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St. Francis (Ill.) ST. FRAN 14-23

Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 12-16

St. Francis (Ill.) ST. FRAN

14-23

Final

Apr. 10, 2026

Purdue Northwest PURDUE N

12-16

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
St. Francis (Ill.) ST. FRAN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N	4	2	0	2	2	0	1	11	11	2

W: Walkowiak, Owen (2-3) L: Leonard, Mic (2-5)

Game Recap: Baseball | 4/10/2026 7:53:00 PM

Baseball Cruises to 11-1 Run-Rule Victory Over St. Francis (Ill.)

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at University of St. Francis (Ill.)

4/11/2026 | 1:00 PM CT

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The Purdue Northwest baseball team returned to action Friday afternoon and delivered a dominant 11-1 run-rule victory over St. Francis (Ill.) in non-conference play at Laborers' Local 41 Field.

The Basics

Records: Purdue Northwest (12-16), St. Francis (Ill.) (14-23)
Location: Hammond, Indiana
Non-conference game

The Breakdown
Game: W (11-1) (7 Innings)

Purdue Northwest used a fast start and steady offense throughout to secure the run-rule victory.
Brayden Barrett (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton) set the tone at the top of the lineup with two hits and two runs scored, while Billy Chidsey (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI. Drew Kosteba (St. John, Ind./Lake Central) added two hits, three runs scored, and two RBIs, and Brett Bounds (Morris, Ill./Morris Community) led the team with three hits and drove in a run.
The Pride wasted no time getting on the board, scoring four runs in the opening inning. Barrett led off with a single, and Chidsey followed with a double before a St. Francis error allowed two runs to score. Nick Robinson (St. John, Ind./Lake Central) and Braylon Holland (Hobart, Ind./Andrean) each drove in runs with bases-loaded opportunities to give Purdue Northwest a 4-0 lead.
After St. Francis scored in the second inning, the Pride responded with two runs of their own. Kosteba delivered an RBI single before Owen Winters (Kouts, Ind./Kouts) added another run-scoring hit to extend the lead to 6-1.
Purdue Northwest continued to build its advantage in the fourth inning with a pair of sacrifice flies from Gabe Bush (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso) and Winters, pushing the lead to 8-1.
The Pride added two more runs in the fifth, taking advantage of bases-loaded situations as Chidsey and Bounds each brought in a run to make it 10-1.
Purdue Northwest capped the scoring in the seventh inning when a wild pitch allowed Chidsey to score, securing the 11-1 run-rule victory.
Owen Walkowiak (Crown Point, Ind./Andrean) earned the win on the mound, tossing 6.0 innings while allowing just one run and striking out five. Joey DalPonte (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport) closed out the final inning to seal the victory.