Softball Returns to Florida for Week 2

Thursday March 11
Purdue vs. Maryland | 10:20 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. ET
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Friday, March 12
Purdue vs. Maryland | 11:20 a.m. ET
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Saturday, March 13
Purdue vs. Nebraska | 4:15 p.m. ET and 6:45 p.m. ET
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Sunday, March 14
Purdue vs. Nebraska | 11:30 a.m. ET
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – With Week 2 of the Purdue softball season running Thursday, March 11 through Sunday, March 14, the Boilermakers (2-4) return to Leesburg, Florida to take on Maryland (3-3) and Nebraska (3-3) each in a three-game series.

Games will take place at the Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex. Fans can follow along the six Boilermaker softball games via Purduestats.com or watch the live stream on Big Ten Network Plus or FloSoftball ($).
 
Purdue Team Notes

• The Boilermakers recorded 23 runs and 20 RBI over its first six games, good for fourth-most in each category over opening weekend.
• Purdue ranks No. 8 in the Big Ten with a .218 batting average.
• Four Boilermakers recorded a double: Rachel Becker (3), Cora Bassett (3), Becca Jones (1) and Kiley Goff (1).

 
Pitching

• Sophomore Ashley Peters led the Purdue pitchers with a 2-1 record on the weekend after pitching a team-leading 14.0 innings and a 1.000 ERA.
• Peters also produced double-digit strikeouts over her four appearances (11).
• Junior Alex Echazarreta (0-0) pitched 11.0 innings

 
In the Big Ten Rankings

• A total of seven Boilermakers appear the top-10 in the Big Ten's statistics after the first weekend of play (Cora Bassett, Rachel Becker, Kaitlyn Brannstrom, Kiara Dillon, Kiersen George, Kiley Goff and Becca Jones).
• Shortstop Rachel Becker ranks second in the league with a .526 batting average after recording a league-best eight runs with 10 hits on 19 at-bats.
• Together, Becker and Bassett rank among the top-10 in the league in five categories: Batting average, slugging %, runs scored, hits and doubles.
• Sophomore outfielder Cora Bassett checks in at No. 2 in the league with a .727 slugging %, meanwhile Becker joins the list at No. 5 (.684).

 
Freshman Force

• Kiley Goff led the freshmen with two runs scored.
• Newcomers combine for five RBI and
• Kaitlyn Brannstrom tied for the second-most RBI with veteran Becca Jones, notching three on the weekend. Additionally, Brannstrom's 21 at-bats are the seventh-most by a Big Ten player this season.
• Kiara Dillon led the newcomers with a .273 slugging %, good for fourth-best on the team. She is also one of just two Boilermakers to produce a triple this season.
• On defense, Brannstrom led the Boilermakers with a team-leading 25 putouts. Goff checks in with 20, the second-most on the team.