Baseball Recap: Five Straight Road Wins for Purdue Polytechnic

Techies

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 @ Providence Cristo Rey	22
04/07/25 @ Indianapolis Crispus Attucks	16
04/28/25 @ Columbus Christian	15
04/22/25 @ Purdue Broad Ripple	13
04/17/25 @ Indianapolis Shortridge	13

Purdue Polytechnic never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Indianapolis Washington Continentals. The Techies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by ten runs or more this season.

Dewayne Sawyers made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.

In other batting news, Nevan Jeffers was incredible, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. He has become a key player for Purdue Polytechnic: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-3 otherwise. Jonquil Muse was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Purdue Polytechnic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .727. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Purdue Polytechnic's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Indianapolis Washington, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Purdue Polytechnic will be taking part in a tournament against Indianapolis Arsenal Technical at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Indianapolis Washington, they will challenge Liberty Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.