Posted: Apr 23, 2024
Baseball Falls To Saginaw Valley 12-5 At Dow Diamond
OVERVIEW – SAGINAW VALLEY
SCORES: Saginaw Valley Cardinals 12, Northwood Timberwolves 5
RECORDS: Northwood (23-18), Saginaw Valley (29-12)
LOCATION: Dow Diamond – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood falls to Saginaw Valley 12-5 at Dow Diamond (April 23).
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- The Cardinals used a strong start to the contest to jump out to an early lead, plating four runs on three hits in the top of the first inning.
- Northwood responded in the bottom of the inning, beginning with a single to right field by Joey Johnston. Matt Magno delivered a home run to right field to make the score 4-2.
- Saginaw Valley added two runs in the top of the second to extend their advantage to 6-2.
- A leadoff home run down the left field line by Drew Charters put Northwood within three runs during the bottom of the second inning.
- An RBI single for SVSU in the top of the third put the score at 7-3.
- Blake Salamon's 13th homerun of the season was hit to right field in the bottom of the third, as Northwood put the contest back within three.
- The homeruns continued in the top of the fourth, as Saginaw added a solo shot and a fielder's choice RBI to extend their lead to 9-4.
- After a high scoring start to the contest, both teams were held scoreless until the ninth. SVSU scored three runs to make the score 12-4.
- In the bottom of the ninth, Magno capped the scoring with an RBI double down the left field line to plate Johnston.
GAME STATS
- Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 5/10/1, Saginaw Valley 12/14/0
- Runners left on base: Northwood 8, Saginaw Valley 10
- Winning Pitcher – Nick Bastian (1-1): 3 IP, 2 H, R, 0 BB, 3 K
- Losing Pitcher – Dominic Mauro (3-4): 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 BB, K
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- Salamon: 2-4, HR
- Charters: 2-4, HR
- Magno: 2-5, 3 RBIs, HR
- Metzger: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
UP NEXT
- Northwood travels to Ohio Dominican for their final road series of the regular season, starting with a doubleheader Saturday (April 27). First pitch is set for 1 p.m.