There's no place like home for Purdue Broad Ripple, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Indianapolis Shortridge Blue Devils on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for Purdue Broad Ripple, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lucas Ferrugia and Connor Donsbach made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Ferrugia pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Donsbach pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Ferrugia scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Donsbach scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Phillip Hulsey, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
On Indianapolis Shortridge's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Arney, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Purdue Broad Ripple's win bumped their record up to 2-7. As for Indianapolis Shortridge, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Purdue Broad Ripple will head out on the road to square off against Crothersville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Purdue Broad Ripple is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Indianapolis Shortridge, they will face off against Purdue Polytechnic at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Indianapolis Shortridge has given up an average of 13 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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