Gracie Jensen
PNW Athletics
2
Winner Indianapolis INDIANAP
0
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N
Winner
Indianapolis INDIANAP
2
Final
0
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Indianapolis INDIANAP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

W: C. Bunte (6-1) L: Bond, Abbey (0-2)

0
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 6-3
4
Winner McKendree MCKENDRE 12-4
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N
6-3
0
Final
4
McKendree MCKENDRE
12-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Purdue Northwest PURDUE N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
McKendree MCKENDRE 1 0 2 1 0 0 X 4 8 0

W: E. Vetter (6-1) L: Tanner, Chloe (1-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball drops final two games of Oasis DII Collegiate Classic against ranked opponents

The Purdue Northwest Softball team wrapped up play at the Oasis DII Collegiate Classic on Sunday afternoon in Marion, Illinois, dropping a pair of games to ranked opponents. The Pride fell to No. 11 University of Indianapolis, 2-0, before coming up short against No. 25 McKendree University, 4-0.

The Basics

  • Records: Purdue Northwest (6-4), No. 11 Indianapolis (14-1), No. 25 McKendree (12-4)
  • Location: Marion, Illinois

Game 1
The Breakdown

  • Sophomore Abbey Bond (Saint John, Ind./Andrean) took the loss in the circle, allowing two runs on six hits over 6.0 innings while striking out three and walking six.
  • Freshman Chloe Tanner (Westfield, Ind./Westfield) worked a scoreless seventh inning in relief, surrendering no hits and striking out none.
  • Indianapolis struck early with a run in the first inning and added another in the second to build a 2-0 advantage.
  • The Pride defense battled throughout, but two early runs proved to be the difference as the offense was unable to capitalize despite a walk from Dugan.
  • Indianapolis pitcher C. Bunte earned the complete-game shutout, limiting PNW's opportunities and striking out five.

Game 2
The Breakdown

  • Purdue Northwest totaled three hits in a 4-0 loss to No. 25 McKendree in their weekend finale.
  • Freshman Jessy Del Toro (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central), freshman Gracie Jensen (Chicago Heights, Ill./Marian Catholic) and sophomore Emma Fair (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove) each collected one hit for the Pride.
  • Tanner started in the circle and took the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits over 3.1 innings with four strikeouts.
  • Senior Hailie Charmat (South Bend, Ind./John Adams) provided 2.2 innings of scoreless relief, giving up just one hit while striking out two.
  • McKendree opened the scoring in the first inning, capitalizing on an error to take a 1-0 lead.
  • The Bearcats added two runs in the third inning behind a pair of RBI doubles and extended the lead to 4-0 with an RBI single in the fourth.
  • PNW threatened with baserunners in multiple innings, drawing two walks and getting hit by a pitch, but was unable to push a run across against McKendree pitching.
Up Next
  • Purdue Northwest heads to St. Louis, Missouri next weekend to compete in the Maryville Invitational starting on Saturday, March 7. The Pride start with a doubleheader rematch hosted by Missouri-St. Louis beginning at 1:30 PM CT.
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