The 3-seeded Purdue Northwest softball team fell to top-seeded #7 Grand Valley St. in the GLIAC Tournament slipping 9-0 on Saturday afternoon to end historic season.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (33-22), #7 Grand Valley State (40-5)
- Location: Rosemont, Ill. - Parkway Bank Sports Complex
- Attendance: 400
Note: The GLIAC Tournament is a double-elimination tournament.
The Breakdown
- Senior Abbie May (LaSalle, Ill./Saint Bede Academy) earned the start for the Pride on the mound.
- Beatus pitched all five innings for the Lakers to record the win.
- Cirrincione led GVSU with three hits and two RBIs.
- The Lakers started off fast scoring four runs in the first inning and didn't look back from there.
End of Season Notes
- The 2023 PNW Softball team finish with a program single-season record 33 wins.
- Most games played in a single-season with 55.
- Tied program record 430 hits in a season with 2017 squad.
- Most RBIs in a single-season with 257.
- Hit most doubles in a single-season with 82.
- Most runs scored in a single-season with 287.
- Most total bases in a single-season with 624.
- Most at-bats in a single-season with 1,484.
- Highest stolen bases percentage in a single-season with .911 (31-34)
- Most strikeouts in a single-season with 215 (First team to earn over 200 strikeouts in a season)
- Most putouts in a single-season with 1,080.
- Most caught stealing baserunners with 22.
- Most innings pitched with 360.1.
- Most All-GLIAC selections in a single-season with seven honorees.
