Ryan Bridges went 4 for 4 for the Gold team in Friday
Team Black takes a 2-0 lead in Purdue’s Fall World Series
Eric Charles scored the game-winning run on a sacrifice fly by Eric Nielsen with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Black squad a 5-4 win over the Gold team and a 2-0 edge in the annual Black and Gold Series at Lambert Field on Friday.
After the Team Gold rallied to tie the game at 4-4 with a single run in the top of the ninth, Charles led off the home half of the frame with a double to the gap in left-center. He advanced to third on the first out in the inning and narrowly beat Ben Wolgamot’s off-balanced throw to the plate on Nielsen’s shallow fly ball to right for the walk-off win.
Trailing 4-3 after eight complete, the Gold team knotted the game in the top of the ninth on an RBI single by Nick Overmeyer.
Ryan Bridges, who finished the game 4 for 4 with two RBIs, led off the inning with a single and came around to score on Overmeyer’s base hit.
The Gold team threatened to take the lead later on in the ninth on a single by Wolgamot, but Rob McPike was thrown out at the plate by right fielder Jon Lilly to preserve the tie. FULL STORY
Wichita State’s Gold squad takes 2-0 lead in Fall World Series
The Wichita State Gold squad held on for a 5-4 win over the Black squad to take a 2-0 lead in the Fall World Series.
Will Baez went 2-for-4 with two RBI for the Gold, while Ryan Jones went 2-for-4. Gold starter Dalton Banwart earned the win going five innings and giving up one run on five hits while striking out one.
Mitch Caster led the Black squad going 3-for-5 with three RBI, a double and a home run. Black starter Brian Flynn took the loss going four innings and giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out three.
Game three of the series is Tue., Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. FULL STORY
