Purdue Fort Wayne
12-28, 9-11
UIC
15-18, 8-5
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: PETERSON, Nate (4-3)
L: Deany, JD (3-2)
Batting:
2B: LIN-PEISTRUP, Ryan 1 ; NOWIK, Breck 1
HR: CONN, Cole 1
RBI: LIN-PEISTRUP, Ryan 1 ; NOWIK, Breck 1 ; CONN, Cole 4
SH: PETERSEN, Rayth 1 ; WEED, Adam 1 ; GRIMES, Bobby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: LIN-PEISTRUP, Ryan 1 ; ROSARIO, Bryan 1 ; PETERSEN, Rayth 1 ; NOWIK, Breck 2 ; CONN, Cole 1 ; CONN, Clay 1
CS: ROSARIO, Bryan 1
PO: ROSARIO, Bryan 1
Batting:
2B: Lang, Jack 1 ; Evenson, Alex 1
HR: Higgins, Ben 1
RBI: Higgins, Ben 1 ; Evenson, Alex 1 ; Erbe, Brian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lang, Jack 1 ; Higgins, Ben 1 ; Evenson, Alex 1
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Ben Higgins Hits Ninth Home Run in 7-3 Loss to UIC
4/29/2022 6:23:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne opened a three-game series against second place UIC on Friday (April 29) with a 7-3 loss.
JD Deany went 6.0 innings for the Mastodons. While he took the loss and is now 3-2, he settled in late to retire 11 consecutive UIC batters. However, it happened after Cole Conn hit a three-run home run in the third inning for the Flames to put UIC up 6-0.
The 'Dons got on the board in the fifth when Brian Erbe used an RBI groundout to score Alex Evenson. Evenson started the inning with a single.
The sixth saw the 'Dons make it a 6-2 game with Evenson involved again. This time he had a two-out RBI double to knock in Jack Lang.
Purdue Fort Wayne held the Flames off the board before narrowing the gap to 6-3 in the eighth. The Mastodons recorded the run on Ben Higgins' two-out solo home run off Joey Morris. It is Higgins' team-best ninth home run of the season.
UIC added one in the ninth to make the final 7-3.
Higgins also had a walk to go with his home run on the day. Lang also had a walk in addition to a double in the first inning.
GAME NOTES
» Brendan Reid didn't allow a run in a 1.0 inning outing in the seventh.
» UIC held a slight 8-7 edge in hits.
» UIC's Conn finished 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.
» Nate Peterson started and got the win for the Flames. He is 4-3 after 7.0 innings of work.
» The 'Dons fall to 12-28 (9-11 Horizon). UIC improves to 15-18 (8-5 Horizon)
ON DECK
» Game two of the series with UIC will be played at 2 p.m. on Saturday (April 30). It will be Senior Day for the 'Dons in a 2 p.m. first pitch.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
