Baseball Drops Pair To Ashland

OVERVIEW – ASHLAND

SCORES: Ashland Eagles 5, Northwood Timberwolves 2 | Ashland 5, Northwood 1

RECORDS: Northwood 18-25, 14-12 G-MAC | Ashland 30-14, 18-8 G-MAC

LOCATION: Gerace Stadium – Midland, Michigan

RECAP: Northwood baseball drops a pair of games against Ashland Saturday (April 25), with Ashland taking game one 5-2 and game two 5-1.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• Ashland scored two runs in the third inning to get on the board first in the contest.
• The Eagles added three runs in the sixth inning to make the score 5-0.
• Northwood got on the board in the seventh, starting with an RBI single by Bobby Griffon.
• Anthony Manganello followed with an RBI groundout that proved to be the final run of the game.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 2/6/1, Ashland: 5/11/2
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 6, Ashland: 7
• Winning Pitcher – Jackson Grine (4-0): 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 3 K
• Losing Pitcher – Tyler Sager (4-5): 5 1/3 IP, 9 H, 5 R, BB, 7 K
• Save – Chase Carter (4): 2/3 IP

GAME ONE TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Connor McCartan: 3-4, R
• Griffon: 1-3, H, RBI
• Getz, Hallman, H
• Joey Randazzo: 3 2/3 IP, 2 H, 3 K

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• The first run of the game came in the top of the third to go up 1-0.
• Northwood tied the score in the bottom of the inning on a sacrifice fly from Evan Larson.
• AU came right back with a run in the top of the fourth to go up 2-1.
• In the final inning, the Eagles plated three unearned runs to push their advantage to 5-1.
• Northwood was unable to score in the bottom of the inning, giving Ashland the win.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 5/12/0, Ashland: 1/5/3
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 8, Ashland: 8
• Winning Pitcher – Drew Becker (6-1): 7 IP, 5 H, R, 3 BB, 5 K
• Losing Pitcher – Connor Foley (0-5): 3 1/3 IP, 8, 2 R, K

GAME TWO TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Evan Kavalick: 2-3, 2B
• Manganello: H, R
• Brendan Hammer/Caden Duryea: H each
• Connor Kelly: 3 2/3, 4 H, 3 R (0 ER), BB, 3 K

UP NEXT

• Northwood and Ashland will finish their weekend series with a doubleheader Sunday (April 25). First pitch is set for Noon.