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Tori Countryman
Photo by: Robert Hayes
Softball's Win Streak Goes to Nine With Sweep of IUPUI
4/8/2023 7:24:00 PM | Softball
INDIANAPOLIS - The Purdue Fort Wayne softball team won two games against IUPUI on Saturday (April 8) to extend its win streak to nine.
The Mastodons are now 6-2 in the Horizon League and are in sole possession of first place in the league. Their nine wins in a row is also the best in the league.
GAME 1: Purdue Fort Wayne 9, IUPUI 5
The Mastodons dominated the Jaguars from start to finish in the first game of the doubleheader. After three batters both ways in the first, the 'Dons drew out the second inning and dealt the loss to Carly Metcalf. Metcalf gave up just one hit, a double for Tori Countryman, but the 'Dons took advantage of three walks and three errors to jump out to a 4-0 lead.
In the third, Grace Hollopeter singled, Epiphany Hang drew a walk, then Sonia Solis scored Hollopeter with a single. Countryman singled as well, loading the bases. Brooke Lickey then drew a walk to bring home Hang, but the 'Dons left it there, making it 6-0.
Meanwhile defensively, Gracie Brinkerhoff had given up just one hit through three innings. She got the win in 4.1 innings pitched to move to 5-3.
IUPUI got on the board in the fourth with a pair of runs, but Taryn Jenkins doubled in the fifth to score Lickey to make it a five-run game. The Jaguars threatened again in the fifth with two more, but Solis answered in the sixth with a sac fly for Hollopeter. For good measure, the 'Dons scored one more in the seventh, again taking advantage of an IUPUI miscue.
Hollopeter finished 2-for-4 with two runs. Hang drew two walks and scored two. Lickey was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.
Alanah Jones picked up her first save of the season with five strikeouts in 2.2 innings pitched.
GAME 2: Purdue Fort Wayne 4, IUPUI 1
Countryman was 3-for-3 against the Jaguars in game two, which included a two-RBI double in the fifth.
The 'Dons struck first in the second inning when Solis made it home from third on a wild pitch. IUPUI evened up the game in the third with a run on a fielder's choice.
In the fourth, Countryman scored on a fielding error. An inning later, she was the one that doubled to score Ella Carriere and Grace Hollopeter. This put the 'Dons up 4-1, which held until the final pitch.
Alyson Quinlan threw five strikeouts in the complete game to pick up her third win of the year. Madison Bryant went the distance but fell to 3-8.
The Mastodons will come home for a three-game series against Cleveland Stateon Tuesday and Wednesday (April 11-12) then hit the road for three more at Robert Morris on Friday and Saturday (April 14-15).
The Mastodons are now 6-2 in the Horizon League and are in sole possession of first place in the league. Their nine wins in a row is also the best in the league.
GAME 1: Purdue Fort Wayne 9, IUPUI 5
The Mastodons dominated the Jaguars from start to finish in the first game of the doubleheader. After three batters both ways in the first, the 'Dons drew out the second inning and dealt the loss to Carly Metcalf. Metcalf gave up just one hit, a double for Tori Countryman, but the 'Dons took advantage of three walks and three errors to jump out to a 4-0 lead.
In the third, Grace Hollopeter singled, Epiphany Hang drew a walk, then Sonia Solis scored Hollopeter with a single. Countryman singled as well, loading the bases. Brooke Lickey then drew a walk to bring home Hang, but the 'Dons left it there, making it 6-0.
Meanwhile defensively, Gracie Brinkerhoff had given up just one hit through three innings. She got the win in 4.1 innings pitched to move to 5-3.
IUPUI got on the board in the fourth with a pair of runs, but Taryn Jenkins doubled in the fifth to score Lickey to make it a five-run game. The Jaguars threatened again in the fifth with two more, but Solis answered in the sixth with a sac fly for Hollopeter. For good measure, the 'Dons scored one more in the seventh, again taking advantage of an IUPUI miscue.
Hollopeter finished 2-for-4 with two runs. Hang drew two walks and scored two. Lickey was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.
Alanah Jones picked up her first save of the season with five strikeouts in 2.2 innings pitched.
GAME 2: Purdue Fort Wayne 4, IUPUI 1
Countryman was 3-for-3 against the Jaguars in game two, which included a two-RBI double in the fifth.
The 'Dons struck first in the second inning when Solis made it home from third on a wild pitch. IUPUI evened up the game in the third with a run on a fielder's choice.
In the fourth, Countryman scored on a fielding error. An inning later, she was the one that doubled to score Ella Carriere and Grace Hollopeter. This put the 'Dons up 4-1, which held until the final pitch.
Alyson Quinlan threw five strikeouts in the complete game to pick up her third win of the year. Madison Bryant went the distance but fell to 3-8.
The Mastodons will come home for a three-game series against Cleveland Stateon Tuesday and Wednesday (April 11-12) then hit the road for three more at Robert Morris on Friday and Saturday (April 14-15).
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brinkerhoff, Gracie (5-3)
L: Metcalf (2-8)
S: Jones, Alanah (1)
Batting:
2B: Jenkins, Taryn 1 ; Countryman, Tori 1 ; Lickey, Brooke 2
RBI: Jenkins, Taryn 1 ; Solis, Sonia 2 ; Countryman, Tori 1 ; Lickey, Brooke 1
SF: Solis, Sonia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hollopeter, Grace 2 ; Hang, Epiphany 2 ; Solis, Sonia 1 ; Countryman, Tori 1 ; Lickey, Brayden 1 ; Lickey, Brooke 2
SB: Jenkins, Taryn 1 ; Hollopeter, Grace 1 ; Hang, Epiphany 1 ; Lickey, Brayden 1 ; Manos, Bailey 1
Batting:
RBI: Gregory 1 ; Jenkins 1 ; Jai.Speth 1
Base Running:
RUNS: K.Calvert 1 ; Gregory 1 ; Freiberg 1 ; Keyes 1 ; Jai.Speth 1
SB: Gregory 1
CS: Sivert 1
HBP: Pfeiffer 1
Game Leaders
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AB
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RBI
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