Rutgers University
19-11, 0
Purdue
19-12, 0
Baseball Drops Game Two to Purdue
Apr 06 | Baseball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers baseball lost the second game of its series against Purdue, dropping an 8-6 decision at Bainton Field on Saturday.
The Scarlet Knights (19-11, 1-4) took a 6-5 lead into the ninth inning, but the Boilermakers (19-12, 4-4) hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the final frame to earn the win and clinch the series.
Rutgers got out to a quick start in the first, scoring three runs on an RBI single from Josh Kuroda-Grauer, a run-scoring double play and a solo home run from Jackson Natili.
Purdue rallied to tie it in the third, stringing together three hits with two outs to tie the game at 3-3.
Tony Santa Maria hit his ninth home run of the season in the fourth, a two-run shot that gave RU a 5-3 lead. The Boilermakers answered right back with an RBI double and RBI groundout in the fifth to make it 5-5.
In the bottom of the eighth, a walk from Trevor Cohen and single from Kuroda-Grauer put runners on the corners. Ty Doucette delivered a sac fly to deep center that scored Cohen and gave Rutgers a 6-5 lead.
Purdue strung together two singles with one out in the top of the ninth before a three-run home run put the visitors up 8-6. The Scarlet Knights went down 1-2-3 in the bottom half to end the game.
The series finale between Rutgers and Purdue is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: DOORN, Carter (2-0)
L: Gorski, Ben (3-3)
Batting:
2B: CASKENETTE, Connor 1 ; SPENCE, Keenan 1
HR: CASKENETTE, Connor 1
RBI: GAFFNEY, Luke 1 ; CASKENETTE, Connor 5 ; SPENCE, Keenan 1 ; GILL, Ty 1
SH: GILL, Ty 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CORNBLUM, Couper 2 ; GAFFNEY, Luke 2 ; CASKENETTE, Connor 2 ; STEVENS, Jo 1 ; GASSER, Camden 1
Batting:
HR: Santa Maria, Tony 1 ; Natili, Jackson 1
RBI: Santa Maria, Tony 2 ; Kuroda-Grauer, Josh 1 ; Doucette, Ty 1 ; Natili, Jackson 1
SF: Doucette, Ty 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Santa Maria, Tony 2 ; Cohen, Trevor 2 ; Natili, Jackson 1 ; Ciuffreda, Pete 1
