HAMMOND, Ind. -- The Wayne State University baseball team (14-14 overall, 5-7 GLIAC) and Purdue Northwest (10-13 overall, 3-9 GLIAC) met for the fourth time on Sunday and the Warriors won their first series of the season by taking the finale, 3-2.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- WSU opened the scoring with two runs on three hits in the top of the first inning. Â
Patrick Adams (Detroit, Mich. / De La Salle) jump started the lineup with a leadoff single and stole  both second and third base before
JT Conti (Trenton, Mich.) singled home the game's first run. Â
Michael MacLean (Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Country Day) extended the visitors' lead to 2-0 with an RBI single to right field.
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Brad Baldwin (Troy, Mich. / Bishop Foley Catholic) started the third inning with a triple to center field and Conti doubled down the right field line to give the Green & Gold a 3-0 advantage. Â Starter
Addison Pawelek (Shelby Twp., Mich. / De La Salle) (2-2) held the Pride hitless until the fourth inning when PNW scored a run on three singles. Â Three more hits in the sixth netted the home team another run, trimming WSU's lead to 3-2.
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Taylor Horn (Leo, Ind.) entered in the seventh inning and kept PNW scoreless over the next three innings to collect his second save of the season. Â The Pride threatened in the ninth with a single plus a WSU error but Horn struck out the next batter and sealed the victory with a fly out to left field.
AT THE PLATE
- Adams posted a 3-for-4 game, while Conti went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
ON THE MOUND
- Pawelek went six innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits and a walk. Â Horn allowed two hits and struck out one over his three innings of work.
UP NEXT
- Â Wayne State will play at former GLIAC foe Findlay on Tuesday with first pitch scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
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