Purdue Fort Wayne
7-40, 6-18
Northern Kentucky
23-27, 12-13
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lauryn Hicks (7-7)
L: McConnell, Lauren (1-8)
Batting:
HR: Kendyl McKeough 1
RBI: Kendyl McKeough 1
SH: Olivia Pastin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kendyl McKeough 1
Batting:
SH: Hale, Alise 1
Base Running:
SB: McMillan, Emma 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
Mastodon Softball Celebrates Senior Day on Saturday
5/7/2022 4:16:00 PM | Softball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne softball team dropped a pair of games to Northern Kentucky on Saturday, May 7, 1-0 and 6-1. This came on the heels of celebrating the team's seven seniors: Ashley Haas, Shaina Eyre, Camryn Mosher, Alise Hale, Lauren McConnell, Jade Johnson and Emma McMillan.
GAME 1 | Northern Kentucky 1, Purdue Fort Wayne 0
The 'Dons dropped a pitcher's duel in game one, with both pitchers going the full seven innings. McConnell (1-8) started and took the loss in the circle for Purdue Fort Wayne. She gave up just one run, a solo home run in the fourth.
McMillan led the way offensively for the Mastodons, going 2-for-3 in the ballgame.
Purdue Fort Wayne had the winning run at the plate in the seventh after McMillan singled to start the inning, but the senior was stranded at third.
GAME NOTES
» McMillan led the Mastodons at the plate, going 2-for-3.
» Northern Kentucky was led offensively by senior Kendyl McKeough, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI.
» Lauryn Hicks led the Norse pitching staff, throwing seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts.
GAME 2 | Northern Kentucky 6, Purdue Fort Wayne 1
The second game was determined by one strong offensive inning by NKU. The Norse put up six runs in the fifth on three home runs.
Johnson (1-7) came out of the bullpen for Purdue Fort Wayne and took the loss. Eyre started the game and threw 7.0 innings. She returned to the circle after Johnson's four batters. Eyre gave up just one run with two strikeouts.
Purdue Fort Wayne got on the board in the second thanks to Brayden Lickey's RBI double with two outs. NKU's six-run blitz in the fourth put them on top.
GAME NOTES
» Purdue Fort Wayne pitchers limited Northern Kentucky to just 1-for-6 (.167) with runners in scoring position.
» Lickey led the Mastodons at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
» Northern Kentucky was led offensively by senior Kendyl McKeough, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
» Sophomore Madisyn Eads led the Norse pitching staff, throwing four shutout innings to pick up the win.
» Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 7-41, 6-19 Horizon League.
» Northern Kentucky improves to 24-27, 13-13 Horizon League.
UP NEXT
The Mastodons will conclude their season on Sunday (May 8) with a single game against the Norse at noon.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
