Baseball Recap: Northwestern wins going away against West Lafayette

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 2:36pm

Baseball Recap: Northwestern Tigers vs. West Lafayette Red Devils

Northwestern scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against the West Lafayette Red Devils as the Northwestern Tigers made off with a 19-3 win. Considering Northwestern has won six matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Cam Davis was a standout: he went 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Eastin Whaley was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.

On West Lafayette's side, Joe Doty was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

The victory (which was Northwestern's third in a row) raised their record to 10-6. As for West Lafayette, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Northwestern will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Eastern at 6:00 p.m. As for West Lafayette, they will take on Crawfordsville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Crawfordsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

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