Baseball Clinches G-MAC Tournament Appearance With Sweep Of Findlay

OVERVIEW – FINDLAY

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 10, Findlay Oilers 3 | Northwood 1, Findlay 0

RECORDS: Northwood 20-28, 16-14 G-MAC | Findlay 31-17, 22-8 G-MAC

LOCATION: Fifth Third Field – Findlay, Ohio

RECAP:Northwood baseball clinches a trip to the G-MAC Tournament with a pair of wins over conference leading Findlay Thursday (April 30), taking game one 10-3 and game two 1-0.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS (NINE INNINGS)

• Northwood got off to a strong start in the game, scoring three runs in the first. Evan Kavalick had a two-run single to get the Timberwolves on the board. A Findlay error on the same play brought home the third run.
• NU kept the momentum going in the second, starting with an RBI single Brendan Hammer.
• Caden Duryea followed with a bases loaded walk to make the score 5-0.
• Connor McCartan capped the three-run inning with an RBI single to put NU on top 6-0.
• Findlay got on the board in the bottom of the third to get within four.
• McCartan drove in another run with a sacrifice bunt in the fourth.
• NU scored another run in the fifth on a double play.
• Duryea finished the scoring for the Timberwolves with a two-run home run to push the advantage to 10-2.
• Findlay scored one in the bottom of the seventh before the final two innings were scoreless, making the final score 10-3.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 10/8/2, Findlay 3/10/1
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 8, Findlay: 12
• Winning Pitcher – Connor Foley (1-5): 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 6 K
• Losing Pitcher – Ethan Mohr (6-2): 1 2/3 IP, 2 H, 6 R (5 ER), 4 BB, 2 K
• Save – Joey Randazzo (2): 3 IP, 3 H, R, 2 BB, K

GAME ONE TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Duryea: 2-3, HR, 2 R, 2 RBIs, 2 BB
• McCartan: 2-4, 3B, 2 RBIs
• Hammer: 1-2, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB
• Kavalick: 2 RBIs

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS (SEVEN INNINGS)

• Pitching was the story of game two, as it was scoreless through three innings.
• The only run of the game came in the fourth. After Hammer led off with a double and Duryea followed with a single, McCartan had an RBI fielder's choice to put Northwood on the board.
• Northwood's pitchers Nicholas Hoorn and Connor Kelly were the stars of the game for Northwood, combining to allow just three hits while striking out 13.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 1/4/3, Findlay 0/3/0
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 3, Findlay: 6
• Winning Pitcher – Hoorn (3-3): 5 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 9 K
• Losing Pitcher – Carson Mellott (6-3): 7 IP, 4 H, R, 2 BB, 2 K
• Save – Kelly (4): 2 IP, H, 4 K

GAME TWO TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Hammer: 2-3, 2B, R
• Dureya: 2-3
• McCartan: BB, RBI

UP NEXT

• Northwood and Findlay will finish the regular season with a doubleheader Friday (May 1). Game time is set for 1 p.m.