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Winner Truman TRUMAN 8-6
0
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 1-2
Winner
Truman TRUMAN
8-6
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Final
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Purdue Northwest PURDUE N
1-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Truman TRUMAN 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 6 1
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4

W: K. Jones (3-0) L: Gick, Rylan (0-1)

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Winner Minn. Duluth MINN. DU 8-3
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Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 1-3
Winner
Minn. Duluth MINN. DU
8-3
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Final
8
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N
1-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Minn. Duluth MINN. DU 3 2 2 1 0 0 2 10 6 1
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 8 12 4

W: A. Luoma (4-2) L: Roop, Jordyn (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball drops close games in Day 2 of Lewis Dome Invite

The Purdue Northwest softball team dropped two games in Day 2 of the Lewis Dome Invite on Friday. The Pride fell in Game 1 against Truman State, 5-0, and then lost in a tight battle coming up short against Minnesota Duluth in Game 2, 10-8.

The Basics
  • Records: Purdue Northwest (1-3), Truman State (8-6), Minnesota-Duluth (8-3)
  • Location: Lewis Dome Invite – Rosemont, Illinois
  • Attendance: 50
Game 1 – vs. Truman State
The Breakdown
  • Sophomore Emma Fair (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove), junior Olivia Hernandez (Aurora, Ill./Aurora Central Catholic), and junior Amanda DeBoer (Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian) each led the Pride with one hit.
  • Freshman Rylan Gick (West Lafayette, Ind./William Henry Harrison) earned her first career start on the mound for the Pride and pitched all seven innings tallying five strikeouts in her collegiate debut.
  • Avery Taylor led Truman State with one hit and two RBIs.
  • Kaylyn Jones started in the circle for the Bulldogs pitching the first five innings and earned the win allowing three hits with six strikeouts.
  • Truman State started the game fast grabbing three runs in the first inning to take a 3-0 lead.
  • The Bulldogs then added a run in the second, third , and fourth innings to make the score 5-0.
  • The Pride couldn't convert on several situations with runners in scoring position and ultimately fell in a slow offensive game, 5-0.
Game 2 – vs. Minnesota Duluth
The Breakdown
  • Fair led the Pride with a solid game at the plate going 3-for-4 with three RBIs.
  • DeBoer added two hits and one RBI.
  • Freshman Jadyn Ramer (Lafayette, Ind./Harrison) notched two hits during the game.
  • Senior Myah Stuckey (Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville) chipped in one hit and one RBI for Purdue Northwest
  • Freshman Jordyn Roop (Hudson, Ill./University) made her collegiate debut in the circle for Pride and pitching six innings of work with one strikeout.
  • Nicole Schmitt and Taryn Christopher led Minnesota Duluth with one hit and two RBIs each.
  • Maddy Walsh started on the mound for the Bulldogs and pitched the first 2.1 innings allowing five hits and five runs but was enough to record the win.
  • Minnesota Duluth started the game scoring the first three runs in the first inning and take a 3-0 lead.
  • The Pride responded with a two-run first inning to cut the deficit to 3-2.
  • The Bulldogs returned with two runs in the second and third innings to extend their lead to 7-2.
  • Purdue Northwest didn't back down, scoring four runs in the third inning to make it a one-score game, 7-6.
  • Minnesota Duluth then scored a run in the fourth to go back up 8-6.
  • The Pride scored one run in the fourth as well to make it 8-7.
  • The Bulldogs went on to tally two runs in the seventh inning to take a 10-7 advantage heading into the bottom of the seventh.
  • Purdue Northwest managed to score a run to make the score 10-8 but couldn't add anymore with runners in scoring position once again, falling to the Bulldogs in a highly contested battle.
Up Next
  • The Pride next compete in the final day of the Lewis Dome Invite on Sunday, February 23. Game 1 is set to start at 10:00 AM CT against Winona State then Game 2 is scheduled for 2:30 PM CT against William Jewell. All games take place in Rosemont, Illinois.
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