NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Purdue Softball closed out a perfect 5-0 weekend with an 8-2 win over Western Carolina this afternoon at Draper Diamond.
The Boilers had an explosive offensive weekend using double-digit hits in each game to outscore their opponents 48-5.
BOILER BITS
Offensive Highlights
- Moriah Polar: 3-for-4, 2 R, RBI
- Khloe Banks: 2-for-4, 2 R, RBI
- Kylie Franks: 2-for-3, RBI
- Ashlynn Campbell: 2-for-4, R
- Bella Douglas: 2-for-4, RBI
Batting Highlights
- Brianna Fontenot: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 11 BF
- Julia Gossett: (W, 5-3) 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 12 K, 22 BF
The Boilers began the scoring in the first inning on a triple from Bella Douglas to score Moriah Polar who singled earlier in the inning. The lead didn’t last long as Western Carolina also plated a run of their own in the bottom of the inning.
In the second, the Catamounts took the lead on a fielder’s choice, but the Boilers came storming back in the bottom of the inning, scoring two runs on a sac-fly from Haley Painter and an RBI grounder from Anna Moore.
Purdue continued to push the score, adding a lone run in the top of the fifth on a single up the middle from Anna Moore. In the sixth, Delaney Reefe led off the inning with a single, before she was moved over on a sacrifice bunt from Kylie Franks. Ashlynn Campbell advanced Reefe to third on a double to shallow left, before Banks brought her in on a sac-fly. A Polar single then scored Campbell to bring the Boilers ahead 6-2.
Purdue closed out the game with the final two insurance runs, scoring on a passed ball and a Franks single.
After coming in in relief in the bottom of the second, Gossett was lights out on the mound, striking out 12 batters, just two off of her career-high. With the victory, Gossett moves to 5-3 on the season.
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