Baseball Falls In G-MAC Tournament Opener To Findlay 11-2

OVERVIEW – FINDLAY

SCORES: #3 Findlay Oilers 11, #6 Northwood Timberwolves 2

RECORDS: Northwood 21-30 | Findlay 33-18

LOCATION: Prasco Park (Legacy Field) – Mason, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood baseball opens the Great Midwest Athletic Conference tournament with an 11-2 loss to Findlay Wednesday afternoon (May 6).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood had a great chance to get on the board first in the top of the third inning, having runners on second and third with one out. But a pair of lineouts ended the inning for the Timberwolves without a run.
• In the bottom of the third, Findlay had one runner on with two outs when the Oilers connected on a two-run home run to go up 2-0.
• NU responded right away in the top of the fourth, starting with an RBI safety squeeze from Anthony Manganello.
• Ben DeVries followed with a sacrifice fly to tie the score 2-2.
• It was all Findlay from that point on, as the Oilers scored three in the fourth, one in the fifth and five more in the seventh to take an 11-2 lead.
• The Timberwolves made some good swings that were not rewarded in the game, as Northwood lined out a total of eight times in the contest.

GAME STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 2/5/2, Findlay 11/13/1
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 6, Findlay: 4
• Winning Pitcher – Carson Mellott (6-4): 9 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 4 K
• Losing Pitcher – Tyler Sager (4-6): 3 2/3 IP, 7 H, 5 R, K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• DeVries: 1-2, BB, RBI
• Connor McCartan: 2B, R
• Evan Kavalick: H, R
• Manganello: RBI
• Matuz: IP, K

UP NEXT

• Northwood will play an elimination game against either Walsh or Hillsdale Thursday (May 7), starting at 11:15 a.m.