WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue (32-15, 9-9 Big Ten) goes perfect on the day, beating UIC (12-2) and IU Indy (9-1) to extend their win streak to six-straight.
Purdue had a record-breaking night to close the non-conference season at Bittinger Stadium.
The Boilers broke the 23-year-old single-season RBI record, with their 267th on the season. The RBI was on a single from Moriah Polar, who sent her own record earlier in the evening. With Polar’s 86th hit of the season, she broke Purdue’s single-season hits record, previously set by Ashley Hall in 2007.
In game two against IU Indy, Purdue broke a single-game record, blasting five home runs, the most in program history. Delaney Reefe and Haley Painter each had two homers a piece, setting a new career-high for Reefe and tying Painter’s.
The five homers for the Boilers tied the single-season team record at 44, needing just one more to break the mark from the 2007 Boilers.
BOILER BITS (Game 1)
Offensive Highlights
- Moriah Polar: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI
- Anna Moore: 2-for-2, 1 R, RBI
- Maura Condon: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI
Pitching Breakdown
- Brianna Fontenot: (W, 9-5) 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 K, 17 BF
- Malone Moore: 1.0 IP, 1 K, 3 BF
In game one, Purdue’s offense plated six runs in the bottom of the first inning to create a lead too difficult for the Flames to catch. The inning featured five RBI from Painter, Bella Douglass, Maura Condon (2), and Ashlynn Campbell.
A dominant third inning from the Boilermaker offense helped extend the lead. Condon came home off a walk from Campbell,. While an RBI single from Polar brought in Kendyl Rainey. Khloe Banks added onto the inning with a sac-fly to bring the score to 10-1.
Anna Moore had a career-high two triples in a game, tying the single-game school record last set by Ryleigh Scott at Michigan State on February 28, 2021. Her RBI triple in the third brought in Polar, scoring the 11th run on the night.
In the circle, Brianna Fontenot earned the win while only allowing four hits. Malone Moore came in relief in the fifth, earning one strikeout and securing the victory.
BOILER BITS (Game 2)
Offensive Highlights
- Haley Painter: 3-for-3, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 HR
- Delaney Reefe: 3-for-3, 3 RBI, 2 HR, 2 R
- Moriah Polar: 2-for-3, RBI, R, 2B
- Kylie Franks: 2-for-3, RBI
Pitching Breakdown
- Brooke Perez: (W, 9-2) 4.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 K, 18 BF
- Julia Gossett: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, 7 BF
In game two, the Boilers had a slower start offensively, but a three home run sixth inning from Painter, Reefe, and Moore helped propel Purdue to a 9-1 run-rule victory.
Painter and Reefe each had two home runs in game two this evening. Painter’s first of the night was in the third inning, and the second came in the sixth inning. Reefe’s first was in the fifth inning and her second was the two-run walk-off winner that brought the score to 9-1, finishing the game in the sixth.
Purdue will take on Northwestern at home for its final home series of the year, before heading to Iowa to close out the regular season.
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