Mitchell Stanton
2
Upper Iowa UPPER IO 4-1
16
Winner Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 0-0
Upper Iowa UPPER IO
4-1
2
Final
16
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N
0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Upper Iowa UPPER IO 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 3
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 4 1 0 3 6 2 X 16 12 1

W: Stanton, Mitchell (1-0) L: B. Nicodemus (0-2)

5
Winner Upper Iowa UPPER IO 4-4
2
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 1-0
Winner
Upper Iowa UPPER IO
4-4
5
Final
2
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N
1-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Upper Iowa UPPER IO 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 7 0
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1

W: G. Olson (1-0) L: Walkowiak, Owen (0-1) S: D. Hesch (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Splits Season-Opening Series with Upper Iowa

The Purdue Northwest baseball team opened their home slate with a doubleheader against Upper Iowa University on Saturday, where the Pride rolled to a 16-2 win in game one before falling 5-2 in game two.

The Basics
  • Records: Purdue Northwest (1-1), Upper Iowa (5-4)
  • Location: Hammond, Indiana
  • Non-conference game.
The Breakdown
Game 1: W (16-2) - 7 Innings
  • Denham Kozy (Munster, Ind./Munster) led the offensive charge with a triple and four RBIs, sparking a big first inning for the Pride.
  • Drew Kosteba (St. John, Ind./Lake Central) went 3-for-5 with a triple and four RBIs, adding key insurance runs in the middle innings.
  • Joey Guiliano (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) drove in two runs, scored twice, and added two stolen bases at the top of the lineup.
  • Billy Chidsey (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) reached base four times, scored three runs, and tallied an RBI while swiping two bags.
  • Owen Winters (Kouts, Ind./Kouts) collected a hit, drove in a run, and crossed the plate three times.
  • Michael Stanton earned the win on the mound, tossing 3.0 innings and allowing two runs on four hits.
  • Joey DalPonte (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport) followed with 3.0 scoreless innings of relief, surrendering no hits.
  • Ivan Balboa (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) closed the door with a clean seventh inning.
  • Purdue Northwest wasted no time jumping ahead in the first. After two quick outs, Chidsey and Kalemba worked walks before Winters reached to load the bases. Kozy cleared them with a three-RBI triple to left, and Kosteba followed with an RBI single to make it 4-0.
  • The Pride added another run in the second and continued to build the lead in the fourth, highlighted by an RBI single from Winters and a run-scoring triple from Kosteba.
  • A six-run fifth inning broke the game wide open. Guiliano delivered a two-RBI single down the line, and Kosteba added another two-run single later in the frame as Purdue Northwest capitalized on defensive miscues.
  • The Pride tacked on two more runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 16-2 before Balboa shut down the Peacocks in the seventh to secure the run-rule victory.
The Breakdown
Game 2: L (5-2) – 7 Innings
  • Owen Winters (Kouts, Ind./Kouts) paced the offense with a 2-for-3 performance and scored a run.
  • Hunter Nolan (Apex, N.C./Enloe) delivered a clutch two-RBI single in the sixth inning.
  • Braylon Barrett added a hit at the top of the order.
  • Owen Walkowiak (Crown Point, Ind./Andrean) took the loss, allowing two runs over 2.0 innings with four strikeouts.
  • Cody Hazzard (Mazon, Ill./Yorkville Christian) provided 4.0 innings of relief, striking out three.
  • Upper Iowa struck first with single runs in the first and second innings to take an early 2-0 lead. The Pride were held scoreless through five frames despite putting runners on base.
  • In the sixth, Upper Iowa extended its lead with a two-RBI triple from Luzum and an RBI groundout to make it 5-0.
  • Purdue Northwest responded in the bottom half of the inning. A pinch-hit walk and a single set the table before Nolan lined a two-RBI single to right center, cutting the deficit to 5-2.
  • The Pride threatened late but were unable to complete the comeback as Upper Iowa secured the split.
Up Next
The Pride will return to action this Tuesday as they continue their early-season schedule at home against Roosevelt University.
 
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