WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team used a late rally in extra innings to defeat Purdue University, 6-5, in non-conference action Tuesday evening, April 12 at Alexander Field. The Eagles (13-16, 5-1 MAC) trailed from the fourth inning until the ninth, when they tied the game. EMU went on to win it in the 10th with a two-out single from redshirt junior Marquise Gill (Paw Paw, Mich.-Paw Paw) that scored the winning run.
Leading the Eagles on the mound were the relief pitchers, senior Michael Marsinek (Streetsboro, Ohio-Walsh Jesuit), junior Matthew Beaton (Guelph, Ontario-Bishop Macdonnell Catholic),and junior Sam Delaplane (San Jose, Calif.