The Purdue Northwest baseball team continued its Florida trip on Tuesday evening, falling 12-4 to Eckerd College in a non-conference matchup.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (5-7), Eckerd College (16-5)
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Non-conference game.

The Breakdown

• Billy Chidsey (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) led the Pride offense with a strong performance, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored.
• Zach Wright (Munster, Ind./Munster) recorded two hits and added an RBI in the contest.
• Ryder Fernandez (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) contributed off the bench with a run-scoring single in the ninth inning.
• Owen Winters (Kouts, Ind./Kouts) added a hit and reached base, while Joey Guiliano (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) also recorded a hit and stole a base.
• Colin Pfeifer (Morris, Ill./Morris Community) got the start on the mound, tossing 3.0 innings while allowing one run and striking out one.
• Cody Hazzard (Mazon, Ill./Yorkville Christian) (1-2) was charged with the loss, while Tyler Blair (Munster, Ind./Munster), Ethan Knopf (Crown Point, Ind./Lake Central), and Ethan Plym (Seatonville, Ill./Hall) all appeared in relief.
• Purdue Northwest kept things close early, tying the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning when Drew Kosteba (St. John, Ind./Lake Central) scored on a wild pitch.
• Eckerd regained the lead in the bottom of the fourth and held a narrow 2-1 advantage heading into the sixth inning.
• The Tritons broke the game open in the sixth, scoring eight runs to take control with a 10-1 lead.
• The Pride responded in the seventh inning, capitalizing on defensive miscues to score two runs, cutting the deficit to 10-3.
• Purdue Northwest added another run in the ninth inning on an RBI single from Fernandez but could not complete the comeback.

Up Next
The Pride will take on Eckerd College again tomorrow at 12:00 PM CT for game two of their two game series.