GREENVILLE, N.C. – Luke Wagner and Jackson Dannelley teamed up for a two-hitter on the mound as Purdue Baseball won in shutout fashion for the second time in 10 games, defeating Southeastern Louisiana 5-0 on Saturday at ECU's Keith LeClair Classic.
The Boilermakers (7-3) ended SELA's five-game win streak, shutting out a team that had scored 59 runs over the last five games. Purdue has two shutout wins in its first 10 games of a season for the first time since 2003.
Wagner pitched into the seventh inning, striking out five while extending his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 10. Dannelley induced an inning-ending double play to erase an inherited runner and worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning vs. the 2-3-4 portion of the Lions' lineup. He has surrendered just one hit over 9 2/3 scoreless innings this season, recording three saves of at least nine outs in the process.
Purdue retired the leadoff man with one pitch in the second, third, fifth and ninth innings Saturday. Those quick outs helped Wagner (2-0) and Dannelley team up for the combined shutout with just 114 pitches. Wagner worked four 1-2-3 innings. The lefty retired 17 of 18 batters faced to set the stage for the shutout. Southern Louisiana (7-4) only had five base runners, just one reaching second base.
Keenan Spence and Mike Bolton Jr. both connected for a solo home run to right field. Spence hit an opposite-field blast off the scoreboard to open the scoring in the second inning, his team-leading third of the season. Bolton went deep in the bottom of the fifth for his seventh career long ball. Spence has homered in each of the first three weekends.
Bolton also stole his 75th career base Saturday and it led to a run after the catcher threw the ball into center field and Couper Cornblum followed with an RBI ground out.
Brody Chrisman delivered a pinch-hit, two-run single with the bases loaded in the sixth inning, extending Purdue's lead to 5-0.
Luke Gaffney doubled for the seventh time this season in his final at-bat to extend his hit streak to nine consecutive games to begin his college career. Logan Sutter was held hitless for the first time as a Boilermaker, but a leadoff walk in the sixth inning gave him a 10-game on-base streak to begin the season. Camden Gasser (8 games) also extended his on-base streak and has been aboard safely in every game he's played.
Purdue takes on first-time opponent Cal State Fullerton on Sunday at 9 a.m. to close out the four-team tournament. The Boilermakers are the designated road team Sunday.
The Boilermakers (7-3) ended SELA's five-game win streak, shutting out a team that had scored 59 runs over the last five games. Purdue has two shutout wins in its first 10 games of a season for the first time since 2003.
Wagner pitched into the seventh inning, striking out five while extending his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 10. Dannelley induced an inning-ending double play to erase an inherited runner and worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning vs. the 2-3-4 portion of the Lions' lineup. He has surrendered just one hit over 9 2/3 scoreless innings this season, recording three saves of at least nine outs in the process.
Purdue retired the leadoff man with one pitch in the second, third, fifth and ninth innings Saturday. Those quick outs helped Wagner (2-0) and Dannelley team up for the combined shutout with just 114 pitches. Wagner worked four 1-2-3 innings. The lefty retired 17 of 18 batters faced to set the stage for the shutout. Southern Louisiana (7-4) only had five base runners, just one reaching second base.
Keenan Spence and Mike Bolton Jr. both connected for a solo home run to right field. Spence hit an opposite-field blast off the scoreboard to open the scoring in the second inning, his team-leading third of the season. Bolton went deep in the bottom of the fifth for his seventh career long ball. Spence has homered in each of the first three weekends.
Bolton also stole his 75th career base Saturday and it led to a run after the catcher threw the ball into center field and Couper Cornblum followed with an RBI ground out.
Brody Chrisman delivered a pinch-hit, two-run single with the bases loaded in the sixth inning, extending Purdue's lead to 5-0.
Luke Gaffney doubled for the seventh time this season in his final at-bat to extend his hit streak to nine consecutive games to begin his college career. Logan Sutter was held hitless for the first time as a Boilermaker, but a leadoff walk in the sixth inning gave him a 10-game on-base streak to begin the season. Camden Gasser (8 games) also extended his on-base streak and has been aboard safely in every game he's played.
Purdue takes on first-time opponent Cal State Fullerton on Sunday at 9 a.m. to close out the four-team tournament. The Boilermakers are the designated road team Sunday.