Purdue Fort Wayne Softball Visits Carbondale for Coach B Classic

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne softball team plays in the Coach B Classic this weekend (March 1-2), battling with Central Arkansas, Purdue and Southern Illinois.

Coach B Classic Information
Host: Southern Illinois
When: Saturday-Sunday | March 1-2
Where: Carbondale, Ill.
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4
Watch: Game 4 Only

Tournament Schedule
Saturday, March 1
Noon ET - Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Central Arkansas
2:30 PM ET - Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Purdue
Sunday, March 2
Noon ET - Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Purdue
5 PM ET - Purdue Fort Wayne at Southern Illinois

Know Your Foes
• Central Arkansas is 5-8. Last weekend, the Sugar Bears beat South Dakota State twice and SIUE once. UCA is led by Kylie Griffin, who bats .372 and slugs .442. Bailie Runner is the Sugar Bears' best pitcher, throwing a 5.18 ERA for a 2-5 mark.
• Purdue is off to a 9-6 start to 2025 and is coming off a 3-1 weekend at UAB's tournament. Moriah Polar is batting .551 and slugging .653, both team-bests. Madi Elish is leading the Boilermakers from the circle, tossing a stout 1.58 ERA over 40.0 innings.
• Southern Illinois is 1-12 this season with the Salukis' only win coming over Appalachian State, an 11-2 win. Last week, the Salukis went into extras with Big 12 foe Kansas. Anna Carder has a team-high .294 batting average and Jackie Lis is slugging .595. McKenzie Newcomb has a 3.32 ERA with a 1-5 record.

Series Histories
Central Arkansas: First meeting
Purdue: Purdue leads17-1-1, last meeting 4/3/2019
DePaul: Southern Illinois leads 3-0, last meeting 2/12/2022

We Love the Long Ball
The Mastodons have six home runs, which is the tied for the most in the Horizon League. Aglaia Rudd and Addison Zimpleman both have two, matching the most of any student-athletes in the league.

Taking Care of the Field
Purdue Fort Wayne has the highest fielding percentage in the Horizon League at 0.974.

Go Brooke, Go!
Brooke Lickey has a .316 batting average this season, the best of her career, improving on last year's .216.

Last Time Out
The Mastodons are coming off a 5-2 win over Big East foe DePaul in the final game of the Skyhawk Classic, which saw Aglaia Rudd and Addison Zimpleman both hit home runs.

Up Next
Purdue Fort Wayne will head to Richmond, Kentucky to play in Eastern Kentucky's Colonel Classic to play EKU and Indiana State twice each.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

Purdue Fort Wayne Softball Visits Carbondale for Coach B Classic

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Players Mentioned

Brooke Lickey

Aglaia Rudd

Addison Zimpleman

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