Saturday, March 8
Richmond, Ky.
11 AM
Purdue Fort Wayne
3-10
4
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Indiana State
5-14
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Indiana State
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Purdue Fort Wayne
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4
9
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Alanah Jones
Photo by: Josh Gales
Alanah Jones and Mastodons Shut Out Indiana State
3/8/2025 3:41:00 PM | Softball
RICHMOND, Ky. - Purdue Fort Wayne softball picked up a 4-0 win over Indiana State on Saturday (March 8) before falling to Eastern Kentucky 12-4 in the second game of the day.
GAME 1: Purdue Fort Wayne 4, Indiana State 0
Alanah Jones' pitching was on full display in the opener against Indiana State, as the junior recorded five strikeouts and allowed just three hits in the shutout victory. Jones allowed just one hit in the first six innings of action.
Offensive, Purdue Fort Wayne racked up nine hits from seven different players. Bailey Manos and Grace Hollopeter had two each.
The Mastodons jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning thanks to four hits. Manos doubled, then Hollopeter singled to bring her home. Hollopeter advanced on a single from Addison Zimpleman, then scored on a single from Jones.
The 2-0 lead held until the fifth when Manos doubled again and Hollopeter sent the first pitch she saw over the center field wall.
Indiana State threatened in the seventh with the tying run on deck, but the 'Dons turned away a two-out comeback from the Sycamores.
Jones improved to 2-6 with the win and ISU's Lauren Sackett took the loss to fall to 0-6.
ISU fell to 5-14.
GAME 2: Eastern Kentucky 12. Purdue Fort Wayne 4
Manos had another two-hit performance against Eastern Kentucky, but the Colonels found 12 hits and 12 runs to take the game on their home field.
EKU built up a 6-0 lead with three runs in both the first and second innings before the Mastodons scored their first in the fourth. Freshman Skylar Smith got Manos home on a sacrifice fly. EKU answered with two more runs in the bottom of the frame.
An inning later, the Mastodons strung together a three-run push. Morgan Cantrell singled up the middle and worked her way around to third before Manos doubled again. Hollopeter followed up with a single bring home Manos for the fourth time in two games.
The Colonels kept the game from going into a sixth inning with a four-run response in the bottom of the fifth.
The Mastodons had Aubrey Zachary, Gracie Brinkerhoff and Mackenzie Arroyo split the pitching duties. Zachary took the loss. EKU's Maddi Rutan got the win.
Eastern Kentucky improved to 14-5. Purdue Fort Wayne moved to 3-11. The Mastodons will play ISU and EKU again on Sunday (March 9) at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
GAME 1: Purdue Fort Wayne 4, Indiana State 0
Alanah Jones' pitching was on full display in the opener against Indiana State, as the junior recorded five strikeouts and allowed just three hits in the shutout victory. Jones allowed just one hit in the first six innings of action.
Offensive, Purdue Fort Wayne racked up nine hits from seven different players. Bailey Manos and Grace Hollopeter had two each.
The Mastodons jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning thanks to four hits. Manos doubled, then Hollopeter singled to bring her home. Hollopeter advanced on a single from Addison Zimpleman, then scored on a single from Jones.
The 2-0 lead held until the fifth when Manos doubled again and Hollopeter sent the first pitch she saw over the center field wall.
Indiana State threatened in the seventh with the tying run on deck, but the 'Dons turned away a two-out comeback from the Sycamores.
Jones improved to 2-6 with the win and ISU's Lauren Sackett took the loss to fall to 0-6.
ISU fell to 5-14.
GAME 2: Eastern Kentucky 12. Purdue Fort Wayne 4
Manos had another two-hit performance against Eastern Kentucky, but the Colonels found 12 hits and 12 runs to take the game on their home field.
EKU built up a 6-0 lead with three runs in both the first and second innings before the Mastodons scored their first in the fourth. Freshman Skylar Smith got Manos home on a sacrifice fly. EKU answered with two more runs in the bottom of the frame.
An inning later, the Mastodons strung together a three-run push. Morgan Cantrell singled up the middle and worked her way around to third before Manos doubled again. Hollopeter followed up with a single bring home Manos for the fourth time in two games.
The Colonels kept the game from going into a sixth inning with a four-run response in the bottom of the fifth.
The Mastodons had Aubrey Zachary, Gracie Brinkerhoff and Mackenzie Arroyo split the pitching duties. Zachary took the loss. EKU's Maddi Rutan got the win.
Eastern Kentucky improved to 14-5. Purdue Fort Wayne moved to 3-11. The Mastodons will play ISU and EKU again on Sunday (March 9) at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jones, Alanah (2-6)
L: Sackett, Lauren (0-6)
Batting:
2B: Thatcher, Jordan 1
SH: Marsicek, Lauren 1
Batting:
2B: Manos, Bailey 2
HR: Hollopeter, Grace 1
RBI: Hollopeter, Grace 3 ; Jones, Alanah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Manos, Bailey 2 ; Hollopeter, Grace 2
Game Leaders
Hitting
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2
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3
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H
2
RBI
3
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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