Baseball Earns Second Straight Split At Hillsdale

OVERVIEW – HILLSDALE

SCORES: Hillsdale Chargers 1, Northwood Timberwolves 0/Northwood 6, Hillsdale 2
RECORDS: Northwood 27-13, 21-3 G-MAC, Hillsdale 19-18, 11-11 G-MAC
LOCATION: Hillsdale, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood baseball splits pair at Hillsdale for the second straight day, with the Chargers taking a 1-0 win in game one and Northwood earning a 6-2 victory in game two.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Northwood loaded the bases in the first inning but were unable to score.
• The game remained scoreless until the third inning, when the Chargers scored an unearned run.
• NU was unable to get their offense going. The Timberwolves drew five walks and got hit by a pitch, but only managed one hit for the game.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 0/1/1, Hillsdale 1/4/0
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 6, Hillsdale: 5
• Winning Pitcher – Jacob Pallo (3-4): 7 IP, H, 5 BB, 4 K
• Losing Pitcher – Grant LaMarche (2-4): 6 IP, 4 H, R (0 ER), BB, K

GAME ONE TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Myles Beale: 1-2, BB
• Ben Narr: BB, SB

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• After getting shut out in game one, Northwood scored in the first inning on an error to go up 1-0.
• Josh Getz added to the lead with an RBI double in the top of the fifth to make the score 2-0.
• NU made it 3-0 in the fifth on a Beale RBI double.
• The Timberwolves plated a pair in the sixth thank to an RBI single from Caden Duryea and a sacrifice fly from Connor McCartan to go push the lead to 5-0.
• The Chargers got on the board in the seventh with a run to get within four.
• Getz drove in a run on an RBI groundout in the eighth that made the score 6-1.
• Hillsdale scored one in the ninth but got no closer, giving Northwood the win.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 6/8/2, Hillsdale: 2/10/4
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 8, Hillsdale: 13
• Winning Pitcher – Cody Matuz (3-0): 6 IP, 6 H, 0 BB, 5 K
• Losing Pitcher – Brandon Scott (4-4): 5 IP, 8 H, 5 R (3 ER), BB, 4 K
• Save – Dominic Mauro (1): 3  IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), BB, K

GAME TWO TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Beale: 2-5, 2B, R, RBI
• Charters: 2-4, R
• Gets: 1-4, 2B, R, 2 RBIs
• Duryea: 1-4, 2 RBIs, R, BB

UP NEXT

• Northwood will face Saginaw Valley at Dow Diamond Tuesday night (April 22). Game time is set for 6:35 p.m.