Baseball Recap: Crothersville comes up short despite Beau Napier's strong performance

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 4:57pm

Baseball Recap: Crothersville Tigers vs. Purdue Broad Ripple Lynx

Crothersville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 12-5 to the Purdue Broad Ripple Lynx.

Beau Napier was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.

On Purdue Broad Ripple's side, Alistair Clark was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Clark has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Clark was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing seven bases while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Phillip Hulsey was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.

Crothersville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Purdue Broad Ripple, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-7.

Crothersville will play host again on Saturday to welcome Borden, where first pitch is scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Crothersville has given up an average of 10.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Purdue Broad Ripple, they will head out on the road to face off against Indianapolis Arsenal Technical at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Purdue Broad Ripple will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.

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