Saturday, March 4
Winston-Salem, N.C.
10 AM
Purdue Fort Wayne
2-8
6
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3
Cornell
0-5
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8
9
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H
E
Cornell
0
0
0
0
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3
3
6
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Purdue Fort Wayne
1
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3
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X
6
10
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‘Dons Dig The Long Ball in 6-3 Victory Over Cornell
3/4/2023 12:22:00 PM | Baseball
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Purdue Fort Wayne pounded four home runs in a 6-3 victory over Cornell on Saturday (March 4) morning. Mastodon pitchers JD Deany and Brody Fine combined to strikeout 15 Cornell batters. The last time the 'Dons recorded 15 strikeouts was April, 6, 2019 vs. North Dakota State.
Braedon Blackford started the Mastodons with a solo shot in the first and added another in the third. Cade Nelis and Grant Thoroman each added solo home runs in the fifth.
The 'Dons were knocking the ball over the wall as starter Deany (1-1) was dealing. He went five shutout innings, allowing three hits and recording eight strikeouts.
Fine entered in the sixth and didn't allow a hit in his first three innings of work. He would end up giving up a three-run home run in the ninth, but finished the game for his first career save. Fine earned seven strikeouts with no walks in four innings.
Blackford added a double to his day for three hits. Jacob Walker had two walks to go with a single and a run scored.
Ethan Hamill took the loss for Cornell. He is 0-2.
The 'Dons are now 2-8. Cornell is 0-5. The 'Dons will play Ball State later today.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Braedon Blackford started the Mastodons with a solo shot in the first and added another in the third. Cade Nelis and Grant Thoroman each added solo home runs in the fifth.
The 'Dons were knocking the ball over the wall as starter Deany (1-1) was dealing. He went five shutout innings, allowing three hits and recording eight strikeouts.
Fine entered in the sixth and didn't allow a hit in his first three innings of work. He would end up giving up a three-run home run in the ninth, but finished the game for his first career save. Fine earned seven strikeouts with no walks in four innings.
Blackford added a double to his day for three hits. Jacob Walker had two walks to go with a single and a run scored.
Ethan Hamill took the loss for Cornell. He is 0-2.
The 'Dons are now 2-8. Cornell is 0-5. The 'Dons will play Ball State later today.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Deany, JD (1-1)
L: Ethan Hamill (0-2)
S: Fine, Brody (1)
Batting:
2B: Sam Kaplan 2
HR: John Quinlan 1
RBI: John Quinlan 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Nathan Waugh 1 ; Sam Kaplan 1 ; John Quinlan 1
CS: John Quinlan 1
Batting:
2B: Blackford, Braedon 1
HR: Thoroman, Grant 1 ; Blackford, Braedon 2 ; Nelis, Cade 1
RBI: Thoroman, Grant 1 ; Blackford, Braedon 2 ; Nelis, Cade 1 ; Stewart, Dylan 1
SF: Stewart, Dylan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thoroman, Grant 1 ; Blackford, Braedon 3 ; Nelis, Cade 1 ; Walker, Jacob 1
SB: Walker, Jacob 1 ; Tencza, Eli 2
CS: Higgins, Ben 1
PO: Nelis, Cade 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
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3
H
3
RBI
2
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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