#15 Grand Valley State claimed a 23-5 victory over #9 Northwood Saturday at Mountain Dew Park in Marion, Illinois. The Lakers, now 3-0, will look to complete the four-game sweep over the Timberwolves Sunday at 1 p.m. (ET).
 
The Lakers scored early and often for the third consecutive game, pushing five runs across in the bottom of the first on six singles. SS Evan Morrison, LF Caden Thelen opened the game with singles, followed by 1B Jovan Gill's RBI single. LF Jake Skaggs singled to load the bases and 3B Caleb Estrada pushed a run across with a fielder's choice. Gill scored on a wild pitch and DH Will Bowen singled in a run and later scored on a wild pitch. 
 
Northwood scored a pair of runs in the top of the second, but Estrada came through with a two-out single that drove in a pair. The Lakers added five more runs in the bottom of the third, two on Morrison triple to right, one on a Gill single and another on a Skaggs single. Gill then scored on a wild pitch. Gill added another RBI with a double in the bottom of the fourth and Bowen drove in two more with a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth. 
 
The Laker reserves put up eight runs on five hits in the bottom of the eighth. Freshman Josh Fleming collected his first two hits as a Laker in the eighth with a single to open the inning and a double that drove in a run. Senior catch Emmanuel Scott drove in a run with a single and junior Zach Warren drove in a pair with a single to center. Senior OF Cole Wilhelmi added an RBI double to conclude the scoring. 
 
Freshman Jackson Kees picked up the win in his collegiate debut, striking out five in five innings of work. Freshman Luke Stevens struck out three in one inning of action, while sophomore Ty Uchman notched and freshman Michael Giroux each recorded a strikeout in one inning of work. Freshman Brayden Muir went the final inning and recorded a strikeout. 
 
Morrison was 4-for-5 with four runs scored and two RBI, while Gill was 3-for-3 with three RBI and four runs scored. Skaggs was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Estrada was 2-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored. Bowen was 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs, followed by Warren who drove in two and Flemming who added two hits and an RBI. Wilhelmi drove in a pair of runs and Scott plated a run on his single.