Saturday, April 19
Moon Township, Pa.
Noon
Purdue Fort Wayne
5
at
2
Robert Morris
Grace Hollopeter
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Hollopeter And Jones Move Into Fourth in Career Categories in Win at RMU
4/19/2025 3:21:00 PM | Softball
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Grace Hollopeter hit her 24th home run of her career on Saturday (April 19), lifting Purdue Fort Wayne to a 5-2 win over Robert Morris in game three of the series.
With the homer, Hollopeter moved into sole possession of fourth place on the all-time home runs list in Mastodon history. She has nine this season.
Jones secured the 25th win of her career from the pitcher's circle, also moving in sole possession of fourth place in Purdue Fort Wayne history. This was her 10th win of the season, a career-best.
The 'Dons got on the board early in the contest as Bailey Manos crossed home plate in the top of the first. Manos took first base in the first at bat of the game with a walk, advanced to second after Tori Countryman's sacrifice bunt, stole third for her sixth stolen base of the year and was sent home by Addison Zimpleman's sac fly.
Both teams scored a run in the third inning. The Mastodons extended their lead to 2-0 after Zimpleman's triple pushed Manos across home plate for the second time. The Colonials managed to bring the deficit back to one in the bottom of the inning, scoring after a walk and a single.
Gwen McMenemy took advantage of being hit by a pitch to start the fourth inning when Alexa Carter found a gap in left center for a double, sending McMenemy around the horn to score a run. Robert Morris began to build some momentum, hoping for a two-out rally with runners on first and second. Jones quieted the RMU dugout with one of her five strikeouts on the day.
Countryman opened the fifth inning with a single on the first pitch of her at bat. Purdue Fort Wayne pulled away after Hollopeter's two-run homer cleared the left center wall for her ninth home run of the season, second-most in the Horizon League.
Both teams finished with six hits.
Purdue Fort Wayne climbed to 14-22 and 10-8 in Horizon League play. RMU fell to 22-14, 14-6. The Mastodons will host a series against Northern Kentucky next week (April 25-26).
With the homer, Hollopeter moved into sole possession of fourth place on the all-time home runs list in Mastodon history. She has nine this season.
Jones secured the 25th win of her career from the pitcher's circle, also moving in sole possession of fourth place in Purdue Fort Wayne history. This was her 10th win of the season, a career-best.
The 'Dons got on the board early in the contest as Bailey Manos crossed home plate in the top of the first. Manos took first base in the first at bat of the game with a walk, advanced to second after Tori Countryman's sacrifice bunt, stole third for her sixth stolen base of the year and was sent home by Addison Zimpleman's sac fly.
Both teams scored a run in the third inning. The Mastodons extended their lead to 2-0 after Zimpleman's triple pushed Manos across home plate for the second time. The Colonials managed to bring the deficit back to one in the bottom of the inning, scoring after a walk and a single.
Gwen McMenemy took advantage of being hit by a pitch to start the fourth inning when Alexa Carter found a gap in left center for a double, sending McMenemy around the horn to score a run. Robert Morris began to build some momentum, hoping for a two-out rally with runners on first and second. Jones quieted the RMU dugout with one of her five strikeouts on the day.
Countryman opened the fifth inning with a single on the first pitch of her at bat. Purdue Fort Wayne pulled away after Hollopeter's two-run homer cleared the left center wall for her ninth home run of the season, second-most in the Horizon League.
Both teams finished with six hits.
Purdue Fort Wayne climbed to 14-22 and 10-8 in Horizon League play. RMU fell to 22-14, 14-6. The Mastodons will host a series against Northern Kentucky next week (April 25-26).
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