The Purdue Northwest softball team celebrated Senior Day vs. Saginaw Valley State on Saturday afternoon. The Pride battled in both games defeating the Cardinals in Game 1, 8-7, and nearly completing a comeback in Game 2 but falling in end, 5-3.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (22-18,7-7), Purdue Northwest (22-15,8-5)
- Location: Kenosha, Wis. - Case Softball Field
- Attendance: 100
Game 1
The Breakdown
- Senior Aubrey Shroyer (Napoleon, Ohio/Napoleon)Â led the Pride with three hits including two doubles and two RBIs.
- Graduate student Selena Michko (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) added two hits.
- Senior Kelsi Dillon (Braidwood, Ill./Reed-Custer (Georgian Court)) contributed one hit with three RBIs.
- Senior Allison Arnold (Tucson, Ariz./Naperville North) chipped in one hit and one RBI..
- Senior Maddison Roop (Hudson, Ill./University) started on the mound for the Pride and all seven innings for the complete game win. She ended with five strikeouts.
- Sara Moos led Saginaw Valley State with three hit and three RBIs.
- Emily Depew started in the circle for the Cardinals and pitched the first 2.2 innings allowing six hits and six runs.
- Aalana Kimble came and pitched the last 3.1 innings with four hits, two runs, and five strikeouts.
- The Cardinals started the game fast scoring three runs to take an early 3-0 lead.
- The Pride got one back in the bottom of the first to make it 3-1.
- Purdue Northwest tied it up in the second inning off a Shroyer two RBI double to make the score 3-3.
- The Pride took the lead in the third inning from a Dillon off a three-RBI bases clearing double to make it 6-3.
- SVSU cut their deficit to 6-5 after scoring two runs in the fourth inning.
- Purdue Northwest extended their lead to 8-5 in the fourth inning off of RBI hits from Arnold and senior Kirsta Wright (Casa Grande, Ariz./Casa Grande Union (Central Arizona CC)).
- The Cardinals added run in the fifth and sixth innings to shrink the Pride lead to 8-7.
- Purdue Northwest held on in the end to take Game 1, 8-7.Â
Game 2
The Breakdown
- Sophomore Olivia Hernandez (Aurora, Ill./Aurora Central Catholic) led the Pride with two hits and two RBIs.
- Freshman Kylie Dugan (Buck Creek, Ind./William Henry Harrison) added three hits.
- Arnold once again chipped in one hit and one RBI.
- Senior Gabby Paliska (Palos Park, Ill./Lincoln-Way East (Wisconsin-Green Bay)) started in the circle for Pride and pitched all seven innings notching four strikeouts.
- Emma Helvie led Saginaw Valley State with two hits and two RBIs.
- Alyssa Muench started on the mound for the Cardinals pitching the first 5.1 innings tallying eight strikeouts and the win.
- Kimble once again came in and pitched the final 1.2 innings to earn the save.
- SVSU scored the first runs of the game taking 2-0 lead in the third inning.
- The Cardinals added runs in the fifth and sixth to extend lead to 5-0.
- The Pride did not quit and scored three run in sixth inning off of homers from Arnold and Hernandez to cut the deficit to 5-3.
- The Cardinals though were able to hold on in the end for Game 2, 5-3.
Up Next
- The Pride once again get ready for home action when they host Wayne State in GLIAC play on Saturday, April 12 for Kids/Travel Team Day. The doubleheader will start at 12:00 PM CT at Dowling Park.
