The Texas State Bobcat Baseball team was able to shut down the Purdue Boilmakers for a second time at Bobcat Field Saturday afternoon with a victory of 17-4.
Bobcat's Bret Atwood made the first run for the Bobcats after designated hitter Spenser Dennis hit a single at the bottom of the 1st. The Boilmakers were not able to answer back to the Bobcats after the first run until the 7th inning due to the consistent pitching from Kane Hoolbrooks. At the bottom of the third the Bobcats' offense became fired up making 7 runs. In the 3rd Bobcat Jason Martinson hit a triple and Laurn Randell hit a double.
The Bobcats were able to hold the Boilmakers in the 4th and Paul Goldschmidt slammed a home-run into right field at the bottom of the 4th. This was the second homer hit at the new Bobcat Field. The 5th was another big inning for the Bobcat offense with Goldschmidt hitting a second homer and the Bobcats making three runs. It seemed as if the Boilmakers were not going to make any runs on the scoreboard until the offense finally came alive at the top of the 7th with 4 runs. However, the Bobcats answered right back at the bottom of the 7th when they as well scored 4 runs, canceling out the short success the Boilermakers had.
At the bottom of the 8th, the Bobcats put the icing on top of the cake with Randell hitting a homer into left field. The Boilmakers were unsuccessful at the top of the 9th giving the Bobcats the win.
The Bobcats were able to defeat this Big 10 team due to the incredible chemistry the defense had and the fired up offense. The Boilmakers lacked consistent pitching and defense coordination. This game was an easy win for the Bobcats boosting their overall record to 8-3. The Boilmakers now stand at 2-6.
Hillary Till- KTSW Sports Staff Writer
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