Walk-off vs. Lewis
2
Lewis LEWIS 4-9
3
Winner Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 3-4
Lewis LEWIS
4-9
2
Final
3
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N
3-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Lewis LEWIS 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 11 0

W: DalPonte, Joey (1-1) L: Mj Liyeos (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

PNW Baseball Secures Walk-Off Victory in Doubleheader Opener vs. Lewis

The Purdue Northwest baseball team hosted Lewis University this Friday for a doubleheader where the Pride secured a 3-2 walk off victory in game one and game two was halted due to weather.
The Basics
  • Records: Purdue Northwest (3-4), Lewis (4-9)
  • Location: Hammond, Indiana
  • Non-conference game.
The Breakdown
Game One: W (3-2)
  • Joey Guiliano (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) led the Pride at the plate with a 3-for-4 performance, scoring a run and adding a double while also swiping a base.
  • Drew Kosteba (St. John, Ind./Lake Central) went 3-for-4 with a pair of singles and scored the game-winning run in the eighth inning.
  • Billy Chidsey (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) finished 1-for-3 with an RBI and a walk.
  • Brett Bounds (Morris, Ill./Morris Community) delivered the go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning to lift the Pride to victory.
  • Nathan Koster (Mount Pleasant, Mich./Mount Pleasant) added a hit and scored a run, while Denham Kozy (Munster, Ind./Munster) and Owen Winters (Kouts, Ind./Kouts) each recorded a hit.
  • Mitchell Stanton (South Chicago Heights, Ill./Marian Catholic) turned in a strong start on the mound, tossing 6.0 innings while allowing just one hit and two runs with five strikeouts.
  • Joey DalPonte (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport) earned the win in relief, throwing 2.0 scoreless innings and striking out two.
  • After three scoreless innings, Purdue Northwest broke through in the fourth when Koster singled and later scored on a wild pitch to give the Pride a 1-0 lead.
  • The Pride extended their advantage in the fifth inning as Guiliano doubled and came around to score on an RBI single from Chidsey, making it 2-0.
  • Lewis answered in the sixth inning when Constantine Coins launched a two-run home run to tie the game at 2-2.
  • Purdue Northwest responded in the eighth inning. Kosteba reached with a single before Gabe Bush (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso) entered as a pinch runner and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Doug Loden (St. John, Ind./Lake Central). Bounds followed with a clutch RBI single up the middle to plate the walk off run and give the Pride a 3-2 win.
The Breakdown
Game Two:
  • Game two was halted in the 5th inning due to weather and will be resumed Sunday, March 8 before the scheduled doubleheader.
Up Next
The Pride will continue their series against Lewis University on Sunday, March 8th completing game two as well as another doubleheader following the conclusion.
 
 
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