The Purdue Northwest softball team split two highly contested battles on the road in GLIAC action at Saginaw Valley State slipping in Game 1, 1-0, and then bouncing back in Game 2 with a 8-7 victory.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (25-17,8-6), Saginaw Valley State (26-10)
- Location: University Center, Mich. - SVSU Softball Complex
- Attendance: 100
Game 1
The Breakdown
- Senior Jocey Gault (West Lafayette, Ind./Harrison)Â led the Pride with two hits.
- Senior Ashley Bravo (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young) and junior Aubrey Shroyer (Napoleon, Ohio/Napoleon) chipped in one hit apiece.
- Junior Gabby Paliska (Palos Park, Ill./Lincoln-Way East (Wisconsin-Green Bay)) started on the mound for the Pride and pitched all seven innings notching five strikeouts.
- Knacek led SVSU with one hit and one RBI.
- Depew picked up the win in the circle pitched all seven innings for the Cardinals and struckout nine batters.
- SVSU broke the scoreless game in the third inning to make the score 1-0 and hold for the same final score.
Game 2
The Breakdown
- Senior Selena Michko (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) led the Pride going 4-for-4 at plate with two RBIs.
- Bravo added three hits during the game.
- Junior Jessica DeBoer (Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian) and freshman Olivia Hernandez (Aurora, Ill./Aurora Central Catholic) each contributed one hit and two RBIs.
- Shroyer chipped in two hits.
- Junior Emma Hill (Holmes Beach, Fla./Cary-Grove (IL))Â started in the circle and pitched the first six innings for the Pride to earn the win.
- Senior Abbie May (LaSalle, Ill./Saint Bede Academy) pitched the final inning to seal the victory for Purdue Northwest.
- Gills led Parkside with three hits and three RBIs.
- Groves started on the mound for the Cardinals and pitched the first 0.2 innings.
- The Pride started off fast scoring four runs in the first inning to take a 4-0 lead early in the contest.
- SVUS scored two runs in the first to cut their deficit to 4-2.
- Purdue Northwest grabbed two runs in the fourth inning to increase their lead to 6-2.
- The Cardinals scored a run off a solo shot from Gills to make it 6-3.
- The Pride extended their lead to 8-3 in the fifth after two runs.
- SVSUÂ cut the deficit to 8-5 in the sixth inning.
- The Cardinals fought back scoring two runs in the seventh but the Pride held firm defensively to hold on for the 8-7 win.
Up Next
- The Pride hit the road once again to take on Wayne State in GLIAC play on Tuesday, April 18. The first pitched is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. central time in Detroit, Mich.
