Purdue Fort Wayne
18-34, 11-18
Oakland
30-25, 17-12
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Fee, Kevin (7-1)
L: Aaron Evers (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Reggie Bussey 1 ; Sam Griffith 1
HR: Ian Cleary 1
RBI: Ian Cleary 2
SH: Reggie Bussey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brandon Nigh 1 ; Ian Cleary 1 ; Brandon Heidal 1
SB: Trent Rice 1
CS: Brandon Nigh 1 ; Trent Rice 2
HBP: Brandon Heidal 1 ; Trent Rice 1
PO: Brandon Nigh 1 ; Brandon Heidal 1
Batting:
2B: Osterhouse, Justin 1
3B: Karczewski, Camden 1
HR: Walker, Jacob 1
RBI: Walker, Jacob 1 ; Thoroman, Grant 2 ; Osterhouse, Justin 1
SH: Sailors, Brooks 1
SF: Thoroman, Grant 1 ; Osterhouse, Justin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Walker, Jacob 1 ; Karczewski, Camden 1 ; Sutherlin, Nick 1 ; Simpson, Nate 1
CS: Thoroman, Grant 1
HBP: Higgins, Ben 1
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‘Dons Win in 10th Inning Thanks to Thoroman Single
5/17/2024 9:00:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Grant Thoroman delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th to lift the Purdue Fort Wayne baseball team to a 4-3 victory over Oakland on Friday (May 17) at Mastodon Field.
Thoroman came to the plate with the bases loaded and one out. He took the first pitch he saw to right field for the game-winning knock. His single scored Nate Simpson. Simpson started the inning with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice by Brooks Sailors. A pair of walks followed before Thoroman's heroics.
While Thoroman received the water shower on the field for his single, he was one of several Mastodons with key contributions in the game.
Carter Sabol started and received a no-decision, but struck out seven in 6.0 innings while allowing three runs. Kevin Fee tossed the final four innings, shutting out Oakland. Fee is now 7-1. Fee has now tied the school record for single-season pitching wins with seven. He is the fifth Mastodon to notch seven wins in a season. The last was Trevor Storie in 2016. He is just the third Mastodon to reach seven wins during the NCAA Division I era. He also lowered his league-leading ERA to 3.18 in the contest.
Jacob Walker hit his fifth home run of the season in the third inning to knot the game at two after Oakland scored a pair in the first. A Thoroman sacrifice fly put the 'Dons up 3-2 in the same inning.
The 'Dons improve to 18-34 (11-18 Horizon League). Oakland falls to 30-25 (17-12 Horizon League).
Ian Cleary had a two-run home run for Oakland in the first. Hunter Pidek threw seven innings for a no-decision. Aaron Evers took the loss. He is 1-2.
The two teams will close out the regular season on Saturday (May 18) in a 1 p.m. start at Mastodon Field. It will be Senior Day for the 'Dons.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
