KICKIN' CHICKEN CLASSIC SCHEDULE
Friday, February 11
vs. East Carolina | 10 a.m. ET | Listen
at Coastal Carolina | 3 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Listen
Saturday, February 12
vs. East Carolina | 12:30 p.m. ET | Listen
at Coastal Carolina | 5:30 p.m. ET | ESPN3 | Listen
Sunday, February 13
Vs. Georgetown | 10 a.m. ET | Listen
CONWAY, S.C. – The Purdue softball team is set to open the 2022 season at Coastal Carolina's St. John Stadium in the Kickin' Chicken Classic, which will feature three opponents over five games.
Purdue will face East Carolina (16-33 in 2021) and Coastal Carolina (21-24 in 2021) on Friday and Saturday, before taking on Georgetown (did not compete in 2021).
Friday and Saturday's games at Coastal Carolina will be available on ESPN+ and ESPN3, respectively. Additionally, all games will be available online to listen HERE.
The Boilermakers, which set the program-record with a .972 fielding % last season, returns two All-Big Ten selections in First Team All-Big Ten senior Rachel Becker and All-Freshman Team sophomore, Kaitlyn Brannstrom. Meanwhile Becker set the Purdue batting average (.479, which also was the fifth-best ever by a Big Ten player in league play), while tying for the doubles record (18, joining Katie Crabtree in 2001), second in on-base % (.539). Meanwhile, the senior is second all-time in Purdue history with a .381 career batting average.
Wearing the Old Gold and Black for the first time will be freshmen #00 Ryen Ross, #3 Tyrina Jones, #8 Kyndall Bailey, #20 Kendall Klochack and #27 Olivia McFadden, in addition to two transfer pitchers in #11 Alexa Pinarski, a junior, and #28 Gabby Sprang, a graduate student.
The Boilermakers return to Coastal Carolina for the first time since 2014, where they own a 1-3 record vs. Coastal Carolina. Meanwhile, it will be the first time Purdue and East Carolina will meet and just the second time the Boilermakers will face Hoyas (1-0) in the program's annals.
Friday, February 11
vs. East Carolina | 10 a.m. ET | Listen
at Coastal Carolina | 3 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Listen
Saturday, February 12
vs. East Carolina | 12:30 p.m. ET | Listen
at Coastal Carolina | 5:30 p.m. ET | ESPN3 | Listen
Sunday, February 13
Vs. Georgetown | 10 a.m. ET | Listen
CONWAY, S.C. – The Purdue softball team is set to open the 2022 season at Coastal Carolina's St. John Stadium in the Kickin' Chicken Classic, which will feature three opponents over five games.
Purdue will face East Carolina (16-33 in 2021) and Coastal Carolina (21-24 in 2021) on Friday and Saturday, before taking on Georgetown (did not compete in 2021).
Friday and Saturday's games at Coastal Carolina will be available on ESPN+ and ESPN3, respectively. Additionally, all games will be available online to listen HERE.
The Boilermakers, which set the program-record with a .972 fielding % last season, returns two All-Big Ten selections in First Team All-Big Ten senior Rachel Becker and All-Freshman Team sophomore, Kaitlyn Brannstrom. Meanwhile Becker set the Purdue batting average (.479, which also was the fifth-best ever by a Big Ten player in league play), while tying for the doubles record (18, joining Katie Crabtree in 2001), second in on-base % (.539). Meanwhile, the senior is second all-time in Purdue history with a .381 career batting average.
Wearing the Old Gold and Black for the first time will be freshmen #00 Ryen Ross, #3 Tyrina Jones, #8 Kyndall Bailey, #20 Kendall Klochack and #27 Olivia McFadden, in addition to two transfer pitchers in #11 Alexa Pinarski, a junior, and #28 Gabby Sprang, a graduate student.
The Boilermakers return to Coastal Carolina for the first time since 2014, where they own a 1-3 record vs. Coastal Carolina. Meanwhile, it will be the first time Purdue and East Carolina will meet and just the second time the Boilermakers will face Hoyas (1-0) in the program's annals.