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Purdue
4/6/2024 | 3:00 PM
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Apr. 06 (Sat) / 3:00 PM
Purdue
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers baseball dropped an extra-inning affair to Purdue on Friday night time, dropping the collection opener by a rating of 5-3 in 10 innings. The Scarlet Knights (19-10, 1-3) rallied to tie the game at 3-3 with two runs in the underside of the ninth, however the Boilermakers (18-12, 3-4) scored a pair in the tenth to earn the win.After every beginning pitcher posted 5 shutout innings, Purdue bought on the board on an RBI fielder’s alternative in the sixth. Each of the primary three batters reached for the Boilermakers in the seventh, together with an RBI single that made it 2-0. Joe Mazza entered with two on and no outs in the seventh however bought a pair of strikeouts to strand the runners and get out of the body. Sonny Fauci got here in for the eighth and struck out the facet to maintain RU in it. Leading off the underside of the eighth, Cameron Love labored a full depend in opposition to the brand new Purdue pitcher and despatched a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left for a solo home run, his third of the season, making it 2-1. The Boilermakers bought an insurance coverage run in the highest of the ninth to prolong their lead to 3-1. In the underside of the ninth, Ty Doucette led issues off with a single and Pete Durocher adopted with a stroll. Jackson Natili tried a sacrifice bunt, however the throw went huge at first and pinch-runner Scotty Young scored. RJ Johnson Jr. tied the game with an RBI single, however a double play would finish the body and ship it to extras. After Purdue loaded the bases in the highest of the tenth, a hit-by-pitch and stroll scored two runs to make it 5-3. While Josh Kuroda-Grauer singled with one out in the underside of the tenth, that was all of the RU lineup may produce and the Boilermakers closed out the game.
Game two between Rutgers and Purdue is about for 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
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