March 11, 2002
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Wofford edged Purdue 6-5, on Monday night at Duncan Park in Spartanburg, S.C.
The Boilermakers jumped on the board first when Nick McIntyre scored on David Harrell's sacrifice fly. McIntyre walked, stole second and advanced to third when the throw hit him during the steal attempt earlier in the inning.
Purdue added two runs to take a 3-0 lead in the fifth when John Manuel doubled home Mitch Koester and Daniel Underwood, who posted consecutive singles.
Wofford cut the lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the sixth when Scott Holloway singled home Kyle Raulinaitis.
Purdue extended its lead back to three when Daniel Underwood tripled, scoring Koester, who doubled in the previous at-bat.
In his first start of the season, Sean O'Neil shutout the Terriers for the first five innings and yielded just one run on five hits while striking out five in his six-inning outing.
After Wofford trimmed the lead to 4-2 on a bases loaded walk, pinch-hitter D.J. Rhodes hit a grand slam off Heath Uppencamp to give the Terriers a 6-4 advantage, their first lead of the game.
Purdue cut the home team's lead to 6-5 in the eighth on Adam Fazio's RBI groundout which scored McIntyre.
Andy Rempel delivered a pinch-hit to open the top of the ninth and advanced to second on Koester's groundout before Wofford closer George Lehr struck out Underwood and Manuel to thwart the Purdue threat.
The Boilermakers, 2-9, resume play on Tuesday night with a 7 p.m., contest at No. 3 South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. Billy Lester (0-2, 7.56) is scheduled to start. Fans can access live stats as they happen courtesy of the University of South Carolina athletics web site at www.uscsports.com.
Additional Game Notes
-In his first start of the 2002 season, Sean O'Neil equaled his career-long performance, tossing six innings, a feat accomplished four previous times, most recently vs. Iowa on 5/14/01.
-Mitch Koester tied his career-high with two runs scored, equaling his previous best set at Illinois on 4/18/01.
-John Manuel established a Boilermaker career-best with two runs batted in.
Purdue 000 120 110 - 5 9 0
Wofford 000 001 50x - 6 8 1
W: Halligan (1-2), L: Uppencamp (0-1), SV: Lehr (4)
HR: Rhodes (1).