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Parkside Set for Home-and-Home Series Against Purdue Northwest

4/3/2025 11:03:00 AM

Kenosha, Wis. – Riding a five-game winning streak, Parkside is set to face Purdue Northwest in a pivotal GLIAC home-and-home series this weekend. The Rangers enter the matchup fresh off a sweep over Roosevelt and will look to keep their momentum rolling. The series kicks off Friday at Historic Simmons Field, followed by a Saturday doubleheader at the same venue. The teams will then wrap up the series Sunday in Hammond, Indiana.

Scouting Parkside

  • The Rangers enter the weekend 20-7 overall with a 5-3 conference record, currently sitting alone in fourth place in the GLIAC.

  • Parkside reached the 20-win mark on March 29. The last two times they achieved that milestone were April 28, 2024, and April 23, 2006.

  • Parkside is fresh off its second-ever GLIAC sweep, defeating Roosevelt four times on the road.

  • Brock currently ranks second in the nation with a .485 batting average and is on a 22-game on-base streak.

  • Peter Fusek ranks eighth in the nation with a .466 batting average and has recorded 17 multi-hit games.

  • Parkside has a .352 team batting average, which ranks fifth in all of Division II.

  • Sam Mommer holds a team-best 3.78 ERA with 22 strikeouts and just four walks. Parkside ranks 11th in the nation in overall strikeout-to-walk ratio.

  • The Rangers are 6-6 at home compared to their 10-1 road record.

Scouting Purdue Northwest

  • The Pride enter the weekend 9-11 overall and 1-6 in conference play.

  • After being swept by top-ranked Davenport to open the 2025 GLIAC campaign, the Pride lost two of three to Wayne State last weekend.

  • They earned their lone GLIAC win in style, walking off Wayne State in 10 innings to open the series.

  • AJ Reid leads the Pride offense with a .418 batting average and a 1.146 OPS.

  • Despite Reid's performance, the Pride rank sixth in the conference in team batting average (.298) and have hit just six home runs.

  • Purdue Northwest also ranks sixth in the GLIAC with a 6.91 ERA.

Parkside and Purdue Northwest have already faced off this season in non-conference play, splitting a high-scoring doubleheader. Purdue Northwest claimed the first game 8-6 before Parkside bounced back with an 8-7 victory. All-time, Purdue Northwest leads the series 15-11, but Parkside holds a 4-2 edge when playing in Kenosha.

For coverage of the four-game set, visit ParksideRangers.com/coverage.

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