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Sunday, February 20

Sugar Land, Texas

1 p.m.

South Dakota State University

0-4

Purdue

4-0

South Dakota State

Purdue

Photo by: Erik Williams

2/20/2022 7:19:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

SUGAR LAND, Texas — Purdue scored seven times in the bottom of the first inning and held off South Dakota State for a 10-7 victory Sunday afternoon, completing a sweep of a season-opening four-game college baseball series at Constellation Field.

The Boilermakers sent 10 men to the plate in the home half of the first. Cam Thompson cleared the bases for a three-run double off Jackrabbit starter Drew Beazley to open the scoring and Evan Albrecht capped the scoring with a two-run home run to left field.

The Purdue outburst came after SDSU scored in the top of the first inning without a hit. Henry George led off the game with a walk and scored after two Purdue errors.

Purdue added a run in the second inning before the Jackrabbits scored the next five runs to pull to within 8-6. SDSU sent 10 men of its own to the plate in a four-run fourth inning in which the Jackrabbits took advantage of six free passes — five bases on balls and a hit batter — issued by the Boilermaker pitching staff. Luke Ira tallied the lone hit of the inning to start the Jackrabbit rally, while George, Nic Nelson and Derek Hackman all drew bases-loaded walks and Dawson Parry was hit by a pitch with the sacks full.

The Jackrabbit run in the sixth inning was unearned as Nelson reach on an error and scored on the second Purdue miscue of the frame.

Ryan Bourassa did his best to keep the Jackrabbits in the game. The junior right-hander who is tabbed as the SDSU closer, relieved Beazley to start the second inning and allowed only the one run on two hits over four innings. He struck out seven and walked one.

Purdue added insurance runs in the sixth and eighth innings, answering a Jackrabbit tally each time. Ira plated the final SDSU run on a sacrifice fly that brought home Hackman.

Bret Barnett finished on the mound for the Jackrabbits, allowing one earned run over three innings. The senior left-hander struck out five.

Hits were even at 10 apiece. George, Parry, Ira and Jess Bellows each collected two hits for SDSU. Curtis Washington and Albrecht each tallied two hits for Purdue.

UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits will remain in Texas to play a three-game series in San Antonio against the University of the Incarnate Word. Thursday's series opener is set for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch at Daniel Sullivan Field.

-GoJacks.com-