Purdue Fort Wayne
10-30, 6-11
Wright State
22-17, 12-5
Wright State Takes Middle Game of the Series
4/22/2023 7:41:00 PM | Baseball
The 'Dons put two runs on the board in the third to make the score 5-2. Cade Fitzpatrick doubled in a run and Tyler Nelson knocked in a run on a groundout. It stayed that way until Wright State opened the game up with a seven-run fifth inning.
Drew Dillon hit his first career home run in the ninth. Luke Miles knocked in two with a single in the seventh.
Andrew Patrick had two home runs for the Raiders as they recorded 14 hits to the Mastodons' 10. Jake Shirk went seven innings for the win. Brody Fine started and suffered the loss.
Wright State improves to 22-17 (12-5 Horizon League). Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 10-30 (6-11 Horizon League). The two teams will conclude the series on Sunday (April 23) at Mastodon Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jake Shirk (3-4)
L: Fine, Brody (1-4)
Batting:
2B: Luke Arnold 2 ; Dane Thomas 2 ; Gehrig Anglin 1 ; Jay Luikart 1 ; Boston Smith 1 ; Patrick Fultz 1
HR: Andrew Patrick 2
RBI: Luke Arnold 4 ; Dane Thomas 2 ; Andrew Patrick 3 ; Gehrig Anglin 3 ; Jay Luikart 1 ; Boston Smith 2 ; Patrick Fultz 2
SF: Jay Luikart 1 ; Patrick Fultz 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Luke Arnold 2 ; Dane Thomas 2 ; Andrew Patrick 3 ; Julian Greenwell 1 ; Gehrig Anglin 1 ; Sammy Sass 2 ; Jay Luikart 2 ; Boston Smith 1 ; Patrick Fultz 2 ; Avery Fisher 1
SB: Luke Arnold 1 ; Dane Thomas 1 ; Sammy Sass 1 ; Avery Fisher 1
CS: Drew Baker 1
PO: Drew Baker 1
Batting:
2B: Walker, Jacob 1 ; Fitzpatrick, Cade 1
HR: Dillon, Drew 1
RBI: Miles, Luke 2 ; Fitzpatrick, Cade 1 ; Nelson, Tyler 1 ; Dillon, Drew 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Higgins, Ben 1 ; Johnson, Caileb 1 ; Bickel, Jarrett 1 ; Miles, Luke 1 ; Fitzpatrick, Cade 1 ; Dillon, Drew 1
HBP: Shirley, Colton 1 ; Johnson, Caileb 1
