Saturday, February 29
Carbondale, Ill.
10 AM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
1-13
2
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6
Northern Kentucky
6-5
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Northern Kentucky
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0
3
0
0
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6
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Purdue Fort Wayne
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0
0
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2
8
3
Morganne Denny had two hits vs. NKU
Photo by: Rachel Bellwood
Softball Drops Saturday Contest to Northern Kentucky
2/29/2020 2:10:00 PM | Softball
CARBONDALE, Ill. - On the second day of the Coach B Classic (Saturday, Feb. 29), Purdue Fort Wayne softball fell to Northern Kentucky 6-2 at the Charlotte West Stadium.
The first two innings were scoreless both ways, but Northern Kentucky broke the scoring seal in the top of the third inning. It came by way of a three-run home run with two outs on the board.
Lauren McConnell tossed another two scoreless innings in the fourth and fifth, but the Mastodons were also still without a run. In the fifth, Purdue Fort Wayne got a trio on base as Abby Baez reached on a single through the right side, Brooke Imel reached on an error, and Mariah Grant singled up the third base line. The Norse outfield got them out of the jam, as the center fielder caught the inning-ending out.
NKU put another two on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth after a double into left center and a fielder's choice, but Purdue Fort Wayne found the scoring column in the sixth as well. Morganne Denny started things off with a single, Alise Hael drew a walk and Alaina White singled up the middle. This loaded the bases for Rachel Everson, as she made contact for a single up the middle. With the bases still loaded, Baez was hit by pitch to score Hale.
Denny and White led the Mastodons with two hits each. The 'Dons out-hit Northern Kentucky 8-6. McConnell had four strikeouts in five innings and Alyssa Malicki had three K's in two innings.
McConnell was given with the loss to move to 0-6. NKU's Caitlin Karo picked up the win, improving to 2-1. Purdue Fort Wayne moves to 1-13 while the Norse improve to 6-5. The Mastodons will play their final two games of the Coach B Classic tomorrow (Sunday, March 1).
The first two innings were scoreless both ways, but Northern Kentucky broke the scoring seal in the top of the third inning. It came by way of a three-run home run with two outs on the board.
Lauren McConnell tossed another two scoreless innings in the fourth and fifth, but the Mastodons were also still without a run. In the fifth, Purdue Fort Wayne got a trio on base as Abby Baez reached on a single through the right side, Brooke Imel reached on an error, and Mariah Grant singled up the third base line. The Norse outfield got them out of the jam, as the center fielder caught the inning-ending out.
NKU put another two on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth after a double into left center and a fielder's choice, but Purdue Fort Wayne found the scoring column in the sixth as well. Morganne Denny started things off with a single, Alise Hael drew a walk and Alaina White singled up the middle. This loaded the bases for Rachel Everson, as she made contact for a single up the middle. With the bases still loaded, Baez was hit by pitch to score Hale.
Denny and White led the Mastodons with two hits each. The 'Dons out-hit Northern Kentucky 8-6. McConnell had four strikeouts in five innings and Alyssa Malicki had three K's in two innings.
McConnell was given with the loss to move to 0-6. NKU's Caitlin Karo picked up the win, improving to 2-1. Purdue Fort Wayne moves to 1-13 while the Norse improve to 6-5. The Mastodons will play their final two games of the Coach B Classic tomorrow (Sunday, March 1).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Karo (2-1)
L: McConnell, Lauren (0-6)
Batting:
2B: Whitmer 1 ; Rossiter 1
HR: Lawson 1
RBI: Stalter 1 ; Lawson 3 ; Mulder 1 ; Rossiter 1
SH: Biddle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Stalter 1 ; McDaniel 1 ; Lawson 2 ; Whitmer 1 ; Mulder 1
SB: Crist 1 ; Rossiter 1
Batting:
2B: Swart, Madeline 1
RBI: Everson, Rachel 1 ; Baez, Abby 1
SH: Grant, Mariah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Denny, Morganne 1 ; Hale, Alise 1
HBP: Baez, Abby 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
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H
2
RBI
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AB
4
R
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H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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