WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue (32-17, 9-11 Big Ten) fell 11-4 in game two of the series against Northwestern on senior day in West Lafayette.
The Boilers were outhit 13-4 in the game, scoring in just the first inning. The Wildcats scored in every inning except for the fourth, and secured the win with a four-run sixth inning.
Senior, Khloe Banks, earned two of Purdue’s four hits while Moriah Polar and Delaney Reefe tallied the other two.
BOILER BITS
Offensive Highlights
- Khloe Banks: 2-for-3, R
- Delaney Reefe: 1-for-3, 2 RBI
- Moriah Polar: 1-for-4, R
Offensive Highlights - Brooke Perez: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 K, 8 BF
- Brianna Fontenot: (L, 9-6) 4.2 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 26 BF
- Emma Bailey: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 5 BF
Purdue jumped out to an immediate lead, plating four runs in the top of the first. Polar and Banks began the game with back-to-back singles, completing a double steal during Haley Painter’s at-bat. An RBI walk from Anna Moore tied up the score at one apiece after a solo shot by Northwestern in the top of the inning.
A two-run single from Reefe and an RBI groundout from Bella Douglas brought Purdue out to a three-run lead.
After the first, the Wildcats steadily added runs, plating two in the second, one in the third, and a combined six in the fifth and sixth.
In the top of the sixth, Northwestern sealed the game plating three on a Purdue error.
Down to the final six outs, the deficit was too much to overcome for the Boilers, going down 2-0 in the series.
Purdue will take on Northwestern for the series finale tomorrow, Purdue’s final home game of the season, on Sunday beginning at 1:00 p.m. est.
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