Thursday, February 9
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Gracie Brinkerhoff (photo by Alecia Hall, UNCW Athletics)
Purdue Fort Wayne Softball Goes Extras on Opening Day
2/9/2023 4:06:00 PM | Softball
WILMINGTON, N.C. - Purdue Fort Wayne dropped a pair of games on opening day of the 2023 softball season, but went to extra innings in game two of the UNCW Home Weekend #1.
GAME 1 - Purdue Fort Wayne 0, East Carolina 6
Purdue Fort Wayne dropped the morning game to the East Carolina Pirates 6-0.
The Pirates opened up the scoring in the first inning by putting two runners in scoring position then plating one on a ground out. The Mastodons got their first hit from Grace Hollopeter, who made her first collegiate hit a single. The Pirates scored twice again in the third inning on a double to left center and a sacrifice fly.
Purdue Fort Wayne had a chance to cut into the 5-0 deficit in the fourth inning, loading the bases by drawing three walks, but could not convert any into runs.
Gracie Brinkerhoff (0-1) pitched for 4.0 innings and took the loss. Alanah Jones pitched 3.0 innings of relief without giving up an earned run. She got the first strikeout of her career in just three batters. East Carolina's Jordan Hatch got the win with a 5.0-inning, two-hit performance.
East Carolina moved to 1-0.
GAME 2 - Purdue Fort Wayne 1, UNCW 2
The Mastodons nearly pulled out a pitchers' duel in the second game of the day, but fell to UNCW 2-1. The 'Dons had their freshman Jones pitch the full 7.1 innings without giving up an earned run.
Jones gave up just four hits in the game, two singles and two doubles. All four hits came before extra innings.
After the two teams were still scoreless through seven innings, the teams placed a runner on second to start the extra frame. Purdue Fort Wayne scored thanks to Alise Moneypenny singling to left to score Taryn Jenkins from second. UNCW answered with two runs to sneak past with a win, scoring on a pair of Mastodon errors.
Jones took the loss to fall to 0-1 despite not giving up an earned run. Kara Hammock of UNCW picked up the win to move to 1-0 behind 11 K's.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 0-2 and UNCW improved to 1-0.
The Mastodons will play East Carolina and UNCW again tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 10). The UNCW game starts at 9 a.m. and the East Carolina game is slated for 2 p.m.
GAME 1 - Purdue Fort Wayne 0, East Carolina 6
Purdue Fort Wayne dropped the morning game to the East Carolina Pirates 6-0.
The Pirates opened up the scoring in the first inning by putting two runners in scoring position then plating one on a ground out. The Mastodons got their first hit from Grace Hollopeter, who made her first collegiate hit a single. The Pirates scored twice again in the third inning on a double to left center and a sacrifice fly.
Purdue Fort Wayne had a chance to cut into the 5-0 deficit in the fourth inning, loading the bases by drawing three walks, but could not convert any into runs.
Gracie Brinkerhoff (0-1) pitched for 4.0 innings and took the loss. Alanah Jones pitched 3.0 innings of relief without giving up an earned run. She got the first strikeout of her career in just three batters. East Carolina's Jordan Hatch got the win with a 5.0-inning, two-hit performance.
East Carolina moved to 1-0.
GAME 2 - Purdue Fort Wayne 1, UNCW 2
The Mastodons nearly pulled out a pitchers' duel in the second game of the day, but fell to UNCW 2-1. The 'Dons had their freshman Jones pitch the full 7.1 innings without giving up an earned run.
Jones gave up just four hits in the game, two singles and two doubles. All four hits came before extra innings.
After the two teams were still scoreless through seven innings, the teams placed a runner on second to start the extra frame. Purdue Fort Wayne scored thanks to Alise Moneypenny singling to left to score Taryn Jenkins from second. UNCW answered with two runs to sneak past with a win, scoring on a pair of Mastodon errors.
Jones took the loss to fall to 0-1 despite not giving up an earned run. Kara Hammock of UNCW picked up the win to move to 1-0 behind 11 K's.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 0-2 and UNCW improved to 1-0.
The Mastodons will play East Carolina and UNCW again tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 10). The UNCW game starts at 9 a.m. and the East Carolina game is slated for 2 p.m.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hammock,K (1-0)
L: Jones, Alanah (0-1)
Batting:
RBI: Moneypenny, Alise 1
SH: Hollopeter, Grace 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jenkins, Taryn 1
Batting:
2B: Britt,M 1 ; Winstead,E 1
RBI: Sobataka,M 1
SH: Vitola,T 1 ; Meadows,J 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sobataka,M 1 ; Bjorson,L 1
CS: Vitola,T 1
HBP: Sobataka,M 1
Game Leaders
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1
RBI
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AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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