Box Score >>> Series Stats: Black | Gold
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Five players had multiple hits and the Gold Team scored in each of the first four innings to win its fourth straight game in Purdue baseball's Black and Gold Series, 8-4, Friday evening at Alexander Field.
Gold Team starter Brian Ghiselli gave up a run in each of the first two innings, but settled in and retired 13 of the final 14 batters he faced. He struck out five and did not issue a walk over six innings.
Jack Picchiotti led the way for the Gold Team with three hits, three stolen bases, a RBI and two runs scored. Hayden Grant also had a hit, RBI and run scored in the win. Cody Strong, Jordan Lewis, James Jewell and Tyler Beck each had a pair of hits. Jewell drove in a pair of runs with a hit in the third inning.
Ted Snidanko singled and doubled, respectively, in his first two at-bats for the Black Team, driving in a run with two outs in the top of the second. Mike Lutz bounced back from a rough outing in game one of the series by working two innings of one-hit relief. His 1-2-3 inning vs. the 2-3-4 portion of the lineup in the bottom of the sixth was the Black Team's only easy frame of the day.
Ghiselli gave up singles to the first two batters of the game but minimized the first-inning damage by inducing a 4-6-3 double play. The Black Team later turned a 2-6-3 double play on a sacrifice bunt attempt in the eighth inning.
Beck reached base safely in each of his first three plate appearances Friday thanks to a pair of singles and a walk.
Jeff Evak (7-for-16), Harry Shipley (5-for-17) and Jewell (7-for-15) have hit safely in each of the first four games of the series.
The fifth and final game of the Black and Gold Series is set for 2 p.m. Saturday and is open to the public at Alexander Field.
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| 2014 Black & Gold Series Schedule | ||||
| Date | Game Number | Location | Time / Result | Coverage |
| 10/12/14 | Gold at Black | Alexander Field | 10-4 Gold | | Recap | Box | Rosters |
| 10/13/14 | Black at Gold | Alexander Field | 4-1 Gold | | Recap | Box | Rosters |
| 10/14/14 | Gold at Black | Alexander Field | 5-4 Gold | | Recap | Box | Rosters |
| 10/17/14 | Black at Gold | Alexander Field | 8-4 Gold | | Recap | Box | Rosters |
| 10/18/14 | Gold at Black | Alexander Field | 2 p.m. | | Recap | Box | Rosters |
All times listed in EST.