Friday, February 14
Martin, Tenn.
9:30 AM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
2-6
5
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DePaul
3-4
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Purdue Fort Wayne
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DePaul
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Aglaia Rudd and Alanah Jones
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Purdue Fort Wayne Softball Beats DePaul 5-2
2/14/2025 3:31:00 PM | Softball
MARTIN, Tenn. - The Purdue Fort Wayne softball team racked up eight hits en route to beating DePaul 5-2 on Friday (Feb. 14).
It was the first victory for the Mastodons over DePaul in the history of the series.
Kennedy Peckinpaugh led the way with two hits from the cleanup spot and Addison Zimpleman had two RBIs from the five-spot.
DePaul took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a sacrifice fly in foul territory past the right field line, but the 'Dons answered with a run of their own in their next time up. Bailey Manos got on base with a single and was worked around to third by Aglaia Rudd and Peckinpaugh. Zimpleman grounded out, but Manos was able to score on the play.
The two teams remained tied until the sixth. On the first pitch she saw in the sixth, Rudd sent a long ball over the left center wall. Two ABs later, Zimpleman had a solo home run over the right field wall to put the 'Dons up 3-1. DePaul answered with a home run from Kelly Beaupre in the bottom of the sixth to cut the Mastodon lead to one.
The Mastodons picked up two insurance runs in the seventh inning when Faith McClain and Manos scored, but DePaul never had an answer.
Alanah Jones threw all seven innings and struck out four Blue Demons to pick up her first win of the season. DePaul's Kelly Green threw 6.0 and took the loss. DePaul fell to 3-4.
Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 2-6 and will visit Carbondale, Illinois on March 1-2 for Southern Illinois' Coach B Classic.
It was the first victory for the Mastodons over DePaul in the history of the series.
Kennedy Peckinpaugh led the way with two hits from the cleanup spot and Addison Zimpleman had two RBIs from the five-spot.
DePaul took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a sacrifice fly in foul territory past the right field line, but the 'Dons answered with a run of their own in their next time up. Bailey Manos got on base with a single and was worked around to third by Aglaia Rudd and Peckinpaugh. Zimpleman grounded out, but Manos was able to score on the play.
The two teams remained tied until the sixth. On the first pitch she saw in the sixth, Rudd sent a long ball over the left center wall. Two ABs later, Zimpleman had a solo home run over the right field wall to put the 'Dons up 3-1. DePaul answered with a home run from Kelly Beaupre in the bottom of the sixth to cut the Mastodon lead to one.
The Mastodons picked up two insurance runs in the seventh inning when Faith McClain and Manos scored, but DePaul never had an answer.
Alanah Jones threw all seven innings and struck out four Blue Demons to pick up her first win of the season. DePaul's Kelly Green threw 6.0 and took the loss. DePaul fell to 3-4.
Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 2-6 and will visit Carbondale, Illinois on March 1-2 for Southern Illinois' Coach B Classic.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jones, Alanah (1-4)
L: Kelly Greene (2-3)
Batting:
2B: Lickey, Brooke 1 ; McClain, Faith 1
HR: Rudd, Aglaia 1 ; Zimpleman, Addison 1
RBI: Rudd, Aglaia 1 ; Peckinpaugh, Kennedy 1 ; Zimpleman, Addison 2
SH: Rudd, Aglaia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Manos, Bailey 2 ; Rudd, Aglaia 1 ; Zimpleman, Addison 1 ; McClain, Faith 1
Batting:
2B: Kali Blount 1 ; Zoe Levine 1
HR: Kelly Beaupre 1
RBI: Carly Alvers 1 ; Kelly Beaupre 1
SF: Carly Alvers 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kelly Beaupre 1 ; Morgan Rogers 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
2
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
RHP/OF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
RHP/IF
/ Softball
C/UTL
/ Softball
IF
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