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4
Post POST 0-8
10
Winner Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 14-7
Post POST
0-8
4
Final
10
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N
14-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Post POST 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 5 0 4 0 1 0 X 10 13 3

W: Rafferty-Flatter, Hannah (1-0) L: Meghan McGurk (0-2)

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Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 14-8
2
Winner Minn. St. Mankato MINN. ST 13-11
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N
14-8
1
Final
2
Minn. St. Mankato MINN. ST
13-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
Minn. St. Mankato MINN. ST 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0

W: Oetzmann, M. (7-3) L: Charmat, Hailie (3-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball splits final two games at USSSA Space Coast Spring Games

The Purdue Northwest Softball team concluded play at the USSSA Space Coast Spring Games on Tuesday in Melbourne, Florida, splitting its final two contests. The Pride powered past Post, 10-4, in the opener before falling in an extra-inning battle to Minnesota State Mankato, 2-1, in eight innings.

The Pride finished the Florida trip with a impressive 7-3 record with fantastic all-around in the sunshine state.

The Basics

  • Records: Purdue Northwest (14-8), Post (0-8), Minnesota State Mankato (13-11)
  • Location: Melbourne, Florida
  • Attendance: 50

Game 1
The Breakdown

  • Purdue Northwest erupted for 10 runs on 13 hits to secure a dominant win over Post.
  • Freshman Charli Westerfield (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville Community) led the offense with two hits, three RBIs and a walk, while senior Amanda DeBoer (Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian) added two hits and two RBIs.
  • Senior Gracie Jensen (Chicago Heights, Ill./Marian Catholic) contributed a two-RBI double, while freshman Sylvia Mudis (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville) and junior Emma Fair (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove) each added RBI doubles as part of a big first inning.
  • Sophomore Kylie Madura (Munster, Ind./Munster) tallied two hits, two runs scored and an RBI, and junior Kylie Dugan (Buck Creek, Ind./William Henry Harrison) reached base twice, scored two runs and stole two bases.
  • The Pride showcased aggressive baserunning, totaling five stolen bases in the contest.
  • Junior Hannah Rafferty-Flatter (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South) earned the win in the circle, tossing a complete game while allowing four runs, just two earned, on seven hits with four strikeouts.
  • Purdue Northwest struck quickly with a five-run first inning.
  • Westerfield opened the scoring with an RBI single before Jensen delivered a two-run double to extend the lead.
  • Mudis and Fair followed with back-to-back RBI doubles to cap the early surge and make it 5-0.
  • Post answered with four runs in the third inning to cut the deficit to 5-4, capitalizing on a pair of unearned runs and a two-run double.
  • The Pride responded immediately in the bottom half with four runs of their own.
  • Kylie Madura (Munster, Ind./Munster) delivered an RBI single before Westerfield drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in another run.
  • DeBoer followed with a two-RBI single to push the lead to 9-4.
  • Purdue Northwest added an insurance run in the fifth inning on a sacrifice fly by Westerfield to close out the scoring at 10-4.

Game 2
The Breakdown

  • Purdue Northwest battled in a tightly contested extra-inning match-up before falling 2-1 in eight innings to Minnesota State Mankato.
  • Madura provided the lone run for the Pride with a solo home run in the second inning.
  • Dugan led the offense with two hits, while Westerfield and senior Olivia Hernandez (Aurora, Ill./Aurora Central Catholic) each added a hit.
  • The Pride finished with five hits and drew one walk in the contest.
  • Sophomore Abbey Bond (Saint John, Ind./Andrean) started in the circle and was effective, allowing just one unearned run on four hits across four innings.
  • Senior Hailie Charmat (South Bend, Ind./John Adams) took the loss in relief despite allowing only one unearned run while striking out four over three innings.
  • Purdue Northwest took an early lead in the second inning when Madura launched a solo home run to make it 1-0.
  • Minnesota State Mankato answered in the third inning, tying the game on an RBI groundout following a defensive miscue.
  • Both teams were held scoreless from the fourth through the seventh inning as the game remained deadlocked at 1-1.
  • The Pride threatened but could not break through against a strong complete-game performance in the circle by Minnesota State Mankato.
  • In the eighth inning, Minnesota State Mankato delivered the walk-off on an RBI double to secure the 2-1 victory.

Up Next

  • Purdue Northwest now begins GLIAC play this weekend when they travel to take on Roosevelt on Saturday, March 21. The doubleheader is set to begin at 1:00 PM CT in Rosemont, Illinois.
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