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Softball Drops Pair On Senior Day To Round Out The 2024 Regular Season

Softball Drops Pair On Senior Day To Round Out The 2024 Regular Season

OVERVIEW – Hillsdale

SCORES: Northwood 0, Hillsdale 10 / Northwood 0, Hillsdale 2

RECORDS: Northwood (31-19, 17-7 G-MAC), Hillsdale (34-12, 20-4 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Midland, Mich. – Fisher Stadium

RECAP:  Northwood softball hosted Hillsdale Friday (April 26) for a senior day doubleheader versus the Chargers. The Timberwolves struggled at the plate all day, falling twice in 10-0 and 2-0 ball games.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Two solo shots by Hillsdale in the first and third innings gave the Chargers a 2-0 lead.
  • A first and third play added another for the Chargers to end the third, 3-0 HC.
  • Hillsdale tacked on two in the fourth with a bases-loaded walk and hit by pitch, 5-0 HC.
  • A Northwood fielding miscue in the fifth made it 6-0 Chargers, before a grand slam in the sixth capped the game at 10-0.
  • Northwood's offense managed just two hits during the contest, falling 10-0 in six innings.

GAME ONE STATS

  • Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 0/2/4, Hillsdale 10/7/0
  • Runners left on base: Northwood 2, Hillsdale 5
  • Winning Pitcher – Joni Russell (17-6), 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 6 K
  • Losing Pitcher – Brittani Mutter (3-5), 4 IP, 5 H, 7 R (6 ER), 2 BB, 1 K

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

  • Hillsdale's RBI single in the third brought home the game's first run, 1-0 HC.
  • The Chargers scratched another run across in the sixth behind another RBI single, 2-0 HC
  • Northwood's offensive struggles continued in game two as the team managed just one hit through the first six innings.
  • Hillsdale held onto their 2-0 lead to the end, prevailing 2-0.

GAME TWO STATS

  • Runs/Hits/Errors: Northwood 0/3/1, Hillsdale 2/6/0
  • Runners left on base: Northwood 4, Hillsdale 5
  • Winning Pitcher – Erin Kapteyn (15-5), 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
  • Losing Pitcher – Emily Cox (15-5), 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 4 K

UP NEXT

  • Northwood awaits the conclusion of conference play around the league, as they find out their opponent for the Great Midwest Championship Tournament (May 1-4) next week.