Saturday, April 8
Rochester, Mich.
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8-24, 5-7
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Oakland
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‘Dons Suffer One-Run Loss at Oakland
4/8/2023 9:22:00 PM | Baseball
ROCHESTER, Mich. – Ben Higgins and Braedon Blackford each hit a home run in Purdue Fort Wayne baseball's 7-6 loss to Oakland on Saturday (April 8) afternoon.
Higgins hit his sixth home run of the season in the sixth inning to score Blackford and make the score 6-2 in favor of Oakland. Blackford hit a three-run shot in the seventh to make the score 6-5. This would be as close as the 'Dons would get.
Blackford now has 10 home runs on the season. He added a double to his day for two hits.
Lucas Loos had three hits for Oakland. Travis Densmore went the required five innings to get the win. He is 3-3. Brandon Decker earned his second save of the season. Jacob Myer is now 0-3 after suffering the loss. He went 3.2 innings.
The 'Dons out-hit Oakland 10-7.
Oakland improves to 13-17 (7-5 Horizon League). The 'Dons fall to 8-24 (5-7 Horizon League). Purdue Fort Wayne plays a road game at the Valparaiso Beacons on Tuesday in non-league play.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Higgins hit his sixth home run of the season in the sixth inning to score Blackford and make the score 6-2 in favor of Oakland. Blackford hit a three-run shot in the seventh to make the score 6-5. This would be as close as the 'Dons would get.
Blackford now has 10 home runs on the season. He added a double to his day for two hits.
Lucas Loos had three hits for Oakland. Travis Densmore went the required five innings to get the win. He is 3-3. Brandon Decker earned his second save of the season. Jacob Myer is now 0-3 after suffering the loss. He went 3.2 innings.
The 'Dons out-hit Oakland 10-7.
Oakland improves to 13-17 (7-5 Horizon League). The 'Dons fall to 8-24 (5-7 Horizon League). Purdue Fort Wayne plays a road game at the Valparaiso Beacons on Tuesday in non-league play.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Travis Densmore (3-3)
L: Myer, Jacob (0-3)
S: Brandon Decker (2)
Batting:
2B: Blackford, Braedon 1
HR: Blackford, Braedon 1 ; Higgins, Ben 1
RBI: Blackford, Braedon 3 ; Higgins, Ben 2 ; Walker, Jacob 1
SF: Walker, Jacob 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nelis, Cade 1 ; Nelson, Tyler 1 ; Blackford, Braedon 2 ; Higgins, Ben 1 ; Hart, Isaiah 1
HBP: Nelson, Tyler 1
Batting:
2B: Lucas Loos 2 ; Jared Miller 1
RBI: Kevin Krill 1 ; Lucas Loos 2 ; Brandon Nigh 1 ; Gabe Lux 1
SH: Thomas Green 1 ; Gabe Lux 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Liam Pollock 1 ; Reggie Bussey 1 ; Lucas Loos 1 ; Brandon Heidal 1 ; Luke Malmanger 1 ; Gabe Lux 1 ; Drew Collins 1
SB: Reggie Bussey 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
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1
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2
RBI
0
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5
R
2
H
2
RBI
3
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3
R
0
H
2
RBI
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AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
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