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Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 7-15, 1-7 GLIAC
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Winner Grand Valley St. GRAND VA 24-4, 4-0 GLIAC
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N
7-15, 1-7 GLIAC
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Final
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Grand Valley St. GRAND VA
24-4, 4-0 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1
Grand Valley St. GRAND VA 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 2 X 10 16 1

W: Jackson Kees (6-0) L: Cash, Ben (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls in Series Finale at Grand Valley State, 10-2

The Purdue Northwest baseball team wrapped up its road trip on Sunday with a GLIAC matchup against Grand Valley State, falling 10-2 at GVSU Baseball Field.

The Basics
  • Records: Purdue Northwest (7-15, 1-7 GLIAC), Grand Valley State (24-4, 4-0 GLIAC)
  • Location: Allendale, Michigan
  • Conference: GLIAC contest
The Breakdown
  • Drew Kosteba (St. John, Ind./Lake Central) led the Pride offensively with a pair of hits and an RBI, while Billy Chidsey (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) added a double and reached base twice.
  • Braylon Holland (Hobart, Ind./Andrean) recorded a hit and scored a run, and Ryder Fernandez (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) provided a late spark with a solo home run in the ninth inning.
  • Purdue Northwest opened the scoring in the third inning. Holland singled to start the rally and later came around to score on an RBI single from Kosteba, tying the game at 1-1.
  • Grand Valley State responded in the bottom half of the inning with four runs, highlighted by a two-run single from Caden Thelen and a two-run home run by Noah Brandt to take a 5-1 lead.
  • The Lakers added three more runs in the fifth inning to extend the advantage to 8-1, capitalizing on timely hitting with runners on base.
  • Purdue Northwest threatened in the eighth inning after Tyler Blair (Munster, Ind./Munster) doubled and Holland drew a walk, but the Pride were unable to capitalize.
  • Grand Valley State added two runs in the eighth on a pair of solo home runs to push the lead to 10-1.
  • Fernandez capped the scoring in the ninth inning with a solo home run to right field, accounting for the final 10-2 margin.
  • Ben Cash (Oak Lawn, Ill./Oak Lawn Community) took the loss on the mound, allowing five runs over 3.0 innings. Preston Burton (Sellersburg, Ind./Silver Creek) followed with 3.0 innings of relief, while Doug Loden (St. John, Ind./Lake Central) and Joey DalPonte (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport) each made appearances out of the bullpen.
Up Next
The Pride will return home on Thursday, April 2 for a GLIAC conference matchup against Roosevelt. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. CT.
 
 
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