Wednesday, April 12
Fort Wayne, Ind.
1 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
14-20, 6-4
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Cleveland State
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Sonia Solis Has Seven Hits, Seven RBIs and a Grand Slam in Split With Vikings
4/12/2023 6:00:00 PM | Softball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Sonia Solis was a spectacular 7-for-7 with seven RBIs, including a grand slam, on Wednesday (April 12) in Purdue Fort Wayne softball's split with Cleveland State.
GAME 1 - Cleveland State 12, Purdue Fort Wayne 9
Game one of the doubleheader was an absolute slugfest. The Mastodons recorded a season-high 14 hits and the Vikings had 11. There were five combined home runs and two grand slams, one for each team.
Solis took her first at bat with bases loaded and sent it over the left field wall, making up for a double in the series opener yesterday that was just inches short. It was her third home run of the season and second grand slam of her Mastodon career. She was not done though, as she doubled in the third and singled in the fourth and sixth. Her single in the fourth brought in two runs, bringing her game total to six RBIs. Given available single-game records, her six RBIs ties the second-most in the program's Division I history.
Cleveland State responded to Solis' grand slam with a home run in each of the second, third, fourth and sixth innings, the last of which was a grand slam to go up 11-8. In the seventh, the 'Dons scored one on a wild pitch to cut it back to a three-run game. They had the tying run at the plate, but the Vikings escaped with the win to clinch the series.
The Vikings threw four pitchers with Meridith Rankl picking up her first win of the year in 2.0 innings pitched. Alyson Quinlan took the loss despite six strikeouts in five innings.
GAME 2 - Purdue Fort Wayne 5, Cleveland State 2
Game two was more of a pitcher's battle than the first. Aside from a three-run second inning for the 'Dons, neither team scored more than one in a frame.
The 'Dons scored three in the second behind a CSU miscue and three singles from Solis, Tori Countryman and Taylor Warne. The Mastodons led the rest of the way.
The Vikings scored in the third with a double to right center, then the 'Dons erased it with a run of their own in the fifth. Solis was the one responsible, singling through the left side to score Hollopeter. The Vikings had a chance in the seventh with the tying run on deck. They scored one, then Alanah Jones struck out one and forced the others into a pop out and a ground out.
Jones picked up her seventh win of the year to move to 7-8. She went the distance, striking out five. Melissa Holzopfel took the loss in 6.0 innings. The 'Dons got 10 hits off her pitching.
With the split, Purdue Fort Wayne moves to 15-20, 7-4 Horizon League, while the Vikings go to 12-23 and 7-4. Purdue Fort Wayne will take the field again on Friday (April 14) when they visit Robert Morris for a league series.
GAME 1 - Cleveland State 12, Purdue Fort Wayne 9
Game one of the doubleheader was an absolute slugfest. The Mastodons recorded a season-high 14 hits and the Vikings had 11. There were five combined home runs and two grand slams, one for each team.
Solis took her first at bat with bases loaded and sent it over the left field wall, making up for a double in the series opener yesterday that was just inches short. It was her third home run of the season and second grand slam of her Mastodon career. She was not done though, as she doubled in the third and singled in the fourth and sixth. Her single in the fourth brought in two runs, bringing her game total to six RBIs. Given available single-game records, her six RBIs ties the second-most in the program's Division I history.
Cleveland State responded to Solis' grand slam with a home run in each of the second, third, fourth and sixth innings, the last of which was a grand slam to go up 11-8. In the seventh, the 'Dons scored one on a wild pitch to cut it back to a three-run game. They had the tying run at the plate, but the Vikings escaped with the win to clinch the series.
The Vikings threw four pitchers with Meridith Rankl picking up her first win of the year in 2.0 innings pitched. Alyson Quinlan took the loss despite six strikeouts in five innings.
GAME 2 - Purdue Fort Wayne 5, Cleveland State 2
Game two was more of a pitcher's battle than the first. Aside from a three-run second inning for the 'Dons, neither team scored more than one in a frame.
The 'Dons scored three in the second behind a CSU miscue and three singles from Solis, Tori Countryman and Taylor Warne. The Mastodons led the rest of the way.
The Vikings scored in the third with a double to right center, then the 'Dons erased it with a run of their own in the fifth. Solis was the one responsible, singling through the left side to score Hollopeter. The Vikings had a chance in the seventh with the tying run on deck. They scored one, then Alanah Jones struck out one and forced the others into a pop out and a ground out.
Jones picked up her seventh win of the year to move to 7-8. She went the distance, striking out five. Melissa Holzopfel took the loss in 6.0 innings. The 'Dons got 10 hits off her pitching.
With the split, Purdue Fort Wayne moves to 15-20, 7-4 Horizon League, while the Vikings go to 12-23 and 7-4. Purdue Fort Wayne will take the field again on Friday (April 14) when they visit Robert Morris for a league series.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Meridith Rankl (1-4)
L: Quinlan, Alyson (3-7)
Batting:
2B: Emma Gilkerson 1
HR: Brooke Albaugh 1 ; Meridith Rankl 1 ; Becky Hurosky 1 ; Sophie Spellman 1
RBI: Brooke Albaugh 2 ; Meridith Rankl 4 ; Becky Hurosky 1 ; Melissa Holzopfel 1 ; Emma Gilkerson 2 ; Sophie Spellman 2
SH: Alexa Sieger 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jenna Deang 3 ; Brooke Albaugh 2 ; Meridith Rankl 1 ; Becky Hurosky 1 ; Peyton Mueller-Stenz 2 ; Emma Gilkerson 1 ; Sophie Spellman 1 ; Kiera Frascone 1
SB: Emily Yacapraro 1 ; Kiera Frascone 1
HBP: Brooke Albaugh 1
Batting:
2B: Solis, Sonia 1 ; Manos, Bailey 1
HR: Solis, Sonia 1
RBI: Jenkins, Taryn 1 ; Solis, Sonia 6 ; Lickey, Brooke 1
SH: Lickey, Brooke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jenkins, Taryn 1 ; Warne, Taylor 1 ; Hollopeter, Grace 2 ; Hang, Epiphany 2 ; Solis, Sonia 1 ; Lickey, Brooke 1 ; Manos, Bailey 1
CS: Lickey, Brayden 1 ; Lickey, Brooke 1
Game Leaders
AB
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R
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H
4
RBI
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AB
4
R
1
H
3
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
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