Box Score The Purdue Northwest softball team split a non-conference road doubleheader at Lewis on Tuesday afternoon falling in Game 1, 7-0, then bouncing back in Game 2 with a victory, 3-2.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (22-16,5-5), Lewis (22-15)
• Location: Romeoville, Ill. - Lewis Softball Field
• Attendance: 50

Game 1
The Breakdown

• Junior Aubrey Shroyer (Napoleon, Ohio/Napoleon) and senior Jocey Gault (West Lafayette, Ind./Harrison) each led the Pride with a hit.
• Junior Jessica DeBoer (Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian) started on the mound for the Pride and pitched the first four innings.
• Payton Wuske led Lewis with two hits and one RBI.
• Delaney Garden pitched a complete game for the Flyers and notched eight strikeouts.
• Lewis scored five runs in the third inning to take a 5-0 lead.
• The Flyers added a run in the fourth and fifth to seal the win, 7-0.

Game 2
The Breakdown

• Shroyer and senior Ashley Bravo (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young) led the Pride with two hits each.
• Senior Madison Schultz (Lafayette, Ind./Faith Christian) added a hit and one RBI.
• Senior Abbie May (LaSalle, Ill./Saint Bede Academy) started in the circle and pitched all seven innings to earn the win. She notched four strikeouts and only gave up two runs.
• Jalyn Powell led Lewis with three hits and one RBI.
• Payton Wuske started on the mound for the Flyers and pitched the first 4.0 innings recording five strikeouts.
• Lewis started the scoring in the third inning grabbing a 1-0 lead.
• The Pride tied the game up in the fourth off a Schultz RBI double to make it 1-1.
• Purdue Northwest took the lead in the fifth inning scoring two runs to make the score 3-1.
• The Flyers added a run in the seventh to make it 3-2 and had runners in scoring position before the Pride pitching and defense shut down any walk-off chance to end the game with a 3-2 victory.

Up Next

• The Pride return home when they host Parkside GLIAC action on Wednesday, April 12. Game 1 is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. central time RUSH Physical Therapy Field.