The Purdue Northwest softball swept Parkside in home GLIAC action on Friday afternoon defeating the Rangers in Game 1 in six innings, 11-2, and fighting off the Rangers in Game 2, 14-11.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (18-14,3-3), Parkside (9-21,0-6)
- Location: Hammond, Ind. - Dowling Park
- Attendance: 200
Game 1
The Breakdown
- Freshman Kylie Dugan (Buck Creek, Ind./William Henry Harrison) and senior Aubrey Shroyer (Napoleon, Ohio/Napoleon) each led the Pride with three hits and one RBI at the plate. Dugan also stole two bases.
- Senior Jessica DeBoer (Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian) added two hits and three RBIs including a homerun.
- Graduate student Selena Michko (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) contributed two hits and two RBIs.
- Junior Myah Stuckey (Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville) chipped in three hits during the game.
- Senior Gabby Paliska (Palos Park, Ill./Lincoln-Way East (Wisconsin-Green Bay))Â started on the mound for the Pride and pitched a complete game win notching five strikeouts and gave up only one earned run.
- Hailey Remington and Megan Medlin led Parkside with one hit and one RBI each.
- Olivia Fee started in the circle for the Rangers and pitched the first 1.1 innings, while Hope Maes came in and pitched the final 4.1 innings.
- Purdue Northwest took the early lead scoring the first two runs in the first inning making it 2-0.
- The Pride added four runs in the second inning including a two-run homer by J.DeBoer to increase their lead to 6-0.
- A Dugan RBI single scored another run for the Pride in the third inning to make the score 7-0.
- Parkside scored their their first two runs in the fifth inning to cut their deficit to make it 7-2.
- Purdue Northwest notched another run in the fifth to make the score 8-2.
- Senior Allison Arnold (Tucson, Ariz./Naperville North) launched a three-run homer to give the Pride the win in the sixth inning, 11-2.
- Purdue Northwest finished the contest with 16 hits.
Game 2
The Breakdown
- Dugan led the Pride going 4-of-5 at the plate with a double and one RBI.
- Michko added three hits including a homerun with five RBIs.
- Sophomore Amanda DeBoer (Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian) contributed two hits and two RBIs.
- Stuckey chipped in two hits.
- Freshman Hannah Rafferty-Flatter (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South) started in the circle for the Pride and pitched the first four innings to earn the win and struckout three batters.
- Senior Maddison Roop (Hudson, Ill./University)Â came in the game and pitched the final three innings and recorded six strikeouts. With those six strikeouts, Roop passed Caroline Brown('17) for most strikeouts in a single-season with 76.
- Mia Johnson led Parkside with three hits and four RBIs.
- Shelly Deisz started on the mound for the Rangers pitching the first inning giving up eight hits and seven runs.
- Olivia Masnica pitched the final five innings striking out two hitters while giving up seven runs and eight hits.
- The Rangers grabbed the early lead scoring two runs to make it 2-0 in the first inning.
- The Pride took the lead in the first inning scoring three runs including a Michko two-run homer to make the score 3-2.
- Purdue Northwest lit up the second inning tallying five runs to increase their advantage to 8-2.
- Parkside added a run in the third to make it 8-3.
- The Pride scored four runs in the third inning build their lead to 12-3.
- The Rangers gained five runs in the fourth inning to cut their deficit to 12-8.
- Purdue Northwest recorded two more runs in the fourth to make the score 14-8.
- Parkside scored three runs in the sixth to make it 14-11.
- The Pride held on in the end after Parside battled back and sealed the game, 14-11.
- Purdue Northwest once again ended the contest with 16 total hits.
Up Next
- The Pride get right back after it when they host Ferris State in GLIAC play on Saturday, April 6. Game 1 is set for 1:00 PM CT and Game 2 is scheduled for 3:00 PM CT at RUSH Physical Therapy Field in Dowling Park.
