Baseball Recap: Purdue Polytechnic Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Techies

Margin (Wins)

04/14/26 @ Christel House	27
04/30/26 vs Purdue Broad Ripple	20
04/16/26 vs Indianapolis Shortridge	20
04/06/26 vs Indianapolis Crispus Attucks	19
04/22/26 vs Indianapolis Washington	15

There's no place like home for Purdue Polytechnic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Indianapolis Arsenal Technical Titans with a sharp 16-7 victory on Thursday. The Techies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by seven runs or more this season.

Keegan Harriman made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Nevan Jeffers was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs. He is becoming a predictor of Purdue Polytechnic's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 7-2 (and 4-6 when he doesn't). Cornell Muse was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.

Purdue Polytechnic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. They are 9-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

With the win, Purdue Polytechnic broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 11-8. As for Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Purdue Polytechnic will venture away from home to challenge Ben Davis at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Giants have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.58 runs per game on average), something the Techies will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, they will challenge Indiana School for the Deaf at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.