The Pride Baseball team took on Saginaw Valley this Sunday, April 30 in a weekend doubleheader where the Pride would pick up two wins. The Pride won game one 5-3 and game two 11-2.
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The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (12-31, 7-19), Saginaw Valley (24-20, 14-11)
- Location: University Center, Michigan
- Attendance: 100
Game 1 - W, 5-3 (7 innings)
The Breakdown
- Junior Hayden Matulich (San Jose, Calif./Pioneer) led the Pride with three hits and two RBIs.
- Junior Ethan Imlach (Mokena, Ill./Mount Carmel) would also contribute two hits.
- Freshman Ethan Getting (Portage,Mich./Portage North) started on the mound for Purdue Northwest throwing five innings and struck out three batters.
- T. Roe led SVSU with two hits and an RBI.
- S. Hecht pitched five innings for the Cardinals and struck out three batters.
- The Pride would strike first in the first inning, scoring three runs.
- The Pride would add two more runs in the fourth inning to take a 5-0 lead.
- SVSU would try to make a comeback, but the Pride's great defense would allow them to secure a 5-3 victory.
Game 2 - W, 11-2 (9 innings)
The Breakdown
- Junior Jonathan Sabotnik () led the Pride with three hits and four RBIs.
- Junior Hayden Matulich (San Jose, Calif./Pioneer) also contributed three hits and three RBIs.
- Junior Sam Ochoa (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) started on the mound for Purdue Northwest throwing six innings and striking out three batters.
- J. Watkins led SVSU with two hits.
- R. Adams pitched six innings for the Cardinals and struck out seven batters.
- The Pride would come out hot putting up an early three runs in the second and third inning to take a 3-0 lead.
- SVSU added their only runs of the game in the fifth inning off a two-run homer.
- The Pride would add seven more runs starting from the seventh to the ninth to secure a dominate 11-2 victory over SVSU.
Up Next
- The Pride next take on Parkside Friday, May 5 in Kenosha, WI in a GLIAC conference doubleheader. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m. CT.
