Purdue baseball scored six unanswered runs over the sixth and seventh innings to rally for a 7-6 victory in the nightcap, salvaging a doubleheader split with Minnesota on Sunday s Senior Day at Alexander Field.
The Opponent
Purdue had a great weekend two weeks ago in Champaign, sweeping all four games against Michigan State and Illinois. But last weekend at home, the Boilermakers were swept by the Illini in a three-game series.
The Boilermakers are 10-18 on the season but do have a winning record on the road at 4-3.
Purdue is hitting just .242 as a team but has the third-fewest strikeouts in the league.
Miles Simington leads the team in hitting at .340 and is tops in the conference with 12 doubles.
On the mound, the Boilermakers have allowed the third-most runs in the league and have the second-most walks of any Big Ten team.
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Huskers Sweep Doubleheader, Take Series Lead
After falling in the bottom of the ninth in Friday’s season opener, the Nebraska baseball team swept a doubleheader from the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday.
March 6, 2021 4:33 pm
Courtesy: Nebraska Athletics
Round Rock, Texas (Nebraska Athletics) – After falling in the bottom of the ninth in Friday’s season opener, the Nebraska baseball team swept a doubleheader from the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday at Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, Texas. Nebraska took game one of the day, 7-2, and dominated game two, 10-0, resulting in a run-rule victory after seven innings.
Junior Shay Shanaman was stellar in his first career start, striking out five over 6.0 one-hit shutout innings. The Grand Island native had an efficient afternoon, facing more than four batters in an inning just once and retired the Boilermakers in order three times. Caleb Feekin finished the shutout with a scoreless seventh, including two strikeouts.
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