The Purdue Northwest baseball team took on Saginaw Valley this Saturday in a GLIAC doubleheader where the Pride would drop both games falling in game one 3-4, and game two 5-6.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (10-30), Saginaw Valley (23-18)
- Location: University Center, Michigan
- Pride dropped both games to Saginaw Valley.
The Breakdown
Game 1, L 4-3 (8 Innings)
- Graduate Ray Hilbrich (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central) led the Pride with three hits and two RBIs.
- Senior Riley Gallagher (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington North High School) also contributed two hits.
- Freshman Conor Pangburn () started on the mound for the Pride pitching five innings and recording four strikeouts.
- E. Dufresne led Saginaw with two hits and an RBI.
- T. McLaren started and pitched seven innings for the Cardinals and tallied seven strikeouts.
- The Pride would strike first in the first inning from a Tom Flisk (Tinley Park, Ill./Victor J. Andrew) RBI single.
- SVSU would answer back in the third inning putting up two runs to take the lead.
- In the fourth Ray Hilbrich (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central) would hit a two-run homer to take the lead for the Pride.
- SVSU would tie the game up in the sixth and hit a walkoff in the eighth to secure the 4-3 victory.
Game 2, L 5-6 (9 Innings)
- Graduate Ray Hilbrich (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central) led the Pride with three hits and two RBIs.
- Junior Ethan Imlach (Mokena, Ill./Mount Carmel) also contributed three hits.
- Senior Joe Buikema (Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame College Prep) started on the mound for the Pride pitching six innings and recording three strikeouts.
- T. Roe led Saginaw with two hits and an RBI.
- H. Merillat started and pitched six innings for the Cardinals and tallied four strikeouts.
- SVSU would take an early lead putting up two runs in the first inning.
- The Pride would quickly get these runs back and take the lead in the second inning putting up three runs.
- SVSU would tie the game 3-3 in the bottom of the second.
- The Pride would distance the score in the third adding two runs however SVSU would not be silenced, and they would retake the lead in the bottom of the third.
- Each team would play outstanding defense and Saginaw was able to stop the Pride from scoring and secure a 6-5.
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Up Next
The Pride will be back in action Sunday, April 30 in University Center, Michigan as they retake on Saginaw Valley in another GLIAC doubleheader. Game time is set for 12:00 PM CT.
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