‘Dons Earn Series Win at Milwaukee

Saturday, May 20

Milwaukee, Wis.

1 PM ET

Purdue Fort Wayne

13-42, 8-22

Milwaukee

23-30, 11-18

Purdue Fort Wayne

Milwaukee

5/20/2023 4:44:00 PM | Baseball

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FRANKLIN, Wis. – Braedon Blackford, Grant Thoroman and Ben Higgins each drove in two runs in Purdue Fort Wayne's 9-3 Horizon League baseball victory at Milwaukee on Saturday (May 20).

The win gave the Mastodons the series win to close out the regular season. The 'Dons won 3-of-4 games on the week to go into the postseason on a high note. Purdue Fort Wayne will be the No. 6 seed in the Horizon League Championship next week. The 'Dons will play the No. 3 seed Northern Kentucky on Wednesday (May 24) at 4 p.m. Wright State will serve as host for the event.

Purdue Fort Wayne opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the fifth inning thanks to a two-out, two-RBI Blackford double.

Jacob Myer started for the 'Dons and put up zero after zero. He struck out six and allowed four hits and no runs in 5.0 innings. Myer is now 1-5 with the win. JD Deany entered for the 'Dons in the sixth and was just as good. Deany struck out five in 3.0 innings of work, giving up only one hit and no runs.

Myer, Deany and Kevin Fee combined to record 12 strikeouts. They brought the Mastodon pitching staff's strikeout total on the season to 403, setting a new single season record for strikeouts. They passed the 398 the 2015 team recorded.

It was a 2-0 game until the seventh when the 'Dons put five runs on the board. Thoroman had a two-RBI double. Higgins and Tyler Nelson each added an RBI in the frame.

The 'Dons scored two more in the eighth. Blackford walked and scored in the inning. Blackford finished his day with two hits, two walks, two RBIs and two runs.

Mike Sullivan (0-2) took the loss in relief for Milwaukee. The Panthers scored all three of their runs in the ninth.

The 'Dons improve to 13-42 (8-22 Horizon League). Milwaukee falls to 23-30 (11-18 Horizon League).

~ Feel The Rumble ~