Baseball Drops 3-2 Contest At Maryville

OVERVIEW – MARYVILLE

SCORES: Maryville 3, Northwood 2

RECORDS: Northwood 1-6, Maryville 4-5

LOCATION: St. Louis, Mo. – Weber Baseball Field

RECAP: Northwood baseball sees a late lead slip away in a 3-2 loss at Maryville Saturday afternoon (February 21).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• The game was scoreless into the top of the fifth when Northwood got on the board. NU executed a double steal that brought home Brennan Hallman.
• Two innings later, the Timberwolves pulled off a second straight double steal that scored Hallman again for a 2-0 lead.
• Maryville responded with a two-out single in the bottom of the seventh to level the score at 2-2.
• The Saints took the lead in the bottom of the eight on a sacrifice fly to take a 3-2 lead.
• Northwood went 1-2-3 in the ninth to give Maryville the victory.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 2/3/1, Maryville: 3/6/3
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 7, Maryville: 9
• Winning Pitcher – Blake Sivak (1-0): 3 1/3 IP, H, R (0 ER), BB, 4 K
• Losing Pitcher – Jackson Crittendon (0-1): 1 2/3 IP, 3 H, R

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Hallman: 1-2, 2 R, 2 SB
• Lucas McKinney: 5 IP, H, BB, 5 K

UP NEXT

• Northwood heads to Florida for its annual spring trip to Florida Saturday (February 28). They open the trip with a game against Minnesota-Crookston in Auburndale, Fla.