WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue Boilermakers (25-11, 5-5 Big Ten) fell short to the Wisconsin Badgers (20-11, 6-4 Big Ten) on Friday afternoon at Bittinger Field.
In the second inning Wisconsin plated all three of their runs, while Perez worked five scoreless frames in relief after.
BOILER BITS
Offensive Highlights
- Moriah Polar: 1-for-3
- Maura Condon: 1-for-2
- Kylie Franks: 1-for-2
Pitching Breakdown - Brianna Fontenot: (L, 8-4) 2.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 14 BF
- Brooke Perez: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 21 BF
Wisconsin threatened early, loading the bases to open the game, but the Boilermakers' defense did not allow any runs in the first.
The Boilermakers broke up the perfect game in the fourth when Moriah Polar recorded the first hit of the game for the Boilers. Polar is the first player for the Boilermakers to have a 70-hit season since Andie Varsho in 2014.
In the fourth inning, Perez delivered a key strikeout to strand a Badger runner, continuing her scoreless relief effort in the circle.
Maura Condon recorded Purdue’s second hit during the fifth, and Kylie Franks posted another in the sixth.
The game remained steady through the seventh when Brooke Perez recorded another strikeout, leaving the Badgers scoreless since their three runs in the third.
Though the Boilers had runners on in the fourth and the sixth, they were unable to break through, giving Wisconsin its sixth win in conference play.
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