The 5-seeded Purdue Northwest baseball team saw their season come to end after falling to 1-seeded Wayne St. in the morning game 10-1, then slipping to the 4-seeded Grand Valley State Lakers in GLIAC Tournament 9-2 on Saturday.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (16-35), Wayne State (41-10), Grand Valley State (31-20)
- Location: Lansing, Mich. - Jackson Field
- Attendance: 200
Vs. Wayne State
The Breakdown
- Sophomore Jayden Smith () led the Pride with one hit and one RBI.
- Junior Tyler Nelson () and graduate Ray Hilbrich (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central) added one hit each.
- Junior Sam Ochoa (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) started in the circle for the Pride and pitched 7.2 innings tallying six strikeouts.
- Hitzelberger led Wayne State with three hits and three RBIs.
- Korolden pitched a complete game for the Warriors to earn the win while notching six strikeouts.
- Wayne State started the scoring early and took a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
- The Warriors added five runs to extend thier lead to 7-0 in the second.
- The Pride scored their lone run in the seventh inning making it 7-1.
- Wayne State tallied three runs in the eighth to seal the game, 10-1.
Vs. Grand Valley State
The Breakdown
- Nelson led the Pride at the plate with three hits and one RBI.
- Smith added two hits and one RBI.
- Junior's Hayden Matulich (San Jose, Calif./Pioneer) and Ethan Imlach (Mokena, Ill./Mount Carmel) each chipped in one hit.
- Sophomore Eric Beck (Manteno, Ill/Manteno) started on the mound for the Pride and pitched two innings.
- Nott led Grand Valley State with one hit and four RBIs.
- VanEnkevon pitched the first six innings for the Lakers to earn the victory while recording five strikeouts.
- Grand Valley State started off fast taking an early 2-0 lead in the first inning.
- The Lakers added a run in the second to make it a 3-0 game.
- Grand Valley State scored another run in the fourth inning to extend their lead to 4-0.
- Purdue Northwest tallied runs in the sixth and seventh inning to cut their deficit to 4-2.
- The Lakers ended the game scoring five runs in the eighth inning and holding on for the win.