Saturday, March 30
Highland Heights, Ky.
1 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
5-22, 0-5
2
at
6
Northern Kentucky
13-11, 6-2
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2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
6th innning6
7th innning7
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HitsH
ErrorsE
Purdue Fort Wayne
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0
0
1
0
1
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2
4
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Northern Ky.
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5
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6
10
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Brooke Lickey (credit to NKU Athletics)
Softball Doubleheader Goes to Northern Kentucky
3/30/2024 4:51:00 PM | Softball
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Purdue Fort Wayne dropped two games of a Horizon League doubleheader on Saturday (March 30) at Northern Kentucky.
GAME 1 - Northern Kentucky 6, Purdue Fort Wayne 2
Grace Hollopeter went 2-for-3 and drove in a run, but Purdue Fort Wayne fell in game one with Northern Kentucky 6-2.
Aglaia Rudd doubled to drive in Hollopeter to score the first run of the day for the 'Dons in the fourth inning. In the sixth inning, Hollopeter collected her second hit of the day and brought Gwen McMenemy home.
Northern Kentucky scored all six of their runs in the first two innings.
Brooklyn Ballis improved to 3-3 for NKU, while Gracie Brinkerhoff fell to 2-10.
GAME 2 - Northern Kentucky 4, Purdue Fort Wayne 0
Lauryn Hicks (6-5) threw seven innings and allowed two hits to get the win for Northern Kentucky.
Brooke Lickey and Epiphany Hang each had a hit for the 'Dons. Olivia Pastin went 3-for-3 for the Norse driving in three runs.
Hicks moves to 6-5 on the season. Alanah Jones took the loss for Purdue Fort Wayne and falls to 2-10.
Northern Kentucky improves to 14-11, 8-2 in the Horizon League. Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 5-23, 0-6. The Mastodons will host Robert Morris at Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne on Friday and Saturday (April 5-6). Those games will be on ESPN+.
GAME 1 - Northern Kentucky 6, Purdue Fort Wayne 2
Grace Hollopeter went 2-for-3 and drove in a run, but Purdue Fort Wayne fell in game one with Northern Kentucky 6-2.
Aglaia Rudd doubled to drive in Hollopeter to score the first run of the day for the 'Dons in the fourth inning. In the sixth inning, Hollopeter collected her second hit of the day and brought Gwen McMenemy home.
Northern Kentucky scored all six of their runs in the first two innings.
Brooklyn Ballis improved to 3-3 for NKU, while Gracie Brinkerhoff fell to 2-10.
GAME 2 - Northern Kentucky 4, Purdue Fort Wayne 0
Lauryn Hicks (6-5) threw seven innings and allowed two hits to get the win for Northern Kentucky.
Brooke Lickey and Epiphany Hang each had a hit for the 'Dons. Olivia Pastin went 3-for-3 for the Norse driving in three runs.
Hicks moves to 6-5 on the season. Alanah Jones took the loss for Purdue Fort Wayne and falls to 2-10.
Northern Kentucky improves to 14-11, 8-2 in the Horizon League. Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 5-23, 0-6. The Mastodons will host Robert Morris at Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne on Friday and Saturday (April 5-6). Those games will be on ESPN+.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: B. Ballis (3-3)
L: Brinkerhoff, Gracie (2-10)
Batting:
2B: Hollopeter, Grace 1 ; Rudd, Aglaia 1
RBI: Hollopeter, Grace 1 ; Rudd, Aglaia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hollopeter, Grace 1 ; McMenemy, Gwen 1
Batting:
2B: S. Barnes 1 ; M. Lacer 1 ; T. Robertson 1
RBI: E. LeMonier 1 ; S. Barnes 1 ; O. Pastin 1 ; M. Lacer 2 ; T. Robertson 1
SH: S. Barnes 1 ; T. Biddle 1 ; M. Brow 1
Base Running:
RUNS: E. LeMonier 2 ; S. Barnes 1 ; O. Pastin 1 ; M. Lacer 1 ; M. Lenhart 1
SB: E. LeMonier 1 ; M. Lacer 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
dp/c
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
RHP
/ Softball
IF
/ SoftballC/UTL
/ Softball
RHP/OF
/ Softball
IF
/ Softball
OF
/ SoftballC/UTL
/ SoftballHuge Dubs!
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