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Winner Wayne State WSU 27-12, 12-6 GLIAC
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Northwood NU 23-16-1, 9-7 GLIAC
Winner
Wayne State WSU
27-12, 12-6 GLIAC
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Final
15
Northwood NU
23-16-1, 9-7 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Wayne State WSU 0 0 6 0 2 3 0 0 0 10 21 17 2
Northwood NU 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 5 0 4 15 18 3

W: Sommers, Chad (3-0) L: J. Jekielek (1-2)

Brett Zimmerman
Brett Zimmerman drove in six runs with his four hits on Sunday.

Game Recap: Baseball | | Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Media Relations Director

Baseball Wins Wild Series Finale 21-15

WSU scored 10 runs in the 10th inning.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University baseball program (27-12, 12-6 GLIAC) finished a four-game set at Northwood (23-16-1, 9-6 GLIAC) on Sunday and WSU won a wild game 21-15 to avoid being swept. The Warriors used a 10-run inning and a six-run inning to salvage the series.  WSU led 11-2 in the sixth inning but NU scored five runs in the eighth inning to force extras.

HOW IT HAPPENED
An error opened the door for a big Green & Gold inning in the top of the third.  The bases were loaded after the error, a walk and a Chris Tanderys (Livonia, Mich. / Stevenson) single.  Rudy Ramirez (Brighton, Mich.) gave WSU a 2-0 lead with a single into right field.  Noah Miller (Macomb, Mich. / University Liggett) extended the visitors' advantage to 3-0 with an infield RBI single.  A bases-clearing double from Brett Zimmerman (Frankfort, Mich.) made it 6-0

Zimmerman sent his second double of the game into left center in the fifth inning and came around to score on a single by Ryan Foley (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Saline).  WSU's led 8-0 after an RBI single by Hunter DeLanoy (Hartland, Mich.).

Two hits and an error in the bottom of the fifth inning produced two runs for Northwood.

Back-to-back walks before a Michael MacLean (Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Country Day / The Lawrenceville School) single gave Wayne State a 9-2 lead in the top of the sixth inning.  A wild pitch during the next at-bat made it 10-2.  Zimmerman drove in his fourth run of the day with a single into center field, pushing WSU ahead 11-2.

NU got back into the game with three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and another tally in the seventh.  Joey Muzljakovich (Mayfield, Mich. / Traverse City St. Francis) entered from the bullpen and recorded back-to-back outs to leave the bases loaded in the seventh.

Once again, NU loaded the bases in the eighth inning with no outs.  After Chad Sommers (Jonesville, Mich.) collected two outs, a wild pitch brought the T-Wolves within four 11-7.  A two-out, two-run triple made it 11-9 as the momentum was firmly with Northwood.  Khale Showers tied the game at 11-11 with a two-run home run to left field.

Northwood's leadoff hitter reached to start the bottom of the ninth but a failed sacrifice bunt and a 6-3 double play sent the game to extra innings.

Tanderys drew a walk to start the 10th inning and advanced to second base on a wild pitch.  Following a walk to Ramirez, a single up the middle gave the Warriors a 12-11 lead.  Miller was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring home another run before Zimmerman's fourth hit drove in his fifth and sixth RBI making it 15-11.  An error allowed to more runs to cross and Wayne State led 17-11.  Another run from a wild pitch accounted for WSU's 18th run of the day and a three-run home run by MacLean stretched the advantage to 21-11.

The Timberwolves scored four runs in the bottom of the 10th inning on a pair of two-run home runs.

AT THE PLATE
Zimmerman finished 4-for-6 with six RBI, two doubles and two runs scored.  The six RBI matches the third most in a game in program history.  MacLean finished with five RBI, going 3-for-7, while DeLanoy went 3-for- with an RBI and a pair of runs scored.  Tanderys, Ramirez, and Foley all had two hits and Ramirez also walked on four occasions.

ON THE MOUND
Ryan Korolden (Yale, Mich.) started and allowed five runs (three earned) in five and a 1/3 innings, while striking out five.  Kaden Stively (Washington, Mich. / Romeo) was called on out of the bullpen and allowed a run in his inning of relief.

Joey Muzljakovich (Mayfield, Mich. / Traverse City St. Francis) was touched for three runs in 2/3 of an inning before Chad Sommers (Jonesville, Mich.) (3-0) gave up five runs (four earned) in two and 2/3 innings.

David Thurman (Southfield, Mich. / Detroit Edison) finished the game on the mound, allowing an unearned run.

UP NEXT
WSU will host Hillsdale on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at Harwell Field.

 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play WSU NU
WSU TOP 3rd R Ramirez singled to right field, 2 RBI (2-2 BBKF); Tanderys advanced to second; Finkbeiner scored; DeLanoy scored, unearned. 2 0
WSU TOP 3rd N Miller singled to third base, RBI (0-1 K); Dale advanced to second; R Ramirez advanced to third; Tanderys scored, unearned. 3 0
WSU TOP 3rd B Zimmerman doubled to right center, 3 RBI (0-0); N Miller scored, unearned; Dale scored, unearned; R Ramirez scored, unearned. 6 0
WSU TOP 5th Foley singled to right field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (0-1 K); B Zimmerman scored. 7 0
WSU TOP 5th DeLanoy singled to right field, RBI (1-0 B); Foley scored. 8 0
NU BOT 5th J. Johnston doubled to right center, RBI (1-0 B); B. Clark scored, unearned; D. Jeffers scored, unearned. 8 2
WSU TOP 6th MacLean singled to right field, RBI (1-2 FFBF); R Ramirez advanced to third; Tanderys scored. 9 2
WSU TOP 6th MacLean advanced to second; R Ramirez scored on a wild pitch. 10 2
WSU TOP 6th B Zimmerman singled to center field, RBI (1-0 B); MacLean scored. 11 2
NU BOT 6th J. Rybicki singled up the middle, RBI (2-2 BSFB); K. Showers advanced to second; M. Beale scored. 11 3
NU BOT 6th B. Salamon doubled to right field, 2 RBI (2-2 SBBF); J. Rybicki scored; K. Showers scored. 11 5
NU BOT 7th M. Beale singled to center field, RBI (0-1 K); M. Magno advanced to second; J. Johnston scored. 11 6
NU BOT 8th J. Johnston advanced to second; B. Clark advanced to third; D. Jeffers scored on a wild pitch. 11 7
NU BOT 8th M. Beale tripled to right field, 2 RBI (1-1 SB); J. Johnston scored; B. Clark scored. 11 9
NU BOT 8th K. Showers homered to left field, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); M. Beale scored. 11 11
WSU TOP 10th MacLean singled up the middle, RBI (0-0); R Ramirez advanced to second; Tanderys scored. 12 11
WSU TOP 10th N Miller hit by pitch, RBI (2-0 BB); Dale advanced to second; MacLean advanced to third; R Ramirez scored. 13 11
WSU TOP 10th B Zimmerman singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI (2-2 BBKFF); N Miller advanced to third; Dale scored; MacLean scored. 15 11
WSU TOP 10th Badalamenti reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, advanced to second on the throw (3-1 KBBB); B Zimmerman scored, unearned; N Miller scored on a throwing error by ss, unearned. 17 11
WSU TOP 10th R Ramirez advanced to second; DeLanoy advanced to third; Badalamenti scored on a wild pitch, unearned. 18 11
WSU TOP 10th MacLean homered to left field, unearned, 3 RBI (1-0 B); R Ramirez scored, unearned; DeLanoy scored, unearned. 21 11
NU BOT 10th R. Evans homered to left field, 2 RBI (2-2 BFBF); M. Magno scored. 21 13
NU BOT 10th J. Rybicki homered to left center, unearned, 2 RBI (0-0); M. Beale scored, unearned. 21 15

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