Thursday, February 13
Martin, Tenn.
2:30 PM ET
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Bailey Manos
Photo by: Josh Gales
Softball Drops a Pair at UT Martin's Skyhawk Classic
2/13/2025 9:40:00 PM | Softball
MARTIN, Tenn. - The Purdue Fort Wayne softball team dropped a pair of games at the Skyhawk Classic on Thursday (Feb. 13), falling to UT Martin 2-1 and Western Michigan 11-3.
GAME 1: UT Martin 2, Purdue Fort Wayne 1
The Mastodons took a 1-0 lead in the opening game of the event, but UT Martin scored a run in each of the fifth and seventh innings to come back to win.
The first hit of the game for the Mastodons was a solo home run for Bailey Manos in the fourth inning. Manos sent a long ball over the right field wall for the second home run of her career. Two innings later, UT Martin answered with a solo shot of its own. Kyrsten Brown sent a ball over the left field wall.
After the UT Martin homer, Alanah Jones did not allow a hit until the final play of the game, a double to left that brought a Skyhawk home. Jones was relatively effective, throwing 6.1 innings, allowing just two runs on five hits. She struck out six Skyhawks, but suffered the loss.
UT Martin's Ashtyn Green threw 6.0 innings before Rylee Tittle got the win in 1.0 inning of relief.
The Skyhawks improved to 4-3.
GAME 2: Western Michigan 11, Purdue Fort Wayne 3
Purdue Fort Wayne got its bats going early in game two, but Western Michigan's offense rolled to an 11-3 victory.
WMU got a pair of runs in the second inning, but the Mastodons responded with two runs of their own. After Brooke Lickey singled, Alexa Carter doubled to left to bring Lickey home. In the next at bat, McKenna Minton got a single to get Carter around the basepaths. In the second inning alone, the 'Dons racked up five hits.
An inning later, Aglaia Rudd blasted a homer over the left field wall to force a Western Michigan pitching change. Unfortunately for the Mastodons, the WMU reliever Jadeyn Merrill did not allow a hit the rest of the way.
On the offensive side, the Broncos added five in the fourth and two more in the fifth.
Aubrey Zachary got the start with 2.2 innings pitched and took the loss. Gracie Brinkerhoff, Mackenzie Arroyo and Jones split the relief duties.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 1-6 and Western Michigan improved to 2-5.
The Mastodons will be back in action tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 14) at 9:30 a.m. ET against DePaul and 4:30 p.m. ET against the Broncos.
GAME 1: UT Martin 2, Purdue Fort Wayne 1
The Mastodons took a 1-0 lead in the opening game of the event, but UT Martin scored a run in each of the fifth and seventh innings to come back to win.
The first hit of the game for the Mastodons was a solo home run for Bailey Manos in the fourth inning. Manos sent a long ball over the right field wall for the second home run of her career. Two innings later, UT Martin answered with a solo shot of its own. Kyrsten Brown sent a ball over the left field wall.
After the UT Martin homer, Alanah Jones did not allow a hit until the final play of the game, a double to left that brought a Skyhawk home. Jones was relatively effective, throwing 6.1 innings, allowing just two runs on five hits. She struck out six Skyhawks, but suffered the loss.
UT Martin's Ashtyn Green threw 6.0 innings before Rylee Tittle got the win in 1.0 inning of relief.
The Skyhawks improved to 4-3.
GAME 2: Western Michigan 11, Purdue Fort Wayne 3
Purdue Fort Wayne got its bats going early in game two, but Western Michigan's offense rolled to an 11-3 victory.
WMU got a pair of runs in the second inning, but the Mastodons responded with two runs of their own. After Brooke Lickey singled, Alexa Carter doubled to left to bring Lickey home. In the next at bat, McKenna Minton got a single to get Carter around the basepaths. In the second inning alone, the 'Dons racked up five hits.
An inning later, Aglaia Rudd blasted a homer over the left field wall to force a Western Michigan pitching change. Unfortunately for the Mastodons, the WMU reliever Jadeyn Merrill did not allow a hit the rest of the way.
On the offensive side, the Broncos added five in the fourth and two more in the fifth.
Aubrey Zachary got the start with 2.2 innings pitched and took the loss. Gracie Brinkerhoff, Mackenzie Arroyo and Jones split the relief duties.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 1-6 and Western Michigan improved to 2-5.
The Mastodons will be back in action tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 14) at 9:30 a.m. ET against DePaul and 4:30 p.m. ET against the Broncos.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kailey O'Connor (1-0)
L: Zachary, Aubrey (1-2)
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Batting:
2B: Grace Walker 1 ; Taylor Wolfe 1
HR: Micaela Booth 2
RBI: Jordan Smith 1 ; Micaela Booth 4 ; Grace Walker 1 ; Taylor Wolfe 5
SH: Caitlin Tighe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Riley Dittmar 2 ; Jordan Smith 1 ; Chelsea Weatherford 1 ; Micaela Booth 3 ; Caitlin Tighe 1 ; Riley Chumbley 1 ; Haleigh Smith 1 ; Megan Malartsik 1
SB: Riley Dittmar 2 ; Caitlin Tighe 1 ; Taylor Wolfe 1
HBP: Riley Chumbley 2
Batting:
2B: Carter, Alexa 1
HR: Rudd, Aglaia 1
RBI: Hollopeter, Grace 1 ; Rudd, Aglaia 1 ; Carter, Alexa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rudd, Aglaia 1 ; Lickey, Brooke 1 ; Carter, Alexa 1
Game Leaders
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