This Thursday the Purdue Northwest baseball team took on Wisconsin Parkside for the first game of a four-game series where the Pride would drop game one by a final score of 4-2.
The Basics
•   Records: Purdue Northwest (17-22), Parkside (18-22)
•   Location: Hammond, Illinois
•   GLIAC Conference Game
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The Breakdown
- Luke Montgomery (Orland Park, Ill./St. Laurence High School) would lead the Pride with three hits.
- Cole Olson (Stanton, Mich./Central Montcalm) also contributed two hits and an RBI.
- Blake Newell (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) started on the mound for Purdue Northwest throwing six innings while striking out two batters.
- J. Heinzen led Parkside with two hits and an RBI.
- C. Storti started and threw two innings, striking out two for the Rangers.
- Purdue Northwest kicked off the scoring in the third inning when H. Matulich's clutch double to right-center brought B. Jones across home plate, giving them an early lead. However, Parkside quickly responded in the fourth, capitalizing on an error to bring the score to an even 1-1.
- Undeterred, Purdue Northwest surged ahead once again in the bottom of the fourth, as C. Olson's single to right field drove in L. Montgomery, putting them back in the lead with a score of 2-1.
- The game remained tight as both teams battled through the innings, but it was Parkside who seized control in the later stages. In the eighth inning, a crucial double by J. Hoeks brought C. Storti home, followed by another run in the ninth off an RBI groundout by E. Ferreira, securing the 4-2 victory for Parkside.
Up Next
The Pride next hit the field on April 27 in Kenosha, Wisconsin for games two and three of the four game series. Game time is set for 1:00 PM CT
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