Posted: Apr 29, 2022
Softball Splits With Rival Saginaw Valley
Game 2
Game 2
Saginaw Valley
(30-18, 16-10)
2
Northwood
(27-14, 13-10)
0
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Saginaw Valley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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Northwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Game 1
Game 1
Saginaw Valley
(29-18, 15-10)
2
Northwood
(27-13, 13-9)
3
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Saginaw Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
|
Northwood | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Written by sports information intern, Maizie Taylor
OVERVIEW – Saginaw Valley
SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 3, Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 2/Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 2, Northwood Timberwolves 0
RECORDS: Northwood (27-14, 13-10 GLIAC), Saginaw Valley (30-18, 16-10 GLIAC)
LOCATION: Fisher Stadium – Midland, MI.
RECAP: Northwood softball splits with Saginaw Valley on Senior Day (April 29).
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- Brittany Steimel started the NU scoring bottom of the second. She hit a solo home run to the left-center to put Northwood up 1-0. That was Steimel's team-leading sixth home run of the season.
- The Timberwolves extended their advantage to 3-0 in the third thanks to a Haley Frank 2-run bomb to left field. This was Haley's fourth home run this season.
- SVSU plated two runs in the top of the sixth to put it at 3-2.
- Neither team scored in the final inning as the Timberwolves picked up the 3-2 victory.
GAME ONE STATS
- Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 3/6/1, Saginaw Valley 2/5/0
- Runners left on base: Northwood 3, Saginaw Valley 1
- Winning Pitcher – Shayna Frank (15-6): 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 6 K
- Losing Pitcher – Emily Depew (11-9): 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 6 K
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- H. Frank: 1-3, HR, R, 2 RBI
- Steimel: 1-3, HR, R, RBI
- Fantin: 2-2
NORTHWOOD NOTES
- With her first strikeout in game one, Shayna Frank joined the exclusive 500 strikeout club. She is just the third player in Northwood history to do so.
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GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- SVSU took the 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the top of the third.
- The Cardinals plated another run in the fourth to go up 2-0.
- The Timberwolves were unable to plate a run in the contest as they fell to the Cardinals, 2-0.
GAME TWO STATS
- Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 0/2/1, Saginaw Valley 2/7/0
- Runners left on base: Northwood 5, Saginaw Valley 7
- Winning Pitcher: Julia Mundy (11-5): 5 IP, H, 0 R (0 ER), 3 BB, 3 K
- Losing Pitcher: Anna Gustafson (3-2): 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 0 K
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- Mankel: 1-3
- H. Frank: 1-3
UP NEXT
- Northwood will travel to Wayne State Saturday (April 30). The first game is scheduled to start at 1:00 PM.
Contact: Luke Starkey
starkeyl@northwood.edu