Northwood Varsity chalked up its fifth Pacific Coast League (PCL) victory with a resounding 12-3 win over the University Trojans. The Timberwolves are now 5 - 3 in the PCL and 15 - 4 on the season.

Northwood Hitting was Smoking

The T’Wolves hammered out 11 hits, including two triples, three doubles, and six singles, producing 11 RBIs.  Seniors Ben Berkel, Trevor Littlejohn, Connor Vejsicky, and Ely Stuart led the charge.  Berkel and Littlejohn each had three hits.  Berkel had two doubles and a single, collecting four RBIs; Littlejohn had a triple and two singles, with one RBI; Vejsicky had a single and a double, knocking in two; and Stuart had a triple and single, and one RBI. Thomas Lee, Carl Espe, and Julian Tristan each contributed an RBI and Ryan Rodriquez had a single.

Berkel started the parade in 1st inning. With the bases loaded and two outs, he doubled just inside the right field line, clearing the bases. Littlejohn followed with a single and Vejsicky drove Berkel home with a single, giving Northwood a 4-0 lead at the end of one.

The T’Wolves added a run in the second, two in the third, one in the fourth, and four more in the fifth to make the score 12-0.  In the 2nd inning, with the bases loaded, Thomas Lee drove in Stuart. Littlejohn led off the 3rd inning with a triple and came home on Vejsicky’s double. Espe drove in Vejsicky on an error. In the 4th, Tristan walked and with two out, Berkel slammed a double to the left field fence, moving Tristan to third base. Tristan scored on a single by Littlejohn.

Northwood capped off its scoring in the 5th inning. Espe got to first on an error. Stuart followed with a triple, driving in Espe. Pinch hitter Scott Feeko walked. Stuart scored on a sacrifice fly by Tristan.  Pinch hitter Jalen Davis walked.  Berkel the drove Feeko home with a single – his third two out hit of the game.  

Tristan Racks up Fifth Win of the Season 
In a masterful performance, Julian Tristan dominated the Trojans with a one-hit shutout in his five innings on the mound. Tristan faced only 10 Trojan batters over the first three innings striking out five and hitting Nick Wetzel in the second inning.

The Trojans got two runners on base in the 4th inning, with two outs, Wetzel got on first on an error and Adam Barnett got the lone hit off Tristan. Both were left stranded. Tristan hit his second batter in the 5th with two outs, but got the final batter to fly out to the left fielder Tom McCarty.

After five innings, Coach Rob Stuart decided to rest Tristan and sent in Arthur Liu. Liu gave up a single but struck out one to have an easy inning. Leading 12-0 going into the seventh Tyler Model came on and retired the first two batters but then walked the next two batters before Trojan pinch hitter Grant drove in the first run on a single. The Trojans got their second run on an error, and Wetzel drove in the final run with a single off reliever Connor Belsby.

The Timberwolves face University for the third and final time this season playing at University High School, Friday April 20, 2018 at 3:30 PM.