Fort Myers, FL (March 22, 2016) – The Purchase baseball team wrapped up their Spring Break trip with a 14-2 loss to the University of Wisconsin–Platteville Tuesday morning at Terry Park.  The Panthers will return to Purchase with an overall record of 5-11.
 
Senior Brenden LaPorte (Farmington, CT) led the Panther offense in defeat, driving in two runs on three hits, while classmates Patrick Rucci (JR/Cortlandt Manor, NY), Ryan Aponte (JR/Bronx, NY), Elias Sayad (JR/Wayne, NJ) and Gregory Walsh (FR/Bethpage, NY) added base hits in the effort.
 
The Pioneers jumped out to an early lead to start the game.  Trailing 4-0 to start the third inning, the Panthers finally got up on the board with a LaPorte double that drove in Sayad and Walsh to score.  Purchase's runs would end there as the Pioneers went on a 8-0 run over the five innings. 
 
Senior outfielder Zack Iverson batted 3-for-3 with one RBI to lead the Pioneers to victory. 
 
Colton Bormann picked up the win after five innings on the mound for UW, while Teofilo Ramirez (JR/Queens, NY) was tagged with the loss for Purchase.