Timberwolves Softball Takes Two From Parkside, 9-3 and 5-1

Written by sports information intern, Maizie Taylor...

OVERVIEW – Wisconsin Parkside

SCORES: Northwood Timberwolves 9, Parkside Rangers 4/Northwood Timberwolves 5, Parkside Rangers 1

RECORDS: Northwood (16-8, 2-4 GLIAC), Wisconsin (5-25, 1-9 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Fisher Stadium – Midland, MI.

RECAP: Northwood takes two at home against Parkside. (April 10).

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• The Rangers plated three runs in the top of the second inning to take the early lead.
• The NU offense plated four runs in the bottom of the third to erase their deficit. Delanie Grundman started it off, bringing in one run with an RBI groundout.
• Emily Mankel hit a 2-run shot to center field to tie the score, and Gianna Fantin added an RBI single to score Madison Jordan and take the 4-3 lead.
• The bottom of the fourth was huge for the Timberwolves. Haley Frank reached home on a wild pitch to get the scoring started.
• Another 2-run homer, this time by Brittany Steimel, extended the Timberwolf lead.
• Fantin drove home two more runs with an RBI single. This was the NU's fifth run of the inning, giving them the 9-3 advantage.
• Wisconsin Parkside added one run in the top of the seventh, but the Timberwolves held on for the 9-4 win.

GAME ONE STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 9/12/1, Parkside 4/6/0
• Runners left on base: Northwood 9, Parkside 8
• Winning Pitcher – Shayna Frank (9-4): 7 IP, 6 H, 4 R (4 ER), 5 BB, 14 K
• Losing Pitcher – Olivia Masnica (0-3): 3.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R (6 ER), 5 BB, 0 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Steimel: 3-4, R, 2 RBI, HR
• Mankel: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR
• Fantin: 2-4, 3 RBI
• H. Frank: 1-3, 2 R

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GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

• NU struck first in the second game. The Timberwolves took a 2-0 advantage in the first thanks to a Delanie Grundman RBI single and an Emily Mankel sacrifice fly.
• Northwood extended their lead in the bottom of the second. Karlie Moore scored on a wild pitch to push the lead to 3-0.
• Parkside responded in the top of the third via two singles up the middle, 3-1.
• Late in the fifth with the bases loaded and two outs, Brittany Steimel hit a 2-RBI single to deep centerfield to score Haley Frank and Delanie Grundman to extend the NU lead to 5-1.
• The Timberwolves held onto their lead to earn the 5-1 win and earn the doubleheader sweep.

GAME TWO STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 5/4/1, Parkside 1/6/2
• Runners left on base: Northwood 6, Parkside 9
• Winning Pitcher: Hailey Leister (4-3): 6.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 5 K
• Losing Pitcher: Kiley Akey (7-2): 6 IP, 4 H, 5 R (3 ER), 7 BB, 0 K

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Steimel: 1-2, 2 RBI
• Mankel: 1-1, RBI
• Koehler: 1-2, R
• Grundman: 1-3, R, RBI

UP NEXT

• Northwood will play Wayne State at home on Wednesday (April 13). The first game is scheduled to start at 3:00 PM.

Contact: Luke Starkey

starkeyl@northwood.edu