The Purdue Northwest softball team split a pair of highly contested games in Florida Spring Games falling just short to #7 UIndy, 3-2, and then bouncing and coming from behind to defeat Southern Connecticut State to end the day, 10-6.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (12-10)
- Location: Orlando, Florida - Diamondplex
Game 1 - vs. #7 UIndy - L, 3-2
The Breakdown
- Senior Kelsi Dillon (Braidwood, Ill./Reed-Custer (Georgian Court)) led the Pride with two hits and one RBI.
- Sophomore Amanda DeBoer (Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian) added two hits.
- Senior's Aubrey Shroyer (Napoleon, Ohio/Napoleon) and Allison Arnold (Tucson, Ariz./Naperville North) both chipped in one hit.
- Senior Maddison Roop (Hudson, Ill./University) started on the mound for the Pride and pitched all seven innings recording five strikeouts.
- Shelby Cook led UIndy with one hit and two RBIs.
- Kenzee Smith started in the circle for the Greyhounds and pitched a complete game for the win with six strikeouts.
- UIndy grabbed the early lead in the first inning scoring one run to make it 1-0.
- Purdue Northwest tied it up 1-1 in the bottom of the first off a Michko groundout RBI.
- The Pride grabbed the lead in the fourth inning on a Dillon RBI single to make the score 2-1.
- The Greyhounds regained the lead in sixth off a two RBI triple from Smith to help seal the game in the end, 3-2.
Game 2 - vs. Southern Conn. State - W, 10-6
The Breakdown
- Graduate student Selena Michko (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) led the Pride at the plate with three hits and four RBIs including two doubles.
- Shroyer also added three hits and three RBIs.
- Senior Jessica DeBoer (Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian) and freshman Emma Fair (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove) each contributed two hits and one RBI.
- Freshman Kylie Dugan (Buck Creek, Ind./William Henry Harrison) and junior Myah Stuckey (Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville) each chipped in two hits during the game.
- Freshman Hannah Rafferty-Flatter (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South) started in the circle for the Pride and pitched the first three innings with one strikeout.
- Senior Gabby Paliska (Palos Park, Ill./Lincoln-Way East (Wisconsin-Green Bay)) came in for Purdue Northwest and pitched the final four innings to earn the victory.
- Karley Austin led SCSU with two hits and two RBIs.
- Ashley Lewis started on the mound for the Owls pitching the first four innings allowing four runs.
- The Pride grabbed the early lead scoring two runs in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead.
- SCSU scored their first run in the first to cut their deficit to 2-1.
- The Owls took the lead in the second inning notching two runs to make it 3-2.
- SCSU grabbed another run in the third inning to extend their lead to 4-2.
- Purdue Northwest tied it up 4-4 in the four inning off of RBI hits from Shroyer and Michko.
- The Owls regained the lead scoring two runs in the fourth to make the score 6-4.
- The Pride bounced back and lit up the fifth inning scoring six runs to take the lead 10-6.
- Purdue Northwest would hold on in the end for the win, 10-6.
- The Pride finished the contest with 16 hits.
Up Next
- The Pride continue their Florida Spring Games trip on Thursday, March 14 when they take on Bloomsburg at 11:30 AM CT and Bentley at 2:00 PM CT at the Diamond Sports Softball Complex.
