DETROIT -- The Wayne State University baseball team (18-7 overall, 9-3 GLIAC) swept visiting Northwood University (13-10 overall, 4-8 GLIAC) Friday afternoon, 10-2 and 5-4, to move into a first-place tie in the league standings.

The Warriors took charge early in game one scoring six times on six hits in the bottom of the first.  Both Alex Trojan (Fenton, Mich. / Hartland) and Kenny Davis (Wyoming, Mich. / Lee) supplied two-run singles, while Kasey Koster (Portage, Mich. / Central) added an RBI single.

WSU added two more runs in the third on an RBI single by Davis and a fielder's choice RBI off the bat of Brad Guenther (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Saline).

Wayne State tallied its final two runs in the fifth on a a sacrifice fly by Andrew Ciennik (Waterford, Mich. / Mott) and a two-out RBI single by Trojan.

The Timberwolves scored both of their runs in the top of the seventh off reliever Justin Sylvester (Macomb, Mich. / Dakota).  Alex Pierse (Clinton Twp., Mich. / De La Salle) blanked Northwood on six hits in his five innings of work to improve to 3-1.

WSU batters recorded 10 hits and eight runs (all earned) off NU starter Mark Heard (1-4).  Davis went 3-for-3 with three RBI, while Trojan also had three RBI on two hits.  Andrew Ciennik, Chris Gebara (Troy, Mich.) and Koster each had a multiple-hit affair.

In game two, Northwood snapped a 1-1 draw with a three-run third inning on three hits and four Warrior errors.

Wayne State rallied with a four-run frame in the bottom of the fourth.  Gebara had a leadoff double, and scored when Davis reached on a single up the middle along with a throwing error.  Justin DeFrancis (Rochester, Mich. / Stoney Creek) singled to put runners on the corners, and Guenther walked on a 3-2 offering to load the bases.  Andrew Ciennik had an RBI groundout, and Trojan ripped the first pitch into right field scoring both the tying run and the eventual game-winning run.

The Timberwolves had a two-out base runner in the fifth, but went 1-2-3 in the sixth.  WSU closer Billy Hurley (Mississauga, Ont. / St. Aloysius Gonzaga) held NU off the scoreboard despite a hitby pitch and a WSU error to earn his seventh save of the season.

Josh Wedesky (Fowlerville, Mich.) improved to 4-1 by allowing four runs (two earned) on seven hits in his six innings of action.  Luke Bivens (1-2) suffered the setback after surrendering five earned runs on eight hits in 3.2 innings.

DeFrancis led WSU with three hits including a double, while Guenther, Kyle Vesey (Brighton, Mich.) and Gebara each had two hits in the contest.

The teams will conclude the four-game weekend series with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at noon at the WSU Baseball Field.