Purdue softball outlasts Ohio State at home
Sunday s 4-2 victory, led by Rachel Becker s two runs, secured Purdue softball s series win over Ohio State.
Posted: May 2, 2021 8:29 PM
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Purdue Sports) Sunday s 4-2 victory, led by Rachel Becker s two runs, secured Purdue softball s series win over Ohio State.
Purdue softball (13-23) continued its hot streak after sweeping yesterday s doubleheader to close out the series with Ohio State (18-17), with three straight wins and a final series record of 3-1.
Pitcher Savanah Henley tossed 4.1 innings before Sydney Bates entered the circle in relief in the top of the fifth. Henley (4-7) notched a pair of strikeouts in the win.
Purdue softball stuns Ohio State in doubleheader sweep
Purdue softball (12-23) secured a day s sweep over Ohio State (18-16) after ending the day with a walk-off 7-6 victory in the eighth inning
Posted: May 2, 2021 12:02 AM
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Purdue Sports) Purdue softball (12-23) secured a day s sweep over Ohio State (18-16) after ending the day with a walk-off 7-6 victory in the eighth inning. The thriller came on the heels of a 4-2 win in the first game of the day, earning Purdue a 2-1 edge in the series.
Leading the day was freshman Kaitlyn Brannstrom, who recorded six RBI and Rachel Becker, who tallied a pair of runs in each game.
Purdue softball comes up short in Ohio State series opener
Five runs in the first two innings proved too large a deficit for the Boilermakers, falling 5-1 in the series opener versus Ohio State on Friday evening.
Posted: May 1, 2021 12:08 AM
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Purdue Sports) Five runs in the first two innings proved too large a deficit for the Boilermakers, falling 5-1 in the series opener versus Ohio State on Friday evening.
With the result, Purdue softball moves to 10-23 on the season while Ohio State (18-14) recorded the first win in West Lafayette since 2008.
Relief pitcher Ashley Peters allowed just one run through 5.1 innings of work, entering the game for Savanah Henley (3-7) in the second inning. With the Buckeyes sharp eye, the duo was unable to serve up a strikeout in the meeting.
Softball blows lead late against Purdue on Saturday
Senior outfielder Katie Quinlan (4) steals a base in the fourth inning without Purdue s infielder Rachel Becker noticing. The Boilermakers made a seven-run comeback in the sixth inning to top the Spartans 9-6 at Secchia Stadium on April 24, 2021. Photo by Lauren DeMay | The State News
Michigan State softball could not overcome a seven-run outburst from Purdue in the sixth inning as they were bombed, 9-6, in a rain-soaked battle on Saturday afternoon with the Boilermakers. The Spartans fell to 1-2 in the weekend series against Purdue and 8-16 overall on the season.
MSU enjoyed a 6-2 lead entering the sixth inning and seemed in complete control of the game before surrendering a seven-run inning to the Boilermakers, wh
Seven-run sixth inning lifts Purdue to Saturday victory
Rallying from five-runs down, the Purdue softball team pulled within one game of winning its weekend series with a 9-6 decision.
Posted: Apr 24, 2021 7:10 PM
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (Purdue Sports) Rallying from five-runs down, the Purdue softball team pulled within one game of winning its weekend series with a 9-6 decision. The Boilermakers drove in eight runs over the final three innings and notched a season-high seven extra-base hits.
Alex Echazarreta belted her second home run of the campaign as a part of a 2-for-4, three-RBI day. Rachel Becker drove in a pair of runs and went 3-for-4 at the plate. Ryleigh Scott, Kaitlyn Brannstrom and Kiley Goff also picked up a pair of hits, as Purdue matched its season high with 15 hits.