WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Boilers historic 14-game win streak comes to an end with a 6-0 defeat against No. 18 Oregon.
The Boilers made three errors leading to five unearned runs which created a hefty deficit early on for Purdue. The Boilers had four hits, with two of them coming from the national leader, Moriah Polar.
BOILER BITS
Offensive Highlights
- Moriah Polar: 2-for-3
- Haley Painter: 1-for-2, 2B
- Kylie Franks: 1-for-3
PITCHING BREAKDOWN - Julia Gossett: (L, 9-4) 6.0 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 10 BB, 3 K, 34 BF
- Brianna Fontenot: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BF
After a leadoff groundout in the top of the first, the Ducks put three runners on with a single, a walk, and another single. The Boilers then worked their way out of the bases-loaded jam when Gossett struck out back-to-back batters to end the frame.
In the second, Purdue put pressure on the Ducks when Polar, singled with one away. Haley Painter then followed suit with a two-out double down the left field line to put two runners in scoring position. Just as the Boilers did in the top of the inning, the Ducks worked out of the jam.
In the second, Purdue once again shut down the Ducks, working around a pair of walks to keep it scoreless.
Purdue continued to put pressure on in the bottom of the inning, putting two runners on when Delaney Reefe was hit by a pitch and moved over on a single to right-center from Kylie Franks. Ashlynn Campbell moved both runners to second and third on a groundout, but the inning ended in a strikeout.
In the top of the third, the Ducks broke through plating three runs. The first two runs scored on an error from the Boilers which would have ended the inning. The third runner came around on an RBI single on the next play.
The Boilers earned a leadoff single by Polar in the bottom of the third, her second hit on the day, but were quickly doubled up to put two outs on the board. The Ducks finished off the frame with a strikeout.
IOregon loaded the bases again in the top of the fourth on the back of three-straight walks. Purdue beared down and finished the inning unscathed with two flyouts and an infield fly.
The fifth was quiet on both sides with both teams going down in order.
The Ducks led off the top of the sixth with a no-out triple in the right-center gap, then loaded the bases again with back-to-back walks. Oregon was able to plate two more runs on a Purdue error and a sacrifice fly.
Oregon added one more insurance run in the seventh on a single with an errant throw that allowed the runner to come all the way around.
The Boilers will pick up against Oregon tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. to try to even the series.
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