On Saturday, the Purdue Northwest baseball team proceeded with their four-game series against Kentucky Wesleyan College, engaging in games two and three in a doubleheader. The Pride experienced a split in the day's outcomes, securing a victory in game one with a score of 1-0, but falling in game two with a score of 7-2.
The Basics
•   Records: Purdue Northwest (2-1), Kentucky Wesleyan (1-9)
•   Location: Owensboro, KY (Panther Park)
•   Attendance: 100
•   Doubleheader vs. Kentucky Wesleyan College
Game One – W, 1-0 (7 Innings)
The Breakdown:
•   Senior
Luke Montgomery (Orland Park, Ill./St. Laurence High School) led the Pride with two hits and an RBI.
•   Junior
Beldon Glasgow (Markle, Ind./Norwell) also had a hit.
•   Sophomore
Conor Pangburn (St. John, Ind./Lake Central) started on the mound for Purdue Northwest throwing four shutout innings and only allowing two hits while striking out two.
•   K. Werries led KWC with one hit.
•   E. Oakley threw all seven innings for KWC striking out nine.
•   The Pride would strike first in the fifth inning scoring their lone run after
Luke Montgomery (Orland Park, Ill./St. Laurence High School) would lay down a textbook safety squeeze to score
Billy Jones ().
•   The Pride would play great defense and Graduate Student
Joe Tor (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport) and Senior
Andrew Petsche (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East) would each come in clutch on the mound to secure the Pride a 1-0 victory over the Panthers.
Game One – W, 1-0 (7 Innings)
•   Senior
Ethan Imlach (Mokena, Ill./Mount Carmel) led the Pride with one hit and an RBI.
•   Senior
Sam Ochoa (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) started on the mound for the Pride throwing 1.2 innings before getting relieved by Junior
Ben Cash (Oak Lawn, Ill./Oak Lawn Community).
•   H. Hyden led KWC with two hits and an RBI.
•   S. Wright threw all seven innings for KWC striking out seven.
•   The Pride would fall into trouble early as the Panthers would add six runs through three innings of play.
•   The Pride would get on the board in the fifth when
Ethan Imlach (Mokena, Ill./Mount Carmel) would advance and score on a pass ball.
•   The Panthers would add one more run in the sixth off a sac fly.
•   The Pride would find one more run in the seventh, but it wasn't enough to mount the comeback.
•   The Pride would fall in game two 7-2.
Up Next
The Pride are set to return to the field on Sunday, February 25th, for the concluding match of the four-game series against Kentucky Wesleyan. The first pitch is slated for 12:00 PM CT.
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