Baseball continues to dominate season
Tom Albano
Issue date: 4/28/09 Section: Sports
The Purdue North Central baseball team swept a doubleheader from host Calumet College of St. Joseph Wednesday afternoon in Gary, IN by the scores of 9-5 and 8-0. The Panthers are now 25-15 overall and 17-3 in the CCAC while the Crimson Wave fell to 7-29 and 6-14.
In the first game PNC collected a rare five triples and added two doubles on their way to 14 hits overall.
Senior Chris Schultz led the way with three triples and a single in four plate appearances, scored four times and added an RBI. The three triples give him seven on the year, breaking the PNC single season record of five that Schultz set last year.
Sophomore Nate Hall contributed the other two triples and added a double for PNC. Senior Dave Dickerson (2 hits, double, HBP), junior Greg Feltner (2 hits, 2 RBI, SB, Sac fly), and senior Chris Cappello (2 RBI, SB) all had solid games for the Panthers.
Senior Jon Charlson (1-0) picked up his first victory of the year, pitching 1.2 innings in relief of freshman starter R.J.
Legel. Charlson gave up three hits and didn't allow a run.
Legel worked three innings and gave up four runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk while striking out one. Senior Andrew Dahman came on and closed out the game, allowing one unearned run in 2.1 hitless innings of relief while punching out four.
In the second game freshmen Tony Hoolehan and Kyle Ferber combined on a one-hit shutout. Hoolehan went six strong innings, allowing a single and two walks while collecting eight strikeouts. Ferber pitched a hitless seventh striking out two.
Schultz led the way again with his fourth triple of the day, a double, single and two RBI's. Hall also had another big game with two hits and three RBI's. Sophomore R.J. Zambrano collected three hits (double), Dickerson added two more knocks and Cappello added a run-scoring double.
The Panthers play again on Friday when they take on the University of St. Francis in a single game in Joliet, IL. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
In the first game PNC collected a rare five triples and added two doubles on their way to 14 hits overall.
Senior Chris Schultz led the way with three triples and a single in four plate appearances, scored four times and added an RBI. The three triples give him seven on the year, breaking the PNC single season record of five that Schultz set last year.
Sophomore Nate Hall contributed the other two triples and added a double for PNC. Senior Dave Dickerson (2 hits, double, HBP), junior Greg Feltner (2 hits, 2 RBI, SB, Sac fly), and senior Chris Cappello (2 RBI, SB) all had solid games for the Panthers.
Senior Jon Charlson (1-0) picked up his first victory of the year, pitching 1.2 innings in relief of freshman starter R.J.
Legel. Charlson gave up three hits and didn't allow a run.
Legel worked three innings and gave up four runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk while striking out one. Senior Andrew Dahman came on and closed out the game, allowing one unearned run in 2.1 hitless innings of relief while punching out four.
In the second game freshmen Tony Hoolehan and Kyle Ferber combined on a one-hit shutout. Hoolehan went six strong innings, allowing a single and two walks while collecting eight strikeouts. Ferber pitched a hitless seventh striking out two.
Schultz led the way again with his fourth triple of the day, a double, single and two RBI's. Hall also had another big game with two hits and three RBI's. Sophomore R.J. Zambrano collected three hits (double), Dickerson added two more knocks and Cappello added a run-scoring double.
The Panthers play again on Friday when they take on the University of St. Francis in a single game in Joliet, IL. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
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