Milwaukee Takes Two From Purdue Fort Wayne

Saturday, April 15

Fort Wayne, Ind.

Noon

Purdue Fort Wayne

9-27, 6-8

Milwaukee

15-16, 6-7

Milwaukee

Purdue Fort Wayne

4/15/2023 7:27:00 PM | Baseball

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodon baseball dropped a pair to Milwaukee on Saturday (April 14).

Game One – Milwaukee 7, Purdue Fort Wayne 6
The 'Dons trailed 6-1 entering the bottom of the seventh when things tightened. Jarrett Bickel, Braedon Blackford and Caileb Johnson each doubled in the frame. Blackford, Cade Nelis and Johnson each knocked in a run. It made the score 6-4. Milwaukee added a two-out run in the ninth to go up 7-4 and it proved to be the difference.

The bottom of the ninth saw Blackford hit his league-leading 11^th home run of the season. It was a two-run shot with two outs that scored Nelis and made the score 7-6. Johnson followed with a walk as did pinch hitter Luke Miles. But the 'Dons would strand the potential tying and winning runs on base to end the game.

Jacob Myer took the loss. He is now 0-4 after going 4.0 innings. Brody Fine allowed just three hits and two runs in 5.0 innings out of the pen.

Blackford had three hits in the game and four total RBIs. Nelis and Johnson also had two hits.

Luke Hansel got the win for Milwaukee. He is 5-1 after going 6.2 innings. Nate DeYoung survived the ninth to get his seventh save of the year. Marcus Cline had two hits for the Panthers.

Game Two – Milwaukee 15, Purdue Fort Wayne 8
Johnson had a fifth-inning opposite field home run for his sixth dinger of the season. The 'Dons scored four runs in the fifth and four more in the eighth. Nelis and Blackford each had two hits and a walk.

Eliot Turnquist went the required 5.0 innings for the win. He is now 3-2. Owen Willard took the loss for the 'Dons. He is 0-3. Kyle Maurer had a scoreless inning of relief for the 'Dons.

Milwaukee opened the game up with a six-run third inning. Jake Novak and Aaron Chapman each hit a home run for the Panthers.

The 'Dons fall to 9-28 (6-9 Horizon League). Milwaukee improves to 16-16 (7-7 Horizon League).

~ Feel The Rumble ~