Tuesday, April 11
Valparaiso, Ind.
3 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
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Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Jacob Walker Totals Five Hits in Loss to Beacons
4/11/2023 7:48:00 PM | Baseball
VALPARAISO, Ind. – Jacob Walker recorded five hits in Purdue Fort Wayne's 9-3 baseball loss at the Valparaiso Beacons on Tuesday (April 11).
Walker is the first Mastodon with five hits in a game since Brandon Soat had five May 8, 2016. All five of Walker's hits were singles. He drove in a run in the ninth.
The 'Dons were down 9-1 before scoring a pair and making the final score 9-3. Braedon Blackford nearly hit a grand slam in the ninth, flying out to the warning track for the second out.
Rex Stills is now 0-5 after starting and taking the loss. He allowed two runs in 3.0 innings.
The big inning was the fourth when Valpo put five runs on the board.
The 'Dons recorded 11 hits. Cade Nelis, Caileb Johnson and Dylan Stewart each had a double.
Valpo improves to 11-15. The 'Dons fall to 8-25. Purdue Fort Wayne is at Dayton on Wednesday (April 12).
Walker is the first Mastodon with five hits in a game since Brandon Soat had five May 8, 2016. All five of Walker's hits were singles. He drove in a run in the ninth.
The 'Dons were down 9-1 before scoring a pair and making the final score 9-3. Braedon Blackford nearly hit a grand slam in the ninth, flying out to the warning track for the second out.
Rex Stills is now 0-5 after starting and taking the loss. He allowed two runs in 3.0 innings.
The big inning was the fourth when Valpo put five runs on the board.
The 'Dons recorded 11 hits. Cade Nelis, Caileb Johnson and Dylan Stewart each had a double.
Valpo improves to 11-15. The 'Dons fall to 8-25. Purdue Fort Wayne is at Dayton on Wednesday (April 12).
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Krier, Kaleb (1-0)
L: Stills, Rex (0-5)
Batting:
2B: Tucker, Nolan 1 ; Schmack, Kyle 1 ; Ryan, Alex 1
3B: Schmack, Kyle 1
HR: Renfro, Brady 1
RBI: Tucker, Nolan 1 ; Schmack, Kyle 2 ; Renfro, Brady 1 ; Maka, Ryan 1 ; Warfield, Spencer 2 ; Ryan, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tucker, Nolan 1 ; Schmack, Kyle 2 ; Renfro, Brady 3 ; Ryan, Alex 1 ; Radich, Will 1 ; Nowicki, Brady 1
SB: Schmack, Kyle 1
HBP: Warfield, Spencer 1 ; Ryan, Alex 1
PO: Thurston, Alex 1
Batting:
2B: Nelis, Cade 1 ; Johnson, Caileb 1 ; Stewart, Dylan 1
RBI: Walker, Jacob 1 ; Blackford, Braedon 1
SF: Blackford, Braedon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nelson, Tyler 1 ; Hart, Isaiah 1 ; Stewart, Dylan 1
Game Leaders
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