ATLANTA ââ'¬" Syracuse piled up 11 runs on 11 hits, including nine for extra bases, to take Saturday's rematch with the Boilermakers 11-3 in five innings.
Purdue scored its three runs on five hits, including two by Georgia native Lauren Stewart (Alpharetta). Freshman Emily Kenny tallied her first collegiate hit in the game, a three-run home run in the fourth.
Jocelyn Cater (1-2) went the distance, striking out five in the win for Syracuse. Three Boilermaker pitchers saw action in the game, with starter Maddie Damon (1-1) taking the loss, striking out two and allowing three runs. Sophomore Gina Snyder and junior Katie Johhnson also pitched.
Stewart led off the game by bouncing a double off the center field wall, but later out at the plate on a fly ball double play.
Syracuse got on the board in the bottom of the first with a two-out solo home run by Rachel Burkhardt.
In the second inning, junior Kristen Hoppman sent a high chopper back at the pitcher for a single and stole second, but was left stranded.
The Orange managed three runs on five hits in the second, pairing back-to-back doubles for the first. Snyder took over in the circle, then senior Mary Gooding made a stellar defensive grab in right field and turned a double play to prevent a run, but a two-run home run by Alyssa Dewes put Syracuse up 4-0.
Syracuse boosted its lead to 6-0 with a two-run shot by Hannah Dossett in the third, prompting Katie Johnson to enter the game to pitch. Johnson forced a ground ball and pop up to end the inning.
The Boilermakers finally broke onto the scoreboard in the fourth, cutting the deficit in half on a pinch hit three-run home run by Kenny, marking her first collegiate hit. The two-out long ball followed a leadoff walk to senior Katie Harrison and a single to right by freshman Lexi Huffman.
The Orange got one run back in the bottom of the inning as Corinne Ozanne lifted a two-out solo home run.
Stewart reached on an infield single and stole second in the fifth, but the Boilermakers came up empty.
Syracuse ended the game in the fifth, tacking on four runs on three hits. Dossett launched her second home run of the game, sending a two-run shot to left center and capitalizing on a leadoff walk. A walk and a fielder's choice put two aboard, setting the table for an RBI double by pinch hitter Andrea Bombace. A Dewes single up the middle drove in the game-ending run.
The Boilermakers (4-3) continue Day 2 action at the ACC/Big Ten Classic at 5:30 p.m. Saturday vs. Georgia Tech.