Softball Goes 1-1 Versus Davenport

Written by sports information intern, Maizie Taylor

OVERVIEW – Davenport Panthers

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 10, Davenport Panthers 8/Davenport Panthers 9, Northwood Timberwolves 2

RECORDS: Northwood (19-11, 5-7 GLIAC), Davenport (16-18, 8-8 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Fisher Stadium – Midland, MI.

RECAP: Northwood softball comes back to take the first, and splits the doubleheader with Davenport.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• The Panthers got on the board with a single run in the top of the first, 1-0 DU.
• A solo shot in the second would extend the Panther's lead to 2-0.
• Jillian Krawczak stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the second and tied the game with a 2-run home run to right-center. This was Krawczak's first career home run.
• Davenport took the lead back in the third with an RBI groundout.
• DU added three runs in the fourth to make the score 6-2.
• The Panther offense continued with two runs in the fifth to lead 8-2.
• The bottom of the fifth was huge for the Timberwolves. Delanie Grundman got the NU scoring started with an RBI groundout.
• A RBI single by Brittany Steimel bring home Haley Frank to keep the lineup moving.
• Krawczak would follow with added a two-run single to get Northwood within two.
• The Timberwolves tied the game as Gabby Schloop reached first on an error in left field, scoring two unearned runs to make it 8-8.
• Northwood made a statement in the bottom of the sixth with a pair of home runs by Emily Mankel (4) and Brittany Steimel (5) in the bottom of the sixth. Both blasts went over the right-center, 10-8 NU. 
• Anna Gustafson would nail down the win in the seventh, earning the 10-8 victory.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 10/11/0, Davenport 8/17/2
• Runners left on base: Northwood 5, Davenport 10
• Winning Pitcher – Anna Gustafson (2-1): 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• Losing Pitcher – Ellie Muilenburg (6-10): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 3 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Krawczak: 2-3, 4 RBI, HR, 2 R
• Steimel: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI
• Mankel: 2-3, HR, RBI
• Haley Frank: 2-4, R

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GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

• DU took the lead early with three runs in the top of the first.
• The Panthers put the score at 7-0 with four runs in the second.
• Two more runs in the top of the fourth gave Davenport the 9-0 lead.
• Alexis Koehler kept the game alive with a two-run single to left field in the bottom of the fifth, bringing NU within 9-2.
• Both teams were held scoreless over the final two innings as DU won 9-2.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 2/5/2, Davenport 9/11/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 3, Davenport 9
• Winning Pitcher: Ellie Muilenburg (7-10): 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 K
• Losing Pitcher: Shayna Frank (9-6): 1 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 4 BB, 2 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Koehler: 1-2, 2 RBI
• Emily Mankel: 2-3
• Krawczak: 1-3, R

UP NEXT

• Northwood will travel to Ferris State Wednesday (April 20). The first game is scheduled to start at 2:30 PM.

Contact: Luke Starkey

starkeyl@northwood.edu