Purdue Fort Wayne vs WKU (Feb 23, 2024)

 
Box Score
 

2024 Purdue Fort Wayne Baseball
Purdue Fort Wayne at WKU
Feb 23, 2024 at Bowling Green, Ky, (Nick Denes Field)

Purdue Fort Wayne 14 (1-3)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Jacob Walker 2b 
Camden Karczewski ss 
Ben Higgins lf 
Grant Thoroman cf 
Nick Sutherlin 3b 
Justin Osterhouse rf 
Caileb Johnson 1b 
Colton Shirley dh 
   Luke Miles ph/dh 
Brooks Sailors c 
   Nate Simpson pr 
   Grant Sawa c 
Mac Ayres p 
   Owen Willard p 
   Kevin Fee p 
Totals  46  14  21  12  27  12  11 
  

WKU 13 (3-2)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
O'CONNELL, Dylan lf 
BARAN, Joey c 
CAVILL, Blake 1b 
LIZAMA, Ethan rf 
ROSS, Camden dh 
   GARCIA, Cristian ph 
BURWASH, Eli 2b 
MARMO, Caleb cf 
BRANNIGAN, Zayd ss 
RAE, Jaylin 3b 
BURLESON, Grant p 
   DIUGUID, Lane p 
   SMALL, Hunter p 
   LITTERAL, Lucas p 
   LEVERTON, Luke p 
   BOSECKER, Cory p 
   MOE, Coby p 
   BURNS, Mason p 
Totals  40  13  19  12  27  13  10 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Purdue Fort Wayne... 030 042 221 - 14 21  1
WKU................. 500 004 220 - 13 19  3
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E - J. Walker; Lizama, E.; Rae, J.; Small, H.. DP - PFW 1; WKU 1. LOB - PFW 11; WKU 10. 2B - J. Walker; Karczewski; C. Johnson 2; C. Shirley; Cavill, B.; Burwash, E.; Brannigan, Z. 3B - Brannigan, Z. HR - N. Sutherlin; Cavill, B.. HBP - Baran, J.; Burwash, E. 2. SH - Marmo, C.; Rae, J.. SF - B. Sailors; Ross, C.. SB - B. Higgins; G. Thoroman; Osterhouse. CS - O'Connell, D.

Purdue Fort Wayne   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Mac Ayres   5.0  12  23  28  89 
Owen Willard   2.0  10  13  45 
Kevin Fee W,1-0  2.0  25 
  
WKU   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
BURLESON, Grant   2.0  12  12  44 
DIUGUID, Lane   2.0  10  12  48 
SMALL, Hunter   1.1  10  37 
LITTERAL, Lucas   1.0  19 
LEVERTON, Luke   0.2  12 
BOSECKER, Cory   0.2  22 
MOE, Coby   0.1 
BURNS, Mason L,1-1  1.0  21 

Win - K. Fee (1-0). Loss - Burns, M. (1-1). Save - None. WP - Burns, M.. HBP - by M. Ayres (Baran, J.); by M. Ayres (Burwash, E.); by K. Fee (Burwash, E.). PB - G. Sawa. Inherited runners/scored: O. Willard 2/2; K. Fee 1/1; Small, H. 1/1; Litteral, L. 2/0; Leverton, L. 2/2; Moe, C. 2/2. Pitches/strikes: M. Ayres 89/57; O. Willard 45/27; K. Fee 25/17; Burleson, G. 44/29; Diuguid, L. 48/28; Small, H. 37/25; Litteral, L. 19/12; Leverton, L. 12/8; Bosecker, C. 22/14; Moe, C. 3/1; Burns, M. 21/17.

Umpires - HP: Ben Wood 1B: Christian Moffett 3B: Corey Simpson
Start: 3 PM CT Time: 3:14 Attendance: 313
Weather: 59 degrees and sunny
Diuguid, L. faced 3 batters in the 5th.
M. Ayres faced 2 batters in the 6th.
O. Willard faced 1 batter in the 8th.

 
Composite Box Score
 

2024 Purdue Fort Wayne Baseball
Purdue Fort Wayne at WKU - Composite Box Score
Feb 23, 2024 at Bowling Green, Ky, (Nick Denes Field)

Purdue Fort Wayne   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
J. Walker 2b 
Karczewski ss 
B. Higgins lf 
G. Thoroman cf 
N. Sutherlin 3b 
Osterhouse rf 
C. Johnson 1b 
C. Shirley dh 
L. Miles ph/dh 
B. Sailors c 
N. Simpson pr 
G. Sawa c 
M. Ayres p 
O. Willard p 
K. Fee p 
Totals   46  14  21  12  27  12 

WKU   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
O'Connell, D lf 
Baran, J. c 
Cavill, B. 1b 
Lizama, E. rf 
Ross, C. dh 
Garcia, C. ph 
Burwash, E. 2b 
Marmo, C. cf 
Brannigan, Z ss 
Rae, J. 3b 
Burleson, G. p 
Diuguid, L. p 
Small, H. p 
Litteral, L. p 
Leverton, L. p 
Bosecker, C. p 
Moe, C. p 
Burns, M. p 
Totals   40  13  19  12  27  13 

Purdue Fort Wayne   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Mac Ayres   5.0  12  23  28  89 
Owen Willard   2.0  10  13  45 
Kevin Fee W,1-0  2.0  25 
 
WKU   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
BURLESON, Grant   2.0  12  12  44 
DIUGUID, Lane   2.0  10  12  48 
SMALL, Hunter   1.1  10  37 
LITTERAL, Lucas   1.0  19 
LEVERTON, Luke   0.2  12 
BOSECKER, Cory   0.2  22 
MOE, Coby   0.1 
BURNS, Mason L,1-1  1.0  21 

Umpires - HP: Ben Wood 1B: Christian Moffett 3B: Corey Simpson
Start: 3 PM CT Time: 3:14 Attendance: 313
Weather: 59 degrees and sunny
Diuguid, L. faced 3 batters in the 5th.
M. Ayres faced 2 batters in the 6th.
O. Willard faced 1 batter in the 8th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2024 Purdue Fort Wayne Baseball
Purdue Fort Wayne at WKU
Feb 23, 2024 at Bowling Green, Ky, (Nick Denes Field)

Purdue Fort Wayne starters: 5/2b J. Walker; 6/ss Karczewski; 10/lf B. Higgins; 16/cf G. Thoroman; 20/3b N. Sutherlin; 17/rf Osterhouse; 33/1b C. Johnson; 19/dh C. Shirley; 29/c B. Sailors; 28/p M. Ayres;

WKU starters: 28/lf O'Connell, D; 6/c Baran, J.; 34/1b Cavill, B.; 20/rf Lizama, E.; 8/dh Ross, C.; 3/2b Burwash, E.; 7/cf Marmo, C.; 1/ss Brannigan, Z; 4/3b Rae, J.; 26/p Burleson, G.;

Purdue Fort Wayne 1st - No play. J. Walker singled to right field (3-2 KBSBB). Karczewski grounded out to ss (1-2 SKFB); J. Walker advanced to second. B. Higgins singled to shortstop (1-0 B). G. Thoroman struck out looking (1-2 BFSK). N. Sutherlin struck out swinging (1-2 KSFBS). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

WKU 1st - O'Connell, D singled to center field (0-2 KS). O'Connell, D out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Baran, J. hit by pitch (1-2 KFFB). Cavill, B. walked (3-1 KBBBB); Baran, J. advanced to second. Lizama, E. singled through the right side (0-0); Cavill, B. advanced to second; Baran, J. advanced to third. Ross, C. flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-2 BFBK); Cavill, B. advanced to third; Baran, J. scored. Burwash, E. singled through the right side, RBI (0-0); Lizama, E. advanced to second; Cavill, B. scored. Marmo, C. singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (0-0); Burwash, E. advanced to third; Lizama, E. scored. Brannigan, Z tripled to left center, 2 RBI (2-2 KSBB); Marmo, C. scored; Burwash, E. scored. Rae, J. struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Purdue Fort Wayne 2nd - Osterhouse out at first 1b to p (0-0). C. Johnson doubled to right center (3-2 BKBBK). C. Shirley out at first 1b to p (1-0 B); C. Johnson advanced to third. B. Sailors singled up the middle, RBI (1-1 KB); C. Johnson scored. J. Walker doubled to right center (0-2 KK); B. Sailors advanced to third. Karczewski singled to center field, 2 RBI (2-2 FBFB); J. Walker scored; B. Sailors scored. B. Higgins flied out to cf (1-0 B). 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

WKU 2nd - O'Connell, D singled, bunt (0-0). Baran, J. reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); O'Connell, D out at second 2b unassisted. Cavill, B. grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (0-1 K); Baran, J. out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Purdue Fort Wayne 3rd - Diuguid, L. to p for Burleson, G.. G. Thoroman singled through the right side (3-2 KBSBFFB). N. Sutherlin flied out to lf to left center (1-2 KBK). G. Thoroman stole second. Osterhouse popped up to 3b (3-2 FBBSFB). C. Johnson grounded out to ss (0-2 FF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

WKU 3rd - Lizama, E. singled, bunt (0-0). Ross, C. flied out to rf (0-1 K). Burwash, E. hit by pitch (1-2 FFFB); Lizama, E. advanced to second. Marmo, C. struck out swinging (2-2 BKKFBS). Brannigan, Z flied out to cf to right center (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Purdue Fort Wayne 4th - C. Shirley singled to shortstop (2-0 BB). B. Sailors reached on a fielder's choice, bunt (0-0); C. Shirley out at second p to ss. J. Walker walked (3-2 FBFBFBB); B. Sailors advanced to second. Karczewski walked (3-0 BBBB); J. Walker advanced to second; B. Sailors advanced to third. B. Higgins grounded into double play 3b to 1b (2-2 SBBF); J. Walker out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

WKU 4th - Rae, J. popped up to 1b (1-2 BKF). O'Connell, D grounded out to ss (1-0 B). Baran, J. singled to second base (3-2 KBFBB). Cavill, B. singled up the middle (2-2 KFBB); Baran, J. advanced to second. Lizama, E. flied out to cf (2-2 BBKKF). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Purdue Fort Wayne 5th - G. Thoroman singled to center field (0-0). N. Sutherlin homered to left center, 2 RBI (0-1 F); G. Thoroman scored. Osterhouse singled up the middle (1-1 BS). Small, H. to p for Diuguid, L.. C. Johnson struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS). C. Shirley doubled to right center (0-0); Osterhouse advanced to third. B. Sailors flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-2 BKFF); C. Shirley advanced to third; Osterhouse scored. J. Walker singled to center field, RBI (0-1 K); C. Shirley scored. J. Walker advanced to second on a throwing error by p. Karczewski grounded out to ss (3-2 BKBKFB). 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

WKU 5th - Ross, C. popped up to 2b (0-1 K). Burwash, E. popped up to 1b (1-0 B). Marmo, C. walked (3-1 BBBKB). Brannigan, Z doubled to right center (0-0); Marmo, C. advanced to third, out at home cf to 2b to c. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Purdue Fort Wayne 6th - B. Higgins grounded out to 3b (2-2 KBFB). G. Thoroman walked (3-0 BBBB). N. Sutherlin singled to third base (0-1 K); G. Thoroman advanced to second. Osterhouse singled down the lf line, RBI (1-2 BSK); N. Sutherlin advanced to second; G. Thoroman scored. C. Johnson doubled to left field, RBI (0-2 KS); Osterhouse advanced to third; N. Sutherlin scored. Litteral, L. to p for Small, H.. C. Shirley struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 KSS). B. Sailors struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2 BBKKS). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

WKU 6th - Rae, J. singled through the left side (1-1 BK). O'Connell, D singled through the right side (1-1 KB); Rae, J. advanced to second. O. Willard to p for M. Ayres. Baran, J. singled, bunt (0-1 F); O'Connell, D advanced to second; Rae, J. advanced to third. Cavill, B. homered to right field, 4 RBI (0-0); Baran, J. scored; O'Connell, D scored; Rae, J. scored. Lizama, E. popped up to 3b (2-2 BBFSF). Ross, C. struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). Burwash, E. doubled to left center (2-2 FBFB). Marmo, C. struck out swinging (2-2 BFBFFS). 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Purdue Fort Wayne 7th - J. Walker walked (3-2 BFBBKFFB). Karczewski popped up to 3b (0-0). B. Higgins singled through the left side (1-0 B); J. Walker advanced to second. Leverton, L. to p for Litteral, L.. G. Thoroman popped up to rf (3-1 BBBK); J. Walker advanced to third on a throwing error by rf. B. Higgins stole second. N. Sutherlin reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second (1-2 SSB); B. Higgins scored, unearned; J. Walker scored, unearned. Osterhouse grounded out to 2b (0-2 KS). 2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

WKU 7th - Brannigan, Z walked (3-1 BBKBB). Rae, J. grounded out to p unassisted, SAC, bunt (1-0 B); Brannigan, Z advanced to second. O'Connell, D singled to shortstop (1-1 KB); Brannigan, Z advanced to third. Baran, J. reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); O'Connell, D out at second 1b to ss. Cavill, B. doubled to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); Baran, J. scored; Brannigan, Z scored. Lizama, E. popped up to lf (1-2 KFB). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Purdue Fort Wayne 8th - Bosecker, C. to p for Leverton, L.. C. Johnson flied out to cf (0-2 KS). L. Miles pinch hit. L. Miles flied out to rf (2-2 SBFFBFF). B. Sailors walked (3-2 KBBSFFBB). J. Walker singled through the right side (2-0 BB); B. Sailors advanced to second. N. Simpson pinch ran for B. Sailors. Moe, C. to p for Bosecker, C.. Karczewski doubled to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); J. Walker scored; N. Simpson scored. Karczewski picked off, out at second p to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

WKU 8th - L. Miles to dh. G. Sawa to c for N. Simpson. Garcia, C. pinch hit for Ross, C.. Garcia, C. walked (3-2 BBKFBB). K. Fee to p for O. Willard. Burwash, E. hit by pitch (1-0 B); Garcia, C. advanced to second. Marmo, C. out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (1-1 FB); Burwash, E. advanced to second; Garcia, C. advanced to third. Brannigan, Z singled, advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b, advanced to third, RBI (0-0); Burwash, E. scored, unearned; Garcia, C. scored. Rae, J. reached on a fielder's choice, bunt (1-0 B); Brannigan, Z out at home 1b to c. Rae, J. advanced to second on a passed ball. O'Connell, D out at first 1b to p (2-0 BB). 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Purdue Fort Wayne 9th - Burns, M. to p for Moe, C.. B. Higgins struck out swinging (3-2 BFBFFBFS). G. Thoroman singled up the middle (1-2 FBF). G. Thoroman advanced to second on a wild pitch. N. Sutherlin struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 SSS). Osterhouse singled to left center, RBI (0-2 SS); G. Thoroman scored. Osterhouse stole second. C. Johnson struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

WKU 9th - Baran, J. singled to third base (0-2 KF). Cavill, B. grounded out to 3b (1-1 FB); Baran, J. advanced to second. Lizama, E. struck out swinging (0-2 FSFS). Garcia, C. out at first 1b to p (1-2 KBF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2024 Purdue Fort Wayne Baseball
Purdue Fort Wayne at WKU - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Feb 23, 2024 at Bowling Green, Ky, (Nick Denes Field)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Purdue Fort Wayne   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
J. Walker 2b  1-1  3-3  1-1  3-3  4-4  3-3  2-3  0-0  0-0 
Karczewski ss  0-1  2-4  2-3  2-5  4-6  2-3  0-0  0-0  0-0 
B. Higgins lf  1-2  1-4  1-2  2-4  1-4  0-1  0-2  0-1  0-1 
G. Thoroman cf  2-2  1-3  0-2  0-2  1-2  0-0  2-2  0-0  0-0 
N. Sutherlin 3b  1-2  1-4  0-3  2-6  3-6  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Osterhouse rf  1-2  2-4  2-4  2-4  2-4  1-2  0-1  0-0  0-0 
C. Johnson 1b  0-2  2-4  1-3  1-4  1-4  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0 
C. Shirley dh  1-2  1-2  0-2  1-3  2-3  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-1 
L. Miles ph/dh  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
B. Sailors c  0-2  1-1  1-2  1-3  2-4  1-2  0-0  0-0  1-1 
N. Simpson pr  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
G. Sawa c  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
M. Ayres p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
O. Willard p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
K. Fee p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  52  46  21  7-17  14-29  8-22  14-34  20-37  7-15  5-10  0-1  1-3  11 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Purdue Fort Wayne   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
M. Ayres  28  23  12  5-9  7-14  7-14  6-9  4-6  89 
O. Willard  13  10  3-7  2-3  4-7  2-4  2-2  45 
K. Fee  1-4  1-3  1-6  0-2  1-1  25 


batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
WKU   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
O'Connell, D lf  0-0  4-6  1-2  2-3  2-3  0-1  2-2  0-0  0-0 
Baran, J. c  0-0  3-5  1-2  1-3  1-3  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-1 
Cavill, B. 1b  0-0  3-5  2-2  3-5  5-6  2-2  0-0  1-1  1-1 
Lizama, E. rf  0-0  2-6  1-4  1-4  1-4  0-2  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Ross, C. dh  0-0  0-3  0-0  0-1  1-2  0-0  0-1  0-0  1-1 
Garcia, C. ph  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
Burwash, E. 2b  0-0  2-3  1-1  1-1  3-3  2-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Marmo, C. cf  0-0  1-3  1-3  1-3  2-4  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Brannigan, Z ss  0-0  3-4  2-3  3-4  3-4  2-3  1-1  0-0  1-1 
Rae, J. 3b  0-0  1-4  0-2  0-2  1-3  0-1  1-2  0-0  0-1 
Burleson, G. p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Diuguid, L. p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Small, H. p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Litteral, L. p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Leverton, L. p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Bosecker, C. p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Moe, C. p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Burns, M. p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  50  40  19  0-0  19-40  9-20  12-27  19-33  8-15  7-9  1-1  3-5  10 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
WKU   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
Burleson, G.  12  12  1-4  5-8  4-9  3-5  1-3  44 
Diuguid, L.  12  10  4-6  1-4  1-6  0-1  3-3  48 
Small, H.  10  2-2  3-6  5-7  1-2  0-1  37 
Litteral, L.  0-2  1-2  1-4  0-1  1-1  19 
Leverton, L.  0-2  0-1  0-3  0-2  0-0  12 
Bosecker, C.  0-0  1-3  1-1  1-1  0-1  22 
Moe, C.  0-0  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-0 
Burns, M.  2-2  0-3  1-3  1-2  0-1  21 

 
Line score
 


Purdue Fort Wayne 14, WKU 13 (Feb 23, 2024 at Bowling Green, Ky,)
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Purdue Fort Wayne... 030 042 221  - 14 21  1      (1-3)
WKU................. 500 004 220  - 13 19  3      (3-2)
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Pitchers: Purdue Fort Wayne - Mac Ayres; Owen Willard(6); Kevin Fee(8) and Brooks Sailors;
Grant Sawa. WKU - BURLESON, Grant; DIUGUID, Lane(3); SMALL, Hunter(5); LITTERAL, Lucas(6);
LEVERTON, Luke(7); BOSECKER, Cory(8); MOE, Coby(8); BURNS, Mason(9) and BARAN, Joey.
Win-Kevin Fee(1-0)  Loss-BURNS, Mason(1-1)  T-3:14  A-313
HR PFW - Nick Sutherlin.
HR WKU - CAVILL, Blake.
Weather: 59 degrees and sunny

Diuguid, L. faced 3 batters in the 5th.
M. Ayres faced 2 batters in the 6th.
O. Willard faced 1 batter in the 8th.