WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Julia Gossett becomes the first pitcher in Purdue history to earn Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks. Freshman, Anna Moore, earns her first-career honors after a stellar debut at Bittinger Stadium.
Gossett had another wonderful weekend, picking up three victories of the four games Purdue played. She pitched 12.0 innings with a 0.58 ERA, striking out 22 batters. Her strikeout per inning ratio was 1.83, nearly earning 2 outs of every inning during her performance.
Gossett surrendered just six hits, with a .146 BAA. She also earned a shutout victory over Green Bay.
In the final game of the weekend, against Green Bay, Gossett struck out 11 batters, including striking out five of the first six batters and making the sixth out on a line drive back to the mound.
On day three of the Boilermaker Classic, Gossett struck out 20 batters, 9 in the first game in relief, and 11 in her performance immediately following.
She earns the honor for the third time in her career, and her second time this season.
Indianapolis native, Moore, earned her first-career honor this weekend during her four-game debut at Bittinger Stadium.
Moore had herself a weekend, hitting .667 with six hits and six RBI, including two doubles, one triple, and a home run.
Moore’s home run was the fifth of her career, as well as her first at home during her first-ever weekend at Purdue.
The freshman slugged 1.444 with a .750 on-base percentage, while also stealing a base and scoring three runs.
In the field, she was perfect, earning four putouts.
The Boilers concluded the Boilermaker Classic with a win at home against Green Bay today, and will take on Indiana State at home on Tuesday.
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