Purdue Fort Wayne
0-2
Georgia State
2-0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dawson, Chandler (1-0)
L: Deany, JD (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Nelis, Cade 1
RBI: Lang, Jack 1 ; Nelis, Cade 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Higgins, Ben 1 ; Stewart, Dylan 1
CS: Lake, Garett 1
PO: Stewart, Dylan 1
Batting:
2B: Smith, Josh 1
HR: Ryerson, Max 2
RBI: Ryerson, Max 2 ; Smith, Josh 1 ; Boynton, Luke 1 ; Mize, Will 3 ; Strickland, Dylan 1 ; Abboud, DeAngelo 1 ; Wullenweber, Chase 2
SH: Wullenweber, Chase 1
SF: Boynton, Luke 1 ; Wullenweber, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ryerson, Max 2 ; Jones, Cameron 1 ; Ponder, Jonathan 1 ; Pearson, Dalton 2 ; Stewart, Caleb 1 ; Cheney, Griffin 1 ; Smith, Josh 2 ; Mize, Will 1 ; Abboud, DeAngelo 1
SB: Smith, Josh 2 ; Abboud, DeAngelo 2
HBP: Ryerson, Max 1 ; Pearson, Dalton 1 ; Abboud, DeAngelo 1
PO: Pearson, Dalton 1
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Georgia State Wins Two in Doubleheader
2/19/2022 8:58:00 PM | Baseball
ATLANTA, Ga. - The Purdue Fort Wayne baseball team dropped a pair of games on Saturday (Feb. 19), falling to Georgia State 12-2 and 6-5.
GAME 1 | Georgia State 12, Purdue Fort Wayne 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Mastodons were trailing 6-0 in the sixth inning when they made it a 6-1 game on an RBI single from Jack Lang, scoring Dylan Stewart from second base.
The 'Dons deficit was 10-1 before their offense got back on the scoreboard, cutting into that deficit in the seventh inning. Purdue Fort Wayne pushed across a run on Cade Nelis' two-out RBI double, which made it a 10-2 game. The Mastodons were unable to get any closer, as Georgia State added two runs to their score on the way to a 12-2 final.
GAME NOTES
» Lang went 2-for-4 with a run batted in.
» Ben Higgins earned his first hit as a Mastodon.
» Brian Erbe earned his second hit of the season with a single in the ninth.
» Purdue Fort Wayne went 2-for-5 (.400) with runners in scoring position.
» Nelis led the Mastodons at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
» Georgia State was led offensively by junior Max Ryerson, who went 3-for-5 with two home runs and two RBIs.
» Chandler Dawson led the Georgia State pitching staff, throwing five scoreless innings for the win.
GAME 2 | Georgia State 6, Purdue Fort Wayne 5
Purdue Fort Wayne took a 5-4 lead into the eighth inning, but could not hang on and fell 6-5 to the Georgia State Panthers Saturday.
Jacob Myer (0-1) took the loss on the mound for Purdue Fort Wayne (0-3). Mitchell Spencer started the ballgame and went five innings, surrendering one run on five hits, walking one and striking out two.
Senior Garett Lake led the way offensively for the Mastodons, going 1-for-2 in the ballgame with a home run, two walks and three RBIs. Isaiah Hart furnished a standout day at the plate as well, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Senior Braedon Blackford also chipped in, going 2-for-3 for Purdue Fort Wayne with a walk.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Mastodons put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the third inning. Purdue Fort Wayne scored three, all of them coming across on a three-run homer off the bat of Lake.
The Mastodons expanded on their advantage in the sixth inning after the Panthers cut it to 3-1. Purdue Fort Wayne scored twice on Hart's two-run homer, which brought the Mastodons lead to 5-1. The Mastodons were unable to hold the lead, as Georgia State scored five times over the remaining three innings to grab the 6-5 win.
GAME NOTES
» Purdue Fort Wayne's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed three runs across.
» Hart's home run was his first hit as a Mastodon.
» Lake led the Mastodons at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBIs.
» Georgia State was led offensively by sophomore Dalton Pearson, who went 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
» Junior Seth Clark led the Panthers pitching staff, throwing two scoreless innings.
UP NEXT
Purdue Fort Wayne will play Georgia State again tomorrow (Sunday, Feb. 20) at 1 p.m.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
