Tuesday, March 18
Fort Wayne, Ind.
3:30 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
5-15
2
vs
3
Akron
14-13
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Akron
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
3
8
0
Purdue Fort Wayne
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
8
0
Grace Hollopeter
Akron Tops Purdue Fort Wayne in Extra Innings
3/18/2025 5:45:00 PM | Softball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The home opener for the Purdue Fort Wayne softball team went to Akron on Tuesday (March 18) with a 3-2 final score in nine innings.
The perfect weather for a game on March 18 in the Midwest led to a positive start for the Mastodons. They went up 1-0 in the second inning thanks to Brooke Lickey's single that scored Addison Zimpleman.
Alanah Jones gave up just three hits in the first four innings, but Akron got two in the fifth to jump ahead. A bunted single and a home run from Sydney Selker put the Zips up 2-1.
The Mastodons answered in the bottom of the sixth when Grace Hollopeter got a single then worked around to second on a wild pitch. McKenna Minton sent the fourth pitch she saw up the middle to bring Hollopeter home.
From there, the two teams traded scoreless seventh and eighth innings. In the ninth, Akron strung together a single, sacrifice bunt and another single to score the go-ahead run that proved to be the eventual game-winner.
Jones threw all 9.0 for the Mastodons, giving up three earned runs and striking out five. She fell to 4-8. Three Zips split the pitching duties, with Mallory Herwerden picking up the win after tossing the final 3.1 without allowing a hit. She moved to 1-0.
The Mastodons had eight hits, including two from Hollopeter.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 5-15 while Akron improved to 14-13. The Mastodons are scheduled to play their last non-league contest of the season next Tuesday (March 25) at Ohio State.
The perfect weather for a game on March 18 in the Midwest led to a positive start for the Mastodons. They went up 1-0 in the second inning thanks to Brooke Lickey's single that scored Addison Zimpleman.
Alanah Jones gave up just three hits in the first four innings, but Akron got two in the fifth to jump ahead. A bunted single and a home run from Sydney Selker put the Zips up 2-1.
The Mastodons answered in the bottom of the sixth when Grace Hollopeter got a single then worked around to second on a wild pitch. McKenna Minton sent the fourth pitch she saw up the middle to bring Hollopeter home.
From there, the two teams traded scoreless seventh and eighth innings. In the ninth, Akron strung together a single, sacrifice bunt and another single to score the go-ahead run that proved to be the eventual game-winner.
Jones threw all 9.0 for the Mastodons, giving up three earned runs and striking out five. She fell to 4-8. Three Zips split the pitching duties, with Mallory Herwerden picking up the win after tossing the final 3.1 without allowing a hit. She moved to 1-0.
The Mastodons had eight hits, including two from Hollopeter.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 5-15 while Akron improved to 14-13. The Mastodons are scheduled to play their last non-league contest of the season next Tuesday (March 25) at Ohio State.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mallory Herwerden (1-0)
L: Jones, Alanah (4-8)
Batting:
2B: Sydney Selker 1
HR: Sydney Selker 1
RBI: Brooke Sivek 1 ; Sydney Selker 2
SH: Delaney Jenkinson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Me. Lee 1 ; Sydney Selker 1 ; Autumn Bailey 1
SB: Andrea Day 1
HBP: Lily Sullivan 1
Batting:
RBI: Minton, McKenna 1 ; Lickey, Brooke 1
SH: Minton, McKenna 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hollopeter, Grace 1 ; Zimpleman, Addison 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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/ Softball
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/ Softball
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/ Softball
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/ SoftballIF
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