Baseball News for Purdue and Notre Dame

May 11, 2026, 03:04
USSports

Introduction

Purdue and Notre Dame baseball teams won all their games last weekend. This helps their rank for the season.

Main Body

Purdue played Indiana University. Purdue won three games. They were losing at first, but they came back and won. A player named Brandon Rogers returned to the team. He helped the team win many points. Other teams like Pittsburgh and East Carolina lost their games. This is good for Purdue. Now, Purdue has a better chance to play in the big tournament. They have four games left in the season. Notre Dame also won three games against Oakland. They won the last game 9-3. The players hit the ball well and the pitchers stopped the other team. Notre Dame won eight games in a row.

Conclusion

Both teams are playing very well. They are ready for the last week of the season.

Learning

⚡ The 'Past' Logic

In the text, we see a lot of words that tell us things already happened. To reach A2, you need to spot the difference between Regular and Irregular past words.

1. The 'ED' Pattern (Easy) Most words just add -ed to show the past:

  • play → played
  • help → helped
  • return → returned

2. The 'Shape-Shifters' (Tricky) Some words change completely. You must memorize these because there is no rule:

  • win → won
  • are → were
  • come → came

Quick Tip: The 'Row' Concept

  • "In a row" = one after another without stopping.
  • Example: Notre Dame won eight games in a row (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8... no losses!).

Vocabulary Learning

team
a group of people who play a sport together
Example:The baseball team practiced every day after school.
game
a sports match that two teams play against each other
Example:We watched the game on television.
win
to be victorious in a competition
Example:The team will try to win the next match.
lose
to fail to win a competition
Example:They did not want to lose the championship.
season
a period of time when a sport is played
Example:The baseball season starts in March.
rank
a position in a list or order
Example:The team moved up in the league rank.
chance
an opportunity to do something
Example:They had a good chance to win the tournament.
tournament
a competition with many games or matches
Example:The tournament will begin next week.
player
a person who plays a sport
Example:The player hit the ball very hard.
pitcher
a baseball player who throws the ball to the batter
Example:The pitcher stopped the opposing team from scoring.
ball
a round object used in many sports
Example:The ball bounced over the fence.
helped
gave assistance or support to someone
Example:He helped the team win many points.
back
to return to a previous position or state
Example:They came back and won the game.
good
positive, favorable, or desirable
Example:It was a good day for a baseball game.
ready
prepared to do something or to start
Example:Both teams are ready for the last week of the season.