Purdue Fort Wayne
7-13, 1-1
Youngstown State
2-16, 1-1
13-Consecutive Runs Lift Mastodons to 13-3 Win at YSU
3/16/2024 5:22:00 PM | Baseball
The 'Dons gave up three runs (two earned) in the second to fall behind 3-0. But YSU was limited to goose eggs the rest of the way.
Purdue Fort Wayne scored one in the third, eight in the fourth, two in the sixth and two more in the seventh to get the margin to 10 runs at 13-3. The game was halted after seven innings per the Horizon League's 10-run rule.
The eight-run fifth saw the 'Dons record nine hits, more than twice the four hits Youngstown State earned all game. Grant Sawa singled to start the fifth inning and drove in two with a double later in the inning. Jacob Walker also had two hits in the frame.
Sawa, Walker and Camden Karczewski each had three hits in the contest. Ben Higgins hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning.
Carter Sabol (2-2) went 6.0 innings to get the win. He fanned seven Penguins.
Sloan Ulrich (0-4) took the loss for YSU, giving up six runs in 4.1 innings.
The Mastodons improve to 7-13 (1-1 Horizon League). YSU falls to 3-16 (1-1 Horizon League). The two teams will play the rubber-game of the three-game set on Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sabol, Carter (2-2)
L: ULRICH, Sloan (0-4)
Batting:
2B: Walker, Jacob 1 ; Karczewski, Camden 1 ; Micheels, Jackson 1 ; Sawa, Grant 1
3B: Thoroman, Grant 1
HR: Higgins, Ben 1
RBI: Walker, Jacob 1 ; Karczewski, Camden 2 ; Thoroman, Grant 2 ; Higgins, Ben 2 ; Johnson, Caileb 1 ; Micheels, Jackson 1 ; Sawa, Grant 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Walker, Jacob 2 ; Karczewski, Camden 2 ; Thoroman, Grant 1 ; Sutherlin, Nick 1 ; Osterhouse, Justin 1 ; Higgins, Ben 1 ; Johnson, Caileb 1 ; Micheels, Jackson 1 ; Sawa, Grant 3
SB: Walker, Jacob 1 ; Osterhouse, Justin 1 ; Higgins, Ben 1
Batting:
3B: PANCAKE, Trey 1
RBI: PANCAKE, Trey 2 ; SUAREZ, Joe 1
SH: PANCAKE, Trey 1
SF: SUAREZ, Joe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: RUFFNER, Teddy 1 ; BROWN, Eli 1 ; PANCAKE, Trey 1
SB: RUFFNER, Teddy 1
HBP: FRANCIS, Ian 1
