Hailie Charmat
PNW Athletics
9
Winner Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 10-7
2
St. Michael's ST. MICH 0-3
Winner
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N
10-7
9
Final
2
St. Michael's ST. MICH
0-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 3 0 2 0 3 0 1 9 15 1
St. Michael's ST. MICH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1

W: Charmat, Hailie (3-2) L: Maddy Eaton (0-2)

3
Mercy MERCY 0-3
11
Winner Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 11-7
Mercy MERCY
0-3
3
Final
11
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N
11-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Mercy MERCY 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 1
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 1 6 2 1 1 11 14 0

W: Steinberg, Kendra (1-0) L: Lauren McSweeney (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball dominates in Day 3 of USSSA Space Coast Spring Games

The Purdue Northwest Softball team continued action at the USSSA Space Coast Spring Games on Saturday evening in Florida, earning a dominant doubleheader sweep in Melbourne. The Pride defeated Saint Michael's 9-2 behind a dominant pitching performance from senior Hailie Charmat (South Bend, Ind./John Adams) before rolling past Mercy in five innings, 11-3.

The Basics

  • Records: Purdue Northwest (11-7), Saint Michael's (0-3), Mercy (0-3)
  • Location: Melbourne, Florida
  • Attendance: 60

Game 1
The Breakdown

  • Charmat delivered a dominant performance in the circle, striking out a career-high 14 batters while allowing just one hit and two runs (one earned run) across a complete-game effort.
  • Purdue Northwest produced 15 hits in the victory, with six different players recording multiple-hit performances.
  • Senior Amanda DeBoer (Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian) led the offense with three hits, two RBIs and two runs scored.
  • Freshman Charli Westerfield (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville Community) finished with two hits and scored three runs, including a triple during the contest.
  • Junior Emma Fair (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove) collected two hits and two RBIs, while junior Kylie Dugan (Buck Creek, Ind./William Henry Harrison) added two hits and a stolen base.
  • Sophomore's Kylie Madura (Munster, Ind./Munster) recorded two hits, while senior Olivia Hernandez (Aurora, Ill./Aurora Central Catholic) and junior Hannah Rafferty-Flatter (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South) both added RBIs.
  • The Pride wasted no time getting on the board in the first inning.
  • DeBoer opened the scoring with an RBI single before freshman Gracie Jensen (Chicago Heights, Ill./Marian Catholic) followed with an RBI double to left center. Jensen later stole home during a rundown to extend the early lead to 3-0.
  • Saint Michael's answered with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first to cut the deficit to 3-1.
  • PNW added two more runs in the third inning when Jensen drew an RBI walk and Fair followed with an RBI single to push the advantage to 5-1.
  • Saint Michael's scored again in the fourth on an RBI single from Emma Nordahl, but Charmat quickly settled back in and continued to pile up strikeouts.
  • The Pride broke the game open in the fifth inning as DeBoer delivered an RBI double before Fair and Hernandez added RBI singles to stretch the lead to 8-2.
  • PNW added one more insurance run in the seventh when Rafferty-Flatter singled up the middle to bring home Adelmann and cap the 9-2 victory.

Game 2
The Breakdown

  • The Pride offense stayed hot in the nightcap, collecting 14 hits while scoring 11 runs in a five-inning run-rule victory over Mercy.
  • Dugan paced the offense with two hits, two runs scored and a stolen base.
  • Westerfield added two hits, two runs scored and an RBI, while Jensen finished with two hits and two RBIs.
  • Fair drove in two runs on a single during the explosive second inning.
  • Freshman Sylvia Mudis (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville) recorded two hits, including a double and a triple, while also scoring twice.
  • Sophomore Jadyn Ramer (Lafayette, Ind./Harrison) and junior Madison Ecker (Shiloh, Ill./O'Fallon Township) each added RBIs as part of the balanced offensive effort.
  • Sophomore Kendra Steinberg (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) earned the win in the circle, allowing three runs on six hits across four innings.
  • Sophomore Jordyn Roop (Hudson, Ill./University) closed out the game with a scoreless fifth inning and one strikeout.
  • Purdue Northwest opened the scoring in the first inning on a sacrifice fly from DeBoer that brought home Westerfield.
  • The Pride broke the game open in the second inning with a six-run outburst.
  • Ramer began the rally with an RBI single before Dugan followed with an RBI hit through the left side. Jensen then delivered a two-run single down the third base line before Fair capped the inning with a two-run single to give PNW a 7-0 lead.
  • Two more runs crossed in the third inning as Dugan advanced to third on a stolen base and later scored on a Mercy error before Westerfield lifted a sacrifice fly to extend the advantage to 9-0.
  • PNW added another run in the fourth inning when Ecker singled down the first base line to bring home Mudis.
  • Mercy attempted a late rally in the fifth inning with three runs on a pair of RBI singles.
  • The Pride answered immediately in the bottom half as DeBoer delivered an RBI single to score Westerfield and secure the 11-3 run-rule victory.

Up Next

  • Purdue Northwest continues play at the USSSA Space Coast Spring Games on Monday with two more games in Melbourne, Florida starting at 9:00 AM CT.
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