Purdue Fort Wayne
6-29, 5-10
Detroit Mercy
2-29, 2-14
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: MURPHY, Liz (2-18)
L: Eyre, Shaina (3-11)
Batting:
2B: MORTENSEN, Leena 1
RBI: PERU, Taryn 2 ; ROTH, Piper 1
SF: ROTH, Piper 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GAUTHIER, Taylor 1 ; ERICKSON, Kara 1 ; CHAPMAN, Jordyn 1
CS: GAUTHIER, Taylor 1
HBP: TANGUAY, McKenna 1
Batting:
RBI: Jenkins, Taryn 1 ; Uyema, Thais 1
SH: Jenkins, Taryn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McMillan, Emma 1 ; Solis, Sonia 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
Comeback Falls Short For Mastodon Softball Against Detroit Mercy
4/15/2022 5:23:00 PM | Softball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - With the winning run on second base in the bottom of the seventh, the Purdue Fort Wayne softball team could not capitalize on the opportunity and fell to the Detroit Mercy Titans 3-2 on Friday (April 15) at the Purdue Fort Wayne Softball Field.
Senior Shaina Eyre (3-11) got the ball to start for Purdue Fort Wayne (6-29, 5-10) and took the loss. Lauren McConnell came out of the bullpen to throw five innings. She gave up just one run in her 67 pitches.
Taryn Jenkins led the way offensively for the Mastodons, going 2-for-3 in the ballgame with an RBI. Thais Uyema provided some help at the dish as well, going 2-for-4 with an RBI. Sonia Solis went 1-for-2 for Purdue Fort Wayne with a hit and two walks.
Trailing 2-0, the Mastodons first put a run on the board in the second inning. Purdue Fort Wayne got an RBI single from Uyema, scoring Solis from third base.
The Titans expanded their lead to 3-1 before the Mastodons offense got back to work, cutting into that lead in the seventh. Purdue Fort Wayne scored once on an RBI single off the bat of Jenkins, which brought the score to 3-2 in favor of the Titans. The 'Dons had the bases juiced with Alise Moneypenny, Solis and Jenkins with two outs, but a fly out ended the contest.
GAME NOTES
» Purdue Fort Wayne left 10 runners stranded on base in the loss.
» The Mastodons had eight hits, their fifth-most this season.
» Purdue Fort Wayne went 3-for-9 (.333) with runners in scoring position.
» Jenkins led the Mastodons at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
» Detroit Mercy was led offensively by senior Taryn Peru, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
» Senior Liz Murphy led the Titans pitching staff, throwing seven innings of two-run ball.
UP NEXT
Detroit Mercy and Purdue Fort Wayne will play two on Saturday (April 16) with the first pitch of the doubleheader scheduled for noon.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
