Purdue Fort Wayne
18-35, 11-19
Oakland
31-25, 18-12
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Josh Korson (1-0)
L: Paymaster, Jake (0-1)
S: Brody Krzysiak (2)
Batting:
2B: Brandon Nigh 1 ; John Lauinger 1
HR: Carter Hain 1
RBI: Brandon Nigh 1 ; Ian Cleary 2 ; Brandon Heidal 1 ; John Lauinger 3 ; Ben Clark 1 ; Carter Hain 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Reggie Bussey 2 ; Brandon Nigh 2 ; Ian Cleary 1 ; Trent Rice 1 ; Brandon Heidal 1 ; Carter Hain 1 ; Sam Griffith 1
SB: John Lauinger 1
CS: Brandon Nigh 2
HBP: Ian Cleary 1 ; Brandon Heidal 1 ; Lucas Day 1
Batting:
2B: Karczewski, Camden 1
HR: Thoroman, Grant 1 ; Higgins, Ben 1
RBI: Thoroman, Grant 1 ; Higgins, Ben 1 ; Miles, Luke 2 ; Sailors, Brooks 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thoroman, Grant 1 ; Higgins, Ben 2 ; Fitzpatrick, Cade 1 ; Osterhouse, Justin 1 ; Miles, Luke 2
HBP: Sutherlin, Nick 2 ; Fitzpatrick, Cade 1 ; Sailors, Brooks 1
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Senior Day Contest Goes to Oakland 9-7
5/18/2024 5:30:00 PM | Baseball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -Â Purdue Fort Wayne got contributions from every part of their lineup, as all nine starters reached base safely, but the Mastodons fell to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies 9-7 Saturday (May 18).
It was Senior Day for the Mastodons. Jake Paymaster, Carter Sabol, Mac Ayres, Kevin Fee, Ben Higgins, Cade Fitzpatrick, Eli Tencza, Grant Thoroman, Luke Miles, Kyle Maurer, Dalton Madsen, Jacob Walker, Caileb Johnson, Brooks Sailors and Tyler Nelson were honored prior to the game.
The 'Dons took a 4-3 lead after a four-run second inning. Miles knocked in two with a single in the frame. He came around later on a balk.
Purdue Fort Wayne had two home runs in the game. Higgins had a solo shot in the third inning over the left field wall. Thoroman knotted the game at seven in the seventh with a solo home run to right field.
Oakland scored single runs in the eighth and ninth innings to win 9-7. The Mastodons' final best chances came in the seventh and the ninth. They stranded runners at second and third in both innings.
Higgins led the Mastodons at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk.
The 'Dons used six pitchers in the game. Paymaster (0-1) took the loss out of the pen. Mac Ayers threw 1.2 innings with a pair of strikeouts. Josh Korson earned the win for Oakland (1-0). Brody Krzysiak picked up his second save of the year. John Lauinger went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs for the Golden Grizzlies.
Purdue Fort Wayne finishes the regular season 18-35 (11-19 Horizon League). Oakland improves to 31-25 (18-12 Horizon League). Both teams will be in action next week at the 2024 Horizon League Baseball Championship. Top-seed Wright State will host the event. The 'Dons are the No. 5 seed and will play the No. 4 seed Milwaukee at 11 a.m. on Wednesday (May 24) in the double elimination tournament. All games will stream on ESPN+.
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