WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue softball team continues play this weekend when it travels to Greenville, North Carolina for the Pirate Clash, hosted by East Carolina University (ECU) on Feb. 15 and 16. The Boilermakers are set to face Saint Francis (PA) and Wagner twice over the weekend, opening the tournament against the Red Flash on Friday at 9 a.m. ET, before facing the Seahawks at 11:30 a.m. Play resumes on Saturday against Wagner at 9 a.m., before wrapping up the weekend against Saint Francis at 11:30 a.m.
Pirate Clash | ECU Softball Stadium |Tournament Central
Purdue vs. Saint Francis
Friday, Feb. 15 | 9 a.m. ET
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Purdue vs. Wagner
Friday, Feb. 15 | 11:30 a.m. ET
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Purdue vs. Wagner
Saturday, Feb. 16 | 9 a.m. ET
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Purdue vs. Saint Francis
Saturday, Feb. 16 | 11:30 a.m. ET
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SCOUTING SAINT FRANCIS
The Red Flash opened the 2019 season with a 3-2 in the Boro Tournament in Statesboro, Ga. In the bash, Saint Francis downed Savannah State and Winthrop, while splitting 1-1 with Georgia Southern and dropping to UT Martin. The Red Flash are hitting .315 collectively, led by Hayley Norton's .643 (9-for-14) batting average and two home runs. Saint Francis rapped out 21 extra-base hits last weekend, including 12 doubles and three triples. The pitching unit turned in a 2.41 ERA as freshman Meadow Uncapher enjoyed a solid debut weekend by twirling a complete game and allowing no earned runs in the season-opening victory over Savannah State.
Last year, the Red Flash went 39-19 overall and 16-0 in Northeastern Conference play, winning the league tournament and making their second-straight NCAA regional appearance. Saint Francis is under the direction of first-year head coach Jessica O'Donnell who spent the previous five seasons as the associate head coach at Villanova.
SERIES HISTORY
Purdue owns the short all-time series 1-0. The teams met for the first time in 2018 when Purdue claimed a 4-3 victory over Saint Francis. The Boilermaker victory was secured by Ryleigh Scott, who provided the insurance Purdue needed in the top of the seventh when she delivered a two-out inside-the-park home run.
SCOUTING WAGNER
The Seahawks open their 2019 season at the Pirate Clash after ending up 15-28 overall and 5-11 in Northeastern Conference play in 2018. Last year, the Wagner squad hit .248 with 52 doubles, one triple and 18 home runs while the pitchers combined for a 4.46 ERA and 148 strikeouts against 80 walks in 274.2 innings of work. Now senior Karen Prihoda was selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region Team for the second consecutive season. She led Wagner in nearly every offensive category, while tying for second on the all-time single season list with 15 doubles - which also led the conference and finishing as the NEC's regular season batting champion. In addition, Prihoda finished second in the league with a .627 slugging percentage, 38 runs, and 54 hits.
Wagner is directed by second-year head coach Lindsey Ubrun, who spent seven years as an assistant coach at three institutions (Chattanooga, Iowa State and FGCU) after playing collegiately at Maryland and Missouri.
SERIES HISTORY
Friday's contest serves as the first meeting with the Boilermakers and the Seahawks.
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers hit off the 2019 season last weekend at the Cougar Classic at College of Charleston where they defeated Pitt and Central Michigan while falling to Virginia Tech twice and the host Cougars once. The Boilermakers are batting .273 as a team with four doubles, two triples and a home run while the pitching staff put together a 6.12 ERA and seven strikeouts against 25 walks in 32 innings of work. Junior Madison Douglass leads the way for Purdue offensively with a .545 batting average. Seniors Mallory Baker and Jenny Behan share the team lead in hits (8).
IN THE CIRCLE
Purdue's five-person pitching staff registered a 6.12 ERA and two wins last week. The unit held the opposition to a .273 batting average through 32 innings of work. Sophomore Sydney Bates tossed a team-high 8.1 innings and notched a 5.04 ERA to go along with three strikeouts and eight walks.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers stay on the road for the Madeira Beach Classic Feb. 22-24, in Madeira Beach, Florida. Purdue is set to take on Middle Tennessee, UNF, Albany, South Dakota and Georgetown.
Pirate Clash | ECU Softball Stadium |Tournament Central
Purdue vs. Saint Francis
Friday, Feb. 15 | 9 a.m. ET
WATCH | LISTEN | LIVE STATS
Purdue vs. Wagner
Friday, Feb. 15 | 11:30 a.m. ET
WATCH | LISTEN | LIVE STATS
Purdue vs. Wagner
Saturday, Feb. 16 | 9 a.m. ET
WATCH | LISTEN | LIVE STATS
Purdue vs. Saint Francis
Saturday, Feb. 16 | 11:30 a.m. ET
WATCH | LISTEN | LIVE STATS
SCOUTING SAINT FRANCIS
The Red Flash opened the 2019 season with a 3-2 in the Boro Tournament in Statesboro, Ga. In the bash, Saint Francis downed Savannah State and Winthrop, while splitting 1-1 with Georgia Southern and dropping to UT Martin. The Red Flash are hitting .315 collectively, led by Hayley Norton's .643 (9-for-14) batting average and two home runs. Saint Francis rapped out 21 extra-base hits last weekend, including 12 doubles and three triples. The pitching unit turned in a 2.41 ERA as freshman Meadow Uncapher enjoyed a solid debut weekend by twirling a complete game and allowing no earned runs in the season-opening victory over Savannah State.
Last year, the Red Flash went 39-19 overall and 16-0 in Northeastern Conference play, winning the league tournament and making their second-straight NCAA regional appearance. Saint Francis is under the direction of first-year head coach Jessica O'Donnell who spent the previous five seasons as the associate head coach at Villanova.
SERIES HISTORY
Purdue owns the short all-time series 1-0. The teams met for the first time in 2018 when Purdue claimed a 4-3 victory over Saint Francis. The Boilermaker victory was secured by Ryleigh Scott, who provided the insurance Purdue needed in the top of the seventh when she delivered a two-out inside-the-park home run.
SCOUTING WAGNER
The Seahawks open their 2019 season at the Pirate Clash after ending up 15-28 overall and 5-11 in Northeastern Conference play in 2018. Last year, the Wagner squad hit .248 with 52 doubles, one triple and 18 home runs while the pitchers combined for a 4.46 ERA and 148 strikeouts against 80 walks in 274.2 innings of work. Now senior Karen Prihoda was selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region Team for the second consecutive season. She led Wagner in nearly every offensive category, while tying for second on the all-time single season list with 15 doubles - which also led the conference and finishing as the NEC's regular season batting champion. In addition, Prihoda finished second in the league with a .627 slugging percentage, 38 runs, and 54 hits.
Wagner is directed by second-year head coach Lindsey Ubrun, who spent seven years as an assistant coach at three institutions (Chattanooga, Iowa State and FGCU) after playing collegiately at Maryland and Missouri.
SERIES HISTORY
Friday's contest serves as the first meeting with the Boilermakers and the Seahawks.
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers hit off the 2019 season last weekend at the Cougar Classic at College of Charleston where they defeated Pitt and Central Michigan while falling to Virginia Tech twice and the host Cougars once. The Boilermakers are batting .273 as a team with four doubles, two triples and a home run while the pitching staff put together a 6.12 ERA and seven strikeouts against 25 walks in 32 innings of work. Junior Madison Douglass leads the way for Purdue offensively with a .545 batting average. Seniors Mallory Baker and Jenny Behan share the team lead in hits (8).
IN THE CIRCLE
Purdue's five-person pitching staff registered a 6.12 ERA and two wins last week. The unit held the opposition to a .273 batting average through 32 innings of work. Sophomore Sydney Bates tossed a team-high 8.1 innings and notched a 5.04 ERA to go along with three strikeouts and eight walks.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers stay on the road for the Madeira Beach Classic Feb. 22-24, in Madeira Beach, Florida. Purdue is set to take on Middle Tennessee, UNF, Albany, South Dakota and Georgetown.