COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The five Boilermakers comprising the five through nine portion of the bottom half of the lineup all recorded multiple hits and an RBI, producing a combined seven RBI and seven runs scored on 12 hits to propel Purdue baseball to a 10-8 series-opening win at Maryland on Friday.
The Boilermakers (19-18, 8-5 B1G) extended their season-best win streak to five consecutive games and became the first visiting team to win on a Friday at Turtle Smith Stadium since May 2019. Purdue is 4-1 on Fridays in Big Ten play this season.
Khal Stephen struck out seven over six-plus innings of five-hit ball, out dueling Maryland ace and All-American Jason Savacool. Both runs Stephen (5-2) allowed over the first six innings came on solo home runs. He struck out UMD's 6-7-8 hitters in order after giving up a homer to open the sixth inning.
Jackson Dannelley closed out the victory via his second seven-out save of the week, surrendering just one hit vs. 10 batters faced. The Terrapins (23-15, 6-4 B1G) stranded the tying and go-ahead runs when Dannelley brought the seventh inning to a close.
The Boilermakers threw out the tying run at the plate for the second out during UMD's five-run seventh inning. In both the seventh and eighth innings, Purdue managed to tack on an insurance run after the Terps retired the first two batters of the inning.
Mike Bolton Jr. connected for an opposite-field home run in the third inning and stole his 68th career base, moving within two of the program's all-time record that has stood since 1991.
Jake Parr, Paul Toetz, Jo Stevens, CJ Valdez and Evan Albrecht were a combined 12-for-22 and also drew three free passes. Toetz and Albrecht both had three hits. Valdez's two-run double highlighted a four-run rally in the top of the sixth. He accounted for three of quintet's combined seven RBI. Toetz scored three times. Albrecht registered his 17th three-hit game since the start of the 2022 season.
Parr extended his on-base streak to 11 consecutive games and hit streak in Big Ten play to eight straight games. Connor Caskenette's two-out double in the eighth inning extended his on-base streak to 15 consecutive games and led to a pair of insurance runs.
Couper Cornblum, Albrecht, Parr, Valdez, Toetz and Stevens all delivered a two-out RBI single in the win. The Boilermakers were 9-for-18 with two outs and 9-for-17 with runners in scoring position; UMD finished the night 3-for-12 and 4-for-13 in those same situations.
First pitch of Saturday's game 2 of the series has been moved up to noon ET.
The Boilermakers (19-18, 8-5 B1G) extended their season-best win streak to five consecutive games and became the first visiting team to win on a Friday at Turtle Smith Stadium since May 2019. Purdue is 4-1 on Fridays in Big Ten play this season.
Khal Stephen struck out seven over six-plus innings of five-hit ball, out dueling Maryland ace and All-American Jason Savacool. Both runs Stephen (5-2) allowed over the first six innings came on solo home runs. He struck out UMD's 6-7-8 hitters in order after giving up a homer to open the sixth inning.
Jackson Dannelley closed out the victory via his second seven-out save of the week, surrendering just one hit vs. 10 batters faced. The Terrapins (23-15, 6-4 B1G) stranded the tying and go-ahead runs when Dannelley brought the seventh inning to a close.
The Boilermakers threw out the tying run at the plate for the second out during UMD's five-run seventh inning. In both the seventh and eighth innings, Purdue managed to tack on an insurance run after the Terps retired the first two batters of the inning.
Mike Bolton Jr. connected for an opposite-field home run in the third inning and stole his 68th career base, moving within two of the program's all-time record that has stood since 1991.
Jake Parr, Paul Toetz, Jo Stevens, CJ Valdez and Evan Albrecht were a combined 12-for-22 and also drew three free passes. Toetz and Albrecht both had three hits. Valdez's two-run double highlighted a four-run rally in the top of the sixth. He accounted for three of quintet's combined seven RBI. Toetz scored three times. Albrecht registered his 17th three-hit game since the start of the 2022 season.
Parr extended his on-base streak to 11 consecutive games and hit streak in Big Ten play to eight straight games. Connor Caskenette's two-out double in the eighth inning extended his on-base streak to 15 consecutive games and led to a pair of insurance runs.
Couper Cornblum, Albrecht, Parr, Valdez, Toetz and Stevens all delivered a two-out RBI single in the win. The Boilermakers were 9-for-18 with two outs and 9-for-17 with runners in scoring position; UMD finished the night 3-for-12 and 4-for-13 in those same situations.
First pitch of Saturday's game 2 of the series has been moved up to noon ET.
Fired Up after a Friday win on the East Coast. #Purdue became the first visiting team to win on a Friday in College Park since May 2019. #BoilerUp
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