Wednesday, April 19
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Noon
Purdue Fort Wayne
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vs
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Eastern Illinois
Epiphany Hang
Photo by: Josh Gales
Eastern Illinois Takes Two From Mastodon Softball
4/19/2023 5:55:00 PM | Softball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Eastern Illinois softball team won both games in a doubleheader against Purdue Fort Wayne on Wednesday (April 19) 2-1 and 11-1.
GAME 1: Eastern Illinois 2, Purdue Fort Wayne 1
Purdue Fort Wayne held Eastern Illinois to just four hits in the first game of the afternoon, outhitting the Panthers 6-4.
Alanah Jones was relatively effective, pitching the full contest. She struck out six batters in the loss. Olivia Price (11-3) went the full 7.0 innings as well without giving up an earned run.
The Panthers got on the board first, scoring their only two runs of game in the second inning on a pair of singles.
The Mastodons got at least one baserunner on in the first, third and fourth before scoring one in the fifth. Tori Countryman snuck around a tag by the first baseman, then Brooke Lickey took advantage of a throwing error by the same player just seconds later. The 'Dons left their go-ahead runners at second and third after a pair of ground outs. The 'Dons only had one baserunner the rest of the way after an error in the sixth.
Sonia Solis had two of the Mastodons' six hits.
GAME 2: Eastern Illinois 11, Purdue Fort Wayne 1
From the second inning of the first game and the fourth of the second, the Mastodons held the Panthers scoreless, totaling eight consecutive innings. Eastern Illinois got the bats going late in the second game, putting up 11 runs in three innings, including a pair of home runs in the sixth.
Taryn Jenkins hit a home run in the bottom of the sixth, but the Panthers were able to strand a pair of Mastodons on base to end the game early.
Gracie Brinkerhoff (6-6), Alyson Quinlan and Jones split the pitching duties. Brayden Lickey made her collegiate debut at catcher. Rachel Kaufman (7-4) got the win for EIU.
The first four batters in the Mastodon lineup combined for the five hits. Jenkins had two.
Eastern Illinois improves to 26-15. Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 16-24. The Mastodons will return to Horizon League action on Friday (April 21) with a game at 3 p.m. against Northern Kentucky. That game will be played at Warrior Park.
GAME 1: Eastern Illinois 2, Purdue Fort Wayne 1
Purdue Fort Wayne held Eastern Illinois to just four hits in the first game of the afternoon, outhitting the Panthers 6-4.
Alanah Jones was relatively effective, pitching the full contest. She struck out six batters in the loss. Olivia Price (11-3) went the full 7.0 innings as well without giving up an earned run.
The Panthers got on the board first, scoring their only two runs of game in the second inning on a pair of singles.
The Mastodons got at least one baserunner on in the first, third and fourth before scoring one in the fifth. Tori Countryman snuck around a tag by the first baseman, then Brooke Lickey took advantage of a throwing error by the same player just seconds later. The 'Dons left their go-ahead runners at second and third after a pair of ground outs. The 'Dons only had one baserunner the rest of the way after an error in the sixth.
Sonia Solis had two of the Mastodons' six hits.
GAME 2: Eastern Illinois 11, Purdue Fort Wayne 1
From the second inning of the first game and the fourth of the second, the Mastodons held the Panthers scoreless, totaling eight consecutive innings. Eastern Illinois got the bats going late in the second game, putting up 11 runs in three innings, including a pair of home runs in the sixth.
Taryn Jenkins hit a home run in the bottom of the sixth, but the Panthers were able to strand a pair of Mastodons on base to end the game early.
Gracie Brinkerhoff (6-6), Alyson Quinlan and Jones split the pitching duties. Brayden Lickey made her collegiate debut at catcher. Rachel Kaufman (7-4) got the win for EIU.
The first four batters in the Mastodon lineup combined for the five hits. Jenkins had two.
Eastern Illinois improves to 26-15. Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 16-24. The Mastodons will return to Horizon League action on Friday (April 21) with a game at 3 p.m. against Northern Kentucky. That game will be played at Warrior Park.
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