
• In the fifth, DeVries made it 9-0 with a triple.
• The Timberwolves capped the scoring with an Anthony Manganello two-run single.
• With Northwood leading by 10 after seven innings, NU was given the victory.
• The story of the game was Tyler Sager, who tossed seven no-hit innings. He allowed three walks while striking out seven.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 11/14/0, Lake Erie 0/0/2
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 9, Lake Erie: 3
• Winning Pitcher – Tyler Sager (5-1): 7 IP, 0 H, 3 BB, 7 K
• Losing Pitcher – Robert Helt (4-4): 3 IP, 10 H, 8 R (6 ER), 2 K

GAME ONE TOP NU PERFORMERS

• DeVries: 2-4, 3B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBIs
• Charters: 3-3, 2 R, RBI, BB
• Jarboe: 2-3, 2B, R, RBI, BB
• Manganello: 2-3, R, 2 RBIs
• Logan Voth: 2-3, R, BB

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Sager is the first Northwood starting pitcher to toss a complete game no-hitter since the 2019 season. Max Bain no-hit Parkside 4-0 April 6, 2019. The Northwood duo of Derek Clark and Tyler Frankhouse threw a combined no-hitter February 28, 2021.

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Northwood got on the board in the first inning with an RBI infield single by Jarboe.
• The Timberwolves executed a double steal in the second that saw Voth come home to make it 2-0.
• The Storm put their first run of the day on the board in the third inning to cut the lead to 2-1.
• Jarboe came through with one of the key hits of the day, a three-run homer in the third that put the Timberwolves on top 5-1.
• Lake Erie got one back in the top of the fifth to get within three at 5-2.
• NU broke the game open in the bottom of the fifth, starting with a Narr RBI single.
• DeVries, who hit for the cycle over the two games of the doubleheader, had a run-scoring double that made the score 7-2.
• Narr came on a wild pitch, which was followed by a sacrifice fly from Beale that pushed the lead to 9-2.
• Duryea capped the five-run sixth with an RBI single.
• The Timberwolves offense kept the momentum going into the sixth, which got going on a DeVries three-run homer that made the score 13-2.
• A Duryea RBI double followed to out NU on top by 12.
• Aidan Robinson had a sac fly, which was followed by a Spencer Fortier RBI single to round out the scoring at 16-2.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 16/14/1, Lake Erie: 2/5/0
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 9, Lake Erie: 7
• Winning Pitcher – Adam Wandzel (2-0): 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, R, 3 BB, K
• Losing Pitcher – Alex Caudill (3-2): 2 1/3 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 BB, 2 K

GAME TWO TOP NU PERFORMERS

• DeVries: 3-4, HR, 2B, 2 R, 4 RBIs
• Jarboe: 2-3, HR, 2 R, 3 RBIs
• Duryea: 2-5, R, 2 RBIs
• Beale: 2-3, R, RBI
• Voth: 1-2, 3 R, 2 BB
• Charters: 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB
• Domnic Mauro: IP, K
• Danny Witbeck: IP, H, K

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Northwood's school record win streak has now reached 19 games
• NU's 18-0 start to G-MAC play is a conference record.

UP NEXT

• Northwood and Lake Erie will finish their weekend series with a doubleheader Sunday (April 13). First pitch is set for Noon.