1
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 15-26
16
Winner Grand Valley St. GRAND VA 41-8
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N
15-26
1
Final
16
Grand Valley St. GRAND VA
41-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Grand Valley St. GRAND VA 1 0 0 2 5 7 0 1 X 16 22 0

W: Collin Bradley (10-0) L: Walkowiak, Owen (2-5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Drops GLIAC Tournament Opener to Grand Valley State

The Pride baseball team took on Grand Valley State University this Wednesday in the opening round of the GLIAC Tournament where the Pride would fall by a score of 16-1.

The Basics
  • Records: Purdue Northwest (15-27), Grand Valley State (38-8)
  • Location: Utica, Michigan
  • GLIAC Tournament game.
The Breakdown
Game 1: L (16-1) - 9 Innings
  • Brayden Barrett (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton) provided the lone run for the Pride, leading off the game with a solo home run to left field to give Purdue Northwest an early 1-0 lead. Billy Chidsey (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) added a pair of hits, including a double in the ninth inning, while Owen Winters (Kouts, Ind./Kouts), Nathan Koster (Mount Pleasant, Mich./Mount Pleasant), and Gabe Bush (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso) each recorded hits as the Pride totaled seven hits in the game.
  • Owen Walkowiak (Crown Point, Ind./Andrean) got the start on the mound and kept the game competitive through the early innings, allowing three runs on six hits over 4.0 innings. Preston Burton (Sellersburg, Ind./Silver Creek) followed in relief, surrendering five runs, while Colin Pfeifer (Morris, Ill./Morris Community) and Connor Stafford (Hobart, Ind./Hobart) combined to pitch the final innings.
  • Purdue Northwest jumped ahead immediately in the top of the first inning when Barrett launched a leadoff home run to left field, giving the Pride a quick 1-0 advantage.
  • Grand Valley State answered in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI single to even the game at 1-1. Both teams were then held scoreless over the next two innings as pitching and defense settled the pace early.
  • The Lakers took control in the fourth inning, using an RBI double and a sacrifice groundout to score two runs and take a 3-1 lead.
  • Grand Valley State extended the lead in the fifth inning after a solo home run sparked a five-run frame. The Lakers capitalized on defensive miscues and timely hitting to push the advantage to 8-1.
  • The Lakers continued to add on in the sixth inning with seven more runs on a series of hits, walks, and RBI singles, stretching the lead to 15-1 and putting the game out of reach.
  • Grand Valley State added one final run in the eighth inning on an RBI double to close out the scoring at 16-1.
Up Next
The Pride will return to action on Thursday, May 8, in an elimination game of the GLIAC Tournament against Wayne State with first pitch scheduled for 10:00 AM CT.
 
 
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