Baseball Splits Versus Lake Erie - School-Record 20-Game Winning Streak Snapped

OVERVIEW – LAKE ERIE

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 8, Lake Erie Storm 7/Lake Erie 5, Northwood 1
RECORDS: Northwood 25-11, 19-1 G-MAC, Lake Erie 18-17, 10-10 G-MAC
LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood baseball sees its 20-game winning streak come to an end in a doubleheader split against Lake Erie Sunday (April 13), with Northwood taking game one with a comeback 8-7 victory before Lake Erie took game two 5-1.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (SCHEDULED FOR SEVEN INNINGS)

• A day after getting no-hit in game one and scoring two runs in game two, Lake Erie's offense came out determined in the first inning. The Storm hit a home run on the first pitch of the game and went on to plate five runs in the first.
• The Storm made it 7-0 in the third with a pair of runs.
• Northwood came up in the bottom of the fifth having not reached base for the game and trailing 7-0. That is when the Timberwolves came up with an unusual rally to get back into the game. After an opening bloop double to centerfield by Drew Charters, Northwood used three walks, a hit batter, a wild pitch and two errors to score six runs on just one hit to cut the lead to 7-6.
• The score remained 7-6 in the seventh and final inning. With the first two batters retired, Northwood rallied once again. NU got a single and a walk, which set up Drew Charters. His single to centerfield tied the score and forced extra innings.
• Lake Erie did not score in the top of the eighth, thanks in large part to a diving catch by NU shortstop Ben Narr.
• Northwood then finished off the dramatic win on a Logan Voth double in the bottom of the inning that scored Brendan Hammer.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 8/5/0, Lake Erie 7/9/2
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 5, Lake Erie: 9
• Winning Pitcher – Dominic Mauro (3-2): IP, 2 K
• Losing Pitcher – Brandon Metivie (1-2): 2/3 IP, 2 H, R (0 ER), 2 BB, K

GAME ONE TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Danny Witbeck: 4 2/3 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 7 K
• Charters: 2-4, 2B, R, RBI
• Hammer: 1-4, 2 R
• Voth: 1-3, R, 2 RBIs

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Lake Erie scored the first run of the game in the top of the second.
• The Timberwolves tied the game in the bottom of the third on an Alex Jarboe RBI single.
• With two outs in the top of the fifth, the Storm came through with a two-run single to take a 3-1 lead.
• The Storm added two more in the seventh and held Northwood off the board in the bottom of the inning to close out the victory.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 1/5/0, Lake Erie: 5/10/0
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 7, Lake Erie: 6
• Winning Pitcher – Gregory Kennedy (3-2): 6 IP, 5 H, R, 2 BB, 9 K
• Losing Pitcher – Grant LaMarche (2-3): 5 1/3 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 5 K

GAME TWO TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Jarboe: H, RBI

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Northwood's school record win streak came to an end at 20 games with the loss in game two.
• The win streak was the longest active win streak in Division II.
• NU's 19-0 start set a program record for best start in G-MAC history.
• Northwood was the final undefeated team in conference play in NCAA Division II.

UP NEXT

• Northwood travels to Grand Valley State for a non-conference contest. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.