The Purdue Northwest baseball dropped two games to Davenport University in a GLIAC match up this Friday. Losing game one 1-5 and game two 2-3.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (5-15,1-6), Davenport University (10-17, 4-3)
- Location: Grand Rapids, MI
- Attendance: 100
Game 1Â - L, 1-5Â (7 innings)
The Breakdown
- Freshman Drake Ballard (Louisville, Ky./Martha Laynes Collins) and Sophomore Beldon Glasgow (Markle, Ind./Norwell) led the Pride with two hits each.
- Junior Luke Montgomery (Orland Park, Ill./St. Laurence High School) also contributed a hit and an RBI.
- Junior Sam Shively (Mishawaka, Ind./Mishawaka) started on the mound for Purdue Northwest and pitched all six innings striking out four.
- Coltrane Rubner led Davenport with two hits and an RBI.
- Carson Fischer pitched seven innings for the panthers and struck out five batters.
- The Pride would strike first in the second inning from a Luke Montgomery (Orland Park, Ill./St. Laurence High School) RBI single.
- Davenport would add two runs in the third, one in the fourth, and two in the sixth to put the game out of reach and secure the 5-1 victory over the Pride.
Game 2 - L, 3-2
The Breakdown
- Graduate Ray Hilbrich (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central) and Sophomore Jayden Smith () led the Pride with two hits each.
- Junior Luke Montgomery (Orland Park, Ill./St. Laurence High School) also contributed with a hit and an RBI.
- Freshman Conor Pangburn () started on the mound for the Pride and pitched the first five innings. He notched five strikeouts.
- Carter Troncin led Davenport with two hits.
- Isaac Van Dyke started for the Panthers and pitched five innings recording four strikeouts.
- Davenport would take an early lead in the second inning putting up one run.
- The Pride however would answer back in the fifth putting up two runs to take the lead.
- K. Showers of Davenport would give the Panthers a one run lead in the fifth after hitting a two-run homer.
- Each team would battle hard to add runs but the Panthers held the Pride and secured the 3-2 victory.
Up Next
- The Pride next take on #17 Wayne State University for a GLIAC matchup on Sunday, April 2 at Dowling Park. Game 1 is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. CT.