Portland 9, at Purdue 3

SUGAR LAND, Texas (Interstat) — The Portland Pilots broke open a tight game with a six-run ninth inning to defeat the Purdue Boilermakers 9-3 on Friday at Constellation Field in the season opener for both teams. Portland, which finished with 11 hits, led just 3-2 after five innings and clung to a 3-2 lead entering the eighth. The Pilots then methodically pulled away, scoring once in the eighth before the decisive final-frame outburst to secure the victory. The most important sequence of the game came in the top of the ninth inning, transforming a manageable two-run deficit for Purdue into… Read more...