Purdue Fort Wayne
0-11
Tennessee Tech
10-0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: TAYLOR, Colt (1-0)
L: Myer, Jacob (0-3)
S: MYERS, Brock (1)
Batting:
2B: Lake, Garett 2 ; Blackford, Braedon 1
3B: Lake, Garett 1
HR: Higgins, Ben 1 ; Fitzpatrick, Cade 1
RBI: Lake, Garett 2 ; Blackford, Braedon 1 ; Hart, Isaiah 1 ; Higgins, Ben 1 ; Fitzpatrick, Cade 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lake, Garett 3 ; Higgins, Ben 1 ; Fitzpatrick, Cade 2 ; Bickel, Jarrett 1
HBP: Bickel, Jarrett 1
Batting:
2B: LACY, Gabe 1 ; HINCHMAN, Jason 2 ; GILLESPIE, Golston 1
HR: LACY, Gabe 1 ; HINCHMAN, Jason 1 ; GUARDINO, Ryan 1 ; DYER, John 2 ; TURNER, Austin 1
RBI: JOHNSON, Ed 1 ; LACY, Gabe 2 ; HINCHMAN, Jason 4 ; GILLESPIE, Golston 1 ; GUARDINO, Ryan 3 ; DYER, John 2 ; TURNER, Austin 1
SF: GUARDINO, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JOHNSON, Ed 2 ; LACY, Gabe 3 ; HINCHMAN, Jason 3 ; GILLESPIE, Golston 1 ; GUARDINO, Ryan 1 ; DYER, John 2 ; SPARDONE, Nick 1 ; TURNER, Austin 2
HBP: LACY, Gabe 1
PO: LACY, Gabe 1
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Garett Lake Records Four Hits in Loss to Tennessee Tech
3/6/2022 5:42:00 PM | Baseball
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Garett Lake recorded a career-high four hits on Sunday (March 6) but it came in a losing effort for the Purdue Fort Wayne baseball team at Tennessee Tech 15-7.
Lake came a home run short of the cycle with two doubles, a triple and a single. He scored three times and knocked in two.
Cade Fitzpatrick went 2-for-2 with a home run, two walks and an RBI. Junior Ben Higgins also chipped in for Purdue Fort Wayne, putting together two hits in three trips to the plate with a home run, a walk and an RBI. The long balls for Higgins and Fitzpatrick were their first in a Mastodon uniform.
The 'Dons got on the board in the third and added four more in the fourth. The four-run fourth was highlighted by a two-run triple off the bat of Lake as well as a Higgins home run. It brought the score to 11-5 in favor of the Golden Eagles after Tennessee Tech scored four in the first and six in the second to open a lead.
Isaiah Hart knocked in Lake in the sixth and Fitzpatrick's hit a two-out solo home run in the seventh to round out the scoring.
GAME NOTES
» Jacob Myer (0-3) started and suffered the loss for the 'Dons.
» Purdue Fort Wayne had chances, but left 11 runners stranded.
» Kevin Fee and Rex Stills each threw a scoreless inning in relief.
» Tennessee Tech's Jason Hinchman went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs.
» Brock Myers led the Golden Eagles' pitching staff, throwing 4.1 innings of two-run ball to finish the game and get the save.
» Colt Taylor tossed one inning to get the win and move his record to 1-0.
» Tennessee Tech moves to 10-0. The 'Dons fall to 0-11.
UP NEXT
» 'Dons head to Indiana on Wednesday (March 9) for a game against the Hoosiers.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
