April 22, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Purdue softball team recorded its second victory in two days for a two-game sweep of Northwestern in Big Ten road action today. The Boilermakers, who won the game 2-1, improve to 29-21-1 (6-10 Big Ten), while the Wildcats fall to 17-19 (6-8 Big Ten).
"This just feels great," said Purdue head coach Carol Bruggeman. "Meagan Dooley was outstanding today on the mound. I am very proud of her and her effort to come in and throw a one-hitter against a good hitting Northwestern team. Katie Crabtree was a defensive vacuum at shortstop today and our two seniors came up with big RBI. A Big Ten sweep is just really nice to end the weekend."
The Boilermakers played the day with excellent defense, allowing only three Wildcat runners on base, one hit and one run to score.
At the plate for Purdue, seniors Lynne Tortorelli and Keely Povlitz tallied the game winning RBI with each recording a base hit to score sophomores Jesse Jones and Heidi Foster, who reached on a fielder's choice and a base hit.
"It feels good to be able to step up and get our team back on a roll," said Tortorelli. "Hopefully, we can continue this through the rest of the Big Ten season."
On the mound, junior Meagan Dooley pitched second one-hitter of her career and her third complete game of the year to improve her record to 8-6. Dooley walked no one and recorded two strike outs, facing 24 batters.
The Boilermakers will return to the field on Wednesday, April 25, when they host the Western Michigan Broncos for a doubleheader at home. Game time is set for 2 p.m. at the Varsity Softball Complex.
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