The Pride Baseball team took on Wisconsin Parkside this Tuesday where they would split the doubleheader taking game one 15-6 and losing game two 16-11.
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The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (7-21, 3-11), Parkside (9-20, 3-11)
- Location: Hammond, Indiana
- Attendance: 100
Game 1Â - W, 15-6Â (7 innings)
The Breakdown
- Graduate Ray Hilbrich (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central) led the Pride with four hits and an RBI.
- Sophomore Beldon Glasgow (Markle, Ind./Norwell) also contributed three hits and three RBIs.
- Junior Noah Burgh (Warsaw, Ind./Warsaw Community High School) started on the mound for Purdue Northwest throwing all seven innings striking out seven.
- M. Bruff led Parkside with two hits and three RBIs.
- C. Bronkhors pitched two innings for the Rangers and struck out two batters.
- The Pride would jump off to a hot start putting up four in the first inning however Parkside would answer back putting up three in the third.
- The Pride would explode offensively through the third and sixth inning putting up 11 runs.
- Jayden Smith () and Beldon Glasgow (Markle, Ind./Norwell) would lead this charge with Jayden hitting two solo shots and Beldon also hitting one.
- Parkside would put up 3 runs in the seventh but the Pride would secure the 15-6 victory.
Game 2 - L, 26-11 (9 innings)
The Breakdown
- Graduate Ray Hilbrich (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central) led the Pride with three hits and three RBIs.
- Junior Hayden Matulich (San Jose, Calif./Pioneer) also contributed with two hits and two RBIs.
- Junior Sam Ochoa (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) started on the mound for the Pride and went one inning notching one strikeout.
- P. Connolly led Parkside with four hits and six RBIs.
- C. Campbell started for the Rangers and pitched three innings, recording three strikeouts.
- Parkside would take an early lead in the first putting up five runs. The Pride would answer back putting up two runs in the first from a Matulich homer.
- The Pride would tie the game heading into the fifth 7-7.
- Parkside would retake the lead in the sixth putting up four runs.
- The Pride would even up the score at elevens in the eighth when Jax Kalemba (Chicago, Ill./Andrean) hit a three-run homer.
- Parkside would put up five runs in the ninth to secure the 16-11 victory.
Up Next
- The Pride next take on Davenport University in a GLIAC matchup on Friday, April 14 at Dowling Park. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m. CT.