The Purdue Northwest Softball team dropped a pair of GLIAC contests against Parkside on Saturday afternoon at Dowling Park, falling 8-2 in Game 1 before coming up short in a 6-5 heartbreaker in Game 2.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (21-19, 7-9 GLIAC), Parkside (18-22, 9-9 GLIAC)
• Location: Hammond, Indiana (Dowling Park)
• Attendance: 80 (Game 1) / 70 (Game 2)

Game 1
The Breakdown

• Parkside finished with eight runs on seven hits while drawing seven walks to generate consistent offensive pressure.
• Purdue Northwest was limited to two runs on three hits despite drawing eight walks in the contest.
• Senior Amanda DeBoer (Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian) recorded a hit and an RBI, while Grace Wilson (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield) added an RBI to account for the Pride scoring.
• Freshman Sylvia Mudis (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville) and junior Emma Fair (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove) each contributed a hit as part of the three-hit effort.
• Senior Hailie Charmat (South Bend, Ind./John Adams) took the loss after allowing three runs in the opening inning, while junior Hannah Rafferty-Flatter (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South) and sophomore Abbey Bond (Saint John, Ind./Andrean) combined in relief.
• Elodie Sullivan led Parkside with two homeruns and three RBIs.
• Casey Jo Vermett earned the complete-game victory, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out 11.
• Parkside struck early with a run in the first inning before adding two more in the second to take a 3-0 lead.
• The Rangers extended the lead in the third on a solo home run to make it 4-0.
• Purdue Northwest responded in the third inning as DeBoer delivered an RBI single and Wilson added a run-scoring groundout to cut the deficit to 4-2.
• Parkside answered immediately with three runs in the fourth inning, including two home runs, to push the lead to 7-2.
• The Rangers added an insurance run in the seventh inning to secure the 8-2 victory.

Game 2
The Breakdown

• Purdue Northwest finished with five runs on 10 hits, matching Parkside's 10-hit output in a tightly contested game.
• Freshman Gracie Jensen (Chicago Heights, Ill./Marian Catholic) led the Pride with two hits and two RBIs, while DeBoer and sophomore Jadyn Ramer (Lafayette, Ind./William Henry Harrison) each added two hits.
• Junior Kylie Dugan (Buck Creek, Ind./William Henry Harrison) recorded two hits and reached base multiple times, while Mudis and Fair each contributed a hit.
• Sophomore Kendra Steinberg (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) started in the circle, allowing five runs over five innings before Charmat entered in relief and suffered the loss.
• Melanie Andrysiak earned the start for the Rangers in Game 2 going four innings allowing eight hits and four runs while striking out four batters.
• Jo Vermett earned the win in relief for Parkside, striking out eight over the final three innings.
• Parkside jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning, capitalizing on timely hits and a defensive miscue.
• Purdue Northwest answered with a run in the first inning and added another in the third on an RBI double from Jensen to cut the deficit to 3-2.
• The Pride took their first lead in the fifth inning, scoring three runs on RBI hits from Jensen and Ramer along with a run scoring on an error to make it 5-3.
• Parkside responded in the sixth inning with a two-run double to tie the game at 5-5.
• In the seventh inning, the Rangers took the lead on a solo home run and held off the Pride in the bottom half to secure the 6-5 win.

Up Next

• Purdue Northwest continues GLIAC play tomorrow when they host Roosevelt on Sunday, April 19. The doubleheader is set to begin at 1:00 PM CT at Dowling Park in Hammond, Indiana. Purdue Northwest Athletics and softball will also be celebrating Senior Day! Festivities will take place between both games.