Purdue Fort Wayne
16-20, 0
Robert Morris
16-18, 0
Mastodons Split With Robert Morris
4/14/2023 6:18:00 PM | Softball
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Purdue Fort Wayne and Robert Morris split a pair of softball games on Friday (April 14) to open their Horizon League series.
GAME 1 - Purdue Fort Wayne 3, Robert Morris 1
The Mastodons used a three-run fifth to beat the Colonials in the first game of the doubleheader.
Brooke Lickey was hit by the pitch to start the inning, then advanced to third on a double to center field from Bailey Manos. Taryn Jenkins singled to left to score Lickey and bring Manos around to third. With two outs and two runners in scoring position, Epiphany Hang singled to right field to score both. This put the Mastodons up 3-0.
Gracie Brinkerhoff was dealing from the circle on Friday. She held Robert Morris scoreless for the first five innings, throwing six strikeouts along the way. She finished with the win to move to 6-4 on the year. Alanah Jones came in after RMU scored its first run to finish the game. She did successfully, striking out three batters in 1.2 innings to pick up her second save of the year.
RMU's Jane Garver took the loss to fall to 5-3.
The two teams were even at eight hits apiece.
GAME 2 - Robert Morris 4, Purdue Fort Wayne 2
Purdue Fort Wayne jumped out to a 2-0 lead over the Colonials in game two with a run in both of the first and third innings.
After Jenkins walked and stole second in her first time up, Grace Hollopeter singled to right field to bring her home. The third inning started very similarly, as Jenkins singled this time, but stole second again. She advanced to third on a ground out, then snuck home after a wild pitch.
The Colonials started to figure out Jones' pitching in the fourth, getting a triple and a single to score their first run of the game. An inning later, RMU scored score three with a pair of doubles to take the lead that held until the end of the game.
Alyson Quinlan was good in relief, throwing 1.1 innings without giving up a hit. Jones took the loss despite six strikeouts in 4.2 innings. RMU's Dana Vatakis got the win to move to 6-8.
With the split, Purdue Fort Wayne moves to 16-21 and 8-5 in Horizon League play. Robert Morris goes to 17-18, 8-5.
These two teams will meet again tomorrow at noon for the rubber game.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brinkerhoff, Gracie (6-4)
L: GARVER (5-3)
S: Jones, Alanah (2)
Batting:
2B: Manos, Bailey 1
RBI: Jenkins, Taryn 1 ; Hang, Epiphany 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Jenkins, Taryn 1 ; Lickey, Brooke 1 ; Manos, Bailey 1
SB: Jenkins, Taryn 2
HBP: Lickey, Brooke 1
Batting:
2B: RESNIK 1 ; GROVER 1 ; SACADURA 1
RBI: SACADURA 1
SH: EHRMAN 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GROVER 1
SB: QUICKEL 1
CS: RESNIK 1
