WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Softball swept day three of the Boilermaker Classic, heading into the final day 4-0.
The Boilers started the day with a 5-2 victory over Northern Illinois, before closing it out with an 8-0 run rule victory over Green Bay.
BOILER BITS (Game 1 vs NIU)
Offensive Highlights
- Haley Painter: 2-for-2, 1 RBI, 2B
- Anna Moore: 1-for-1, 3 RBI, HR, R
- Khloe Banks: 2-for-3, R, 2B
- Bella Douglas: 2-for-3
Pitching Breakdown
- Brianna Fontenot: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 16 BF
- Julia Gossett:(W, 7-3) 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 9 K, 13 BF
The NIU Huskies got on the board in the top of the first on a double and a single, but the Boilers immediately came fighting back, tying it up in the bottom of the inning on an RBI groundout from Ashlynn Campbell.
The second inning proved scoreless on both sides, before NIU plated another lone run in the top of the third.
In the bottom of the inning, Purdue came roaring back, regaining the lead on a three-run home run from freshman, Anna Moore. The homer is Moore’s fifth this season, her first on her home field.
Julia Gossett continued to work in the circle after relieving Brianna Fontenot. Gossett struck out the side in the top of the fifth before the Boilers added on another run in the bottom. Haley Painter singled through the left side for her second hit of the day, scoring Polar.
Gossett mowed down NIU batters, fanning 9 over her four innings of work, earning her the victory.
BOILER BITS (Game 2 vs Green Bay)
Offensive Highlights
- Khloe Banks: 2-for-3, 2 R
- Moriah Polar: 2-for-3, 2 R, 4 RBI
- Haley Painter: 2-for-3, 2 RBI
- Delaney Reefe: 1-for-2, RBI
Pitching Breakdown - Julia Gossett:(W, 8-3) 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 11 K, 17 BF
Gossett picked up right where she left off, striking out the side on 11 pitches in the top of the first. She continued to momentum into the second, striking out two more batters while also catching a line drive back to the mound.
The Boilers broke through in the bottom of the third, plating four runs during a two-out rally. Banks led off with a double to right center before three-straight singles from Polar, A. Moore, and Painter piled on the run support.
Purdue continued to strengthen its lead, plating four more runs in the bottom of the fourth. Campbell started the inning with a leadoff double, coming around to score on a single from Delaney Reefe. A bunt single from Banks, and a single up the middle from Polar plated two more runs, bringing the lead out to seven.
Painter continued her stellar evening adding another RBI, taking the Boilers out to eight runs.
Gossett closed it out on the mound, finishing with 11 strikeouts in game two, just one under her season-high.
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