Softball Sweeps Doubleheader At Madonna

OVERVIEW – MADONNA

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 2, Madonna Crusaders 1 (Eight Innings)/Northwood 7, Madonna 1 (Six innings)

RECORDS: Northwood 10-9-1/Madonna 16-8

LOCATION: Livonia, Mich.

RECAP: Softball sweeps Madonna Tuesday afternoon (March 19), winning game one 2-1 in eight innings before taking game two 7-1 in six innings.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood started the scoring right away, as Grace Dutoi plated Julia Gross on an RBI double to give the Timberwolves a 1-0 lead.
• The score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the fifth when the Crusaders tied the score.
• With the score still tied 1-1 in the eighth, Torriya Gray-Baker gave NU the lead back. Her RBI singles scored Maddie Coulter.
• The Timberwolves held Madonna off the board in the bottom of the inning, giving the Timberwolves the win.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 2/7/2, Madonna: 1/3/1
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 7, Madonna: 11
• Winning Pitcher: Marissa Tiano (2-3): 3 IP, 0 H, 2 BB
• Losing Pitcher: Madisen Henry (4-5): 8 IP, 7 H, 2 R (1 ER), 3 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Dutoi: 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI
• Gray-Baker: 2-4, RBI
• April Bennett: 5 IP, 3 H, R (0 ER), 5 BB, 4 K

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood got off to a good start in game two as well, plating two runs in the first. Dutoi got the Timberwolves on the board on double.
• NU got another run in the first on a throwing error.
• Madonna got one back in the bottom of the first, making the score 2-1 after one.
• The Timberwolves made it a three-run lead on a Julia Gross two-run single in the top of the second, giving NU a 4-1 lead.
• In the fourth, Coulter had an RBI double to push the advantage to 5-1.
• Dutoi added another RBI double in the sixth, which was followed by a Tara Gross RBI single that made it 7-1.
• After the Crusaders were retired in the sixth, the final inning of the game was called due to darkness.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors Northwood: 7/1/12/1, Madonna: 1/4/1
• Runners Left on Base: Northwood: 8, Madonna: 7
• Winning Pitcher: Heather Diercks (1-1): 6 IP, 4 H, R, 4 BB, K
• Losing Pitcher: Ciera Jones (9-3): 3 1/3 IP, 7 H, 5 R (4 ER), BB, K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Julia Gross: 2-4, 3B, R, 2 RBI
• Dutoi: 2-4, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI
• Coulter: 2-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI
• Karli Godlewski: 2-3, 2 2B, 2 R
• Tara Gross: 3-3, RBI

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will open GLIAC play with a doubleheader at Ashland Wednesday (March 20). First pitch is set for 3 p.m.