This Saturday the Purdue Northwest baseball team played in yet another GLIAC tournament elimination game against the Panthers of Purdue Northwest. The Pride would fight hard but come up short falling to the Panthers 3-1, bringing an end to their season.
The Basics
•   Records: Purdue Northwest (19-30), Davenport (20-33)
•   Location: Lansing, Michigan
•   GLIAC Tournament game
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The Breakdown
- Cole Olson (Stanton, Mich./Central Montcalm) led the Pride with two hits.
- Owen Winters (Kouts, Ind./Kouts)Â also contributed a hit and an RBI.
- Sam Ochoa (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) started on the mound for Purdue Northwest throwing eight innings while striking out four.
- J. Robinson led Davenport with one hit and two RBIs.
- A. VanderMar started and threw seven innings, striking out seven for the Panthers.
- The scoring action kicked off in the first inning as Davenport capitalized on an opportunity, with a well-placed single to right field, putting them ahead 1-0.
- As the game progressed, Davenport continued to apply pressure, extending their lead in the third inning. A fielder's choice allowed a run to score, aided by an error, increasing Davenport's led to 2-0.
- In the sixth inning, Davenport added another run to their tally as a sacrifice fly to left field, brought in a run, and pushing the score to 3-0 in their favor.
- However, Purdue Northwest refused to go down without a fight. In the seventh inning, they managed to get on the scoreboard, with Winters driving in a run with a clutch single to third base, narrowing the gap to 3-1.
- Despite their efforts, the Pride couldn't muster enough offense to overcome Davenport's lead, resulting in a hard-fought defeat.
Up Next
with this tough defeat the 2023-2024 baseball season has come to an end.
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