Box Scores: Game 1 / Game 2
AUSTIN, Texas – Purdue baseball scored four times in the ninth inning and finished off a one-hit shutout, defeating No. 14 Texas 4-0 in the nightcap of a doubleheader split Saturday.
The Boilermakers (1-5) posted a pair of three-run innings in game 1, but the Longhorns (5-2) were victorious 13-6 thanks to a seven-run frame and six unanswered runs to close the contest.
Led by five shutout innings from Andrew Bohm in the nightcap, Purdue limited Texas to just an infield single in the nightcap. Bo Hofstra closed out the win with three innings of hitless relief, retiring the final six batters he faced.
The Boilermakers became the first team to shut out UT at home since April 2016.
Pinch runner Milo Beam scored the go-ahead run on an opposite-field single to left field from Zac Fascia in the ninth inning. Ben Nisle had doubled off the wall in left field moments earlier. Nisle also scored on Fascia's hit after the left fielder misplayed the ball. Two more insurance runs scored via RBI from Johnny Sage and Ryan Howe.
Purdue pitchers racked up 19 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched Saturday. Ryan Beard, Austin Peterson and Bohm each struck out five. At the plate, the Boilermakers only struck out 11 times over 18 innings.
Sunday's series finale is slated for a 1:30 p.m. ET first pitch.
GAME 2: PURDUE 4, TEXAS 0
Bohm retired six of the first seven batters he faced and then escaped a bases-loaded jam in the third inning. He struck out cleanup hitter Zach Zubia looking on a full-count pitch to the end the bottom of the third, pitching over a leadoff infield single and a pair of walks. That strikeout marked the beginning of a stretch in which Bohm retired six of the final seven batters he faced. He and Fascia teamed up for a strike him out, throw him out double play to end the fourth inning.
Matt Moore pitched over a leadoff four-pitch walk while facing the middle of UT's lineup in the sixth inning. Skyler Hunter made a nice diving catch in left center field for the second out of that frame.
Hofstra (1-0) issued a pair of walks, but also induced an inning-ending 5-4-3 double play in the bottom of the seventh. He pitched over a leadoff walk to the nine-hole hitter the following frame. Hofstra finished off the win with consecutive strikeouts of UT's No. 5 and 6 hitters.
Owen Jansen reached on a throwing error by the Texas shortstop to begin the ninth inning. Nisle followed with a rocket off the left field wall to chase reliever Tristan Stevens (0-1). The Longhorns brought in left-hander Brandon Ivey to face Fascia, but Purdue's catcher won the battle with a sinking line drive to left field. With Beam at third ready to tag up, Eric Kennedy got a glove on the ball but couldn't make the catch. Nisle also scored easily when the ball got through Kennedy.
Fascia took third on a ground ball to shortstop and was able to score on a comebacker off the bat of Johnny Sage when Ivey threw high to the plate. Sage took second on the play and third on a pitch in the dirt. Even with the infield in, Sage was able to score on a sharp grounder to second base off the bat of Ryan Howe.
Howe made his first collegiate start in the win, playing shortstop. He doubled in the fifth inning.
GAME 1: TEXAS 13, PURDUE 6
Texas slugged its way to victory in the first game. After recording just one extra-base while winning 7-2 Friday, the Longhorns homered three times – all two-run shots to right field – and also connected for five doubles. Michael McCann delivered a three-run double in the second inning, pulling UT even after Purdue opened the day with a three-run top of the first. Bryce Reagan and Eric Kennedy both went deep later in the rally as it grew to a seven-run frame.
Owen Jansen's two-run double was the big hit of the Boilermakers' three-run fifth inning. Fascia's RBI single later made it a one-run game at 7-6. But Texas responded with a three-run rally of its own in the bottom half of the frame.
Beard (0-2) and Peterson teamed up for three 1-2-3 innings in the loss, but Texas scored a run in four of the other five frames in which it batted. Beard issued three walks in the second inning and all three runners ended up scoring. The senior retired eight of nine batters from the second through fourth innings, giving Purdue an opportunity to get back in the game. During that stretch, Beard struck out the side in order (all looking) in the bottom of the third. Peterson struck out four of the final seven batters he faced.
Hunter made another nice catch on the warning track in right center in the fifth inning, taking away another potential extra-base hit for the home team. Hunter, Fascia and Jansen all had two hits in game 1.
AUSTIN, Texas – Purdue baseball scored four times in the ninth inning and finished off a one-hit shutout, defeating No. 14 Texas 4-0 in the nightcap of a doubleheader split Saturday.
The Boilermakers (1-5) posted a pair of three-run innings in game 1, but the Longhorns (5-2) were victorious 13-6 thanks to a seven-run frame and six unanswered runs to close the contest.
Led by five shutout innings from Andrew Bohm in the nightcap, Purdue limited Texas to just an infield single in the nightcap. Bo Hofstra closed out the win with three innings of hitless relief, retiring the final six batters he faced.
The Boilermakers became the first team to shut out UT at home since April 2016.
Pinch runner Milo Beam scored the go-ahead run on an opposite-field single to left field from Zac Fascia in the ninth inning. Ben Nisle had doubled off the wall in left field moments earlier. Nisle also scored on Fascia's hit after the left fielder misplayed the ball. Two more insurance runs scored via RBI from Johnny Sage and Ryan Howe.
Purdue pitchers racked up 19 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched Saturday. Ryan Beard, Austin Peterson and Bohm each struck out five. At the plate, the Boilermakers only struck out 11 times over 18 innings.
Sunday's series finale is slated for a 1:30 p.m. ET first pitch.
GAME 2: PURDUE 4, TEXAS 0
Bohm retired six of the first seven batters he faced and then escaped a bases-loaded jam in the third inning. He struck out cleanup hitter Zach Zubia looking on a full-count pitch to the end the bottom of the third, pitching over a leadoff infield single and a pair of walks. That strikeout marked the beginning of a stretch in which Bohm retired six of the final seven batters he faced. He and Fascia teamed up for a strike him out, throw him out double play to end the fourth inning.
Matt Moore pitched over a leadoff four-pitch walk while facing the middle of UT's lineup in the sixth inning. Skyler Hunter made a nice diving catch in left center field for the second out of that frame.
Hofstra (1-0) issued a pair of walks, but also induced an inning-ending 5-4-3 double play in the bottom of the seventh. He pitched over a leadoff walk to the nine-hole hitter the following frame. Hofstra finished off the win with consecutive strikeouts of UT's No. 5 and 6 hitters.
Owen Jansen reached on a throwing error by the Texas shortstop to begin the ninth inning. Nisle followed with a rocket off the left field wall to chase reliever Tristan Stevens (0-1). The Longhorns brought in left-hander Brandon Ivey to face Fascia, but Purdue's catcher won the battle with a sinking line drive to left field. With Beam at third ready to tag up, Eric Kennedy got a glove on the ball but couldn't make the catch. Nisle also scored easily when the ball got through Kennedy.
Fascia took third on a ground ball to shortstop and was able to score on a comebacker off the bat of Johnny Sage when Ivey threw high to the plate. Sage took second on the play and third on a pitch in the dirt. Even with the infield in, Sage was able to score on a sharp grounder to second base off the bat of Ryan Howe.
Howe made his first collegiate start in the win, playing shortstop. He doubled in the fifth inning.
GAME 1: TEXAS 13, PURDUE 6
Texas slugged its way to victory in the first game. After recording just one extra-base while winning 7-2 Friday, the Longhorns homered three times – all two-run shots to right field – and also connected for five doubles. Michael McCann delivered a three-run double in the second inning, pulling UT even after Purdue opened the day with a three-run top of the first. Bryce Reagan and Eric Kennedy both went deep later in the rally as it grew to a seven-run frame.
Owen Jansen's two-run double was the big hit of the Boilermakers' three-run fifth inning. Fascia's RBI single later made it a one-run game at 7-6. But Texas responded with a three-run rally of its own in the bottom half of the frame.
Beard (0-2) and Peterson teamed up for three 1-2-3 innings in the loss, but Texas scored a run in four of the other five frames in which it batted. Beard issued three walks in the second inning and all three runners ended up scoring. The senior retired eight of nine batters from the second through fourth innings, giving Purdue an opportunity to get back in the game. During that stretch, Beard struck out the side in order (all looking) in the bottom of the third. Peterson struck out four of the final seven batters he faced.
Hunter made another nice catch on the warning track in right center in the fifth inning, taking away another potential extra-base hit for the home team. Hunter, Fascia and Jansen all had two hits in game 1.