The Purdue Northwest softball team dropped two road games at Lewis playing indoors at The Dome on Wednesday afternoon, The Pride fell in Game 1, 12-4, and in Game 2, 6-0.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (3-10), Lewis (14-10)
• Location: The Dome  – Rosemont, Illinois
• Attendance: 100

Game 1 
The Breakdown

• Senior Darcy Barkauskas (St. John, Ind./Lake Central) led the Pride with two hits and one RBI.
• Freshman Kylie Madura (Munster, Ind./Munster) added two hits.
• Junior Olivia Hernandez (Aurora, Ill./Aurora Central Catholic) chipped in one hit and one RBI.
• Sophomore Hannah Rafferty-Flatter (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South) earned the start on the mound for the Pride in Game 1 allowing eight runs off four hits.
• Freshman Jordyn Roop (Hudson, Ill./University) came in relief for Purdue Northwest pitching the final five innings allowing four runs and notching two strikeouts.
• Kadence Baccam led Lewis going 4-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs.
• Delaney Garden started in the circle for the Flyers pitching all 3.2 innings allowing two hits with seven strikeouts.
• Lewis got off to a strong start scoring eight runs in the first inning to take a 8-0 lead.
• The Flyers plated another run to extend the lead to 9-0.
• Purdue Northwest did not go down quietly, scoring four runs in the fifth to cut their deficit to 9-4.
• Lewis ultimately scored three runs in the sixth to end the game winning 12-4.

Game 2
The Breakdown

• Hernandez, sophomore Emma Fair (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove), and freshman Jadyn Ramer (Lafayette, Ind./Harrison) each led the Pride with one hit.
• Freshman Rylan Gick (West Lafayette, Ind./William Henry Harrison) started in the circle for Pride and pitched all seven innings giving her best effort. She struckout eight batters, tying a season-high, while allowing five hits with six runs.
• Three players led Lewis with one hit and two RBIs each.
• Allie Wondrasek started on the mound for the Flyers and pitched all seven innings allowing no runs with three hits to earn the win.
• Both teams battled and were held scoreless after five innings.
• The sixth inning ultimately decided the game as the Flyers racked up six runs to take a 6-0 lead.
• The Pride couldn't get the offense going and went on to fall in the end, 6-0.

Up Next

• The Pride now head down south to the sunshine state for the 2025 Florida Spring Games starting on Thursday, March 13 in Clermont, Florida.