Purdue Fort Wayne
0-5
California Baptist
4-0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: CJ Culpepper (2-0)
L: Miller, Justin (0-2)
S: Brett Finnel (1)
Batting:
2B: Blackford, Braedon 1
RBI: Evenson, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lang, Jack 1 ; Lake, Garett 1
CS: Evenson, Alex 1
HBP: Hann, Karter 1
Batting:
2B: Jake Skipworth 1 ; Grady Tuohy 1
RBI: Jake Skipworth 1 ; CJ Masciel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Harrison Spohn 1 ; Ulises Caballero 1 ; Shayne Simpson 1 ; Grady Tuohy 1
SB: Harrison Spohn 1
CS: Harrison Spohn 1
HBP: Chad Castillo 1 ; Russell Stevenson 1 ; Shayne Simpson 1
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Miller Fans Eight in Series Opener at California Baptist
2/25/2022 11:45:00 PM | Baseball
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Senior Justin Miller struck out eight California Baptist hitters over 6.2 innings of work, but it was not enough as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons fell to the Lancers 4-2 on Friday (Feb. 25) in the first of a four-game series.
Miller (0-2) threw 6.2 innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on five hits and walking three. Miller moved his career strikeout total to 139, entering the top 10 in program history in the statistic.
HOW IT HAPPENED
California Baptist put single runs on the board in the third and fifth and then two in the sixth. The Mastodon defense earned double plays in the sixth and eighth innings to end scoring threats for the Lancers.
The 'Dons made noise in the ninth, loading the bases with one out. Alex Evenson knocked in Jack Lang with a single to make it 4-1. A wild pitch then made it a 4-2 game with runners at second and third. However, the 'Dons couldn't get the final key hit needed to knot the game up. The Lancers were forced to make three pitching changes in the inning to quiet the threat.
GAME NOTES
» The Mastodons drew five walks.
» Braedon Blackford went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.
» Kyle Maurer threw 1.1 innings of scoreless ball out of the pen for the 'Dons.
» California Baptist was led offensively by sophomore Jake Skipworth, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
» CJ Culpepper earned the win to go to 2-0. He allowed one hit in 6.0 innings.
» The 'Dons fall to 0-5. The Lancers are now 4-0.
UP NEXT
The 'Dons and Lancers will play a doubleheader on Saturday. It will be a 5 p.m. ET start.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
