MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. – A pair of home runs by Madison Douglass and Skye Webb propelled the Boilermakers (7-2) to 7-0 victory against South Dakota (3-6). The win closes out a 1-1 day for Purdue, which suffered a 7-5 loss to Monmouth (2-1) to open the day.
The South Dakota shutout marks the second consecutive weekend Purdue has held an opponent scoreless, however the three hits allowed the opponent season-low (vs. NIU, 2/7).
Junior pitcher Sydney Bates secured the victory to improve to 5-0 on the season. The Boilermaker tallied 10 strikeouts vs. South Dakota, marking just the second double-digit effort since the beginning of the 2019 season and tying her game-high from a year ago.
Two Boilermakers recorded a home run on the day: Madison Douglass (vs. South Dakota) and Skye Webb (vs. South Dakota).
With the day's results, Purdue will travel to Clermont, Florida, to take on Central Michigan and UConn on Sunday to conclude the weekend. Games will be streamed on FloSoftball ($) and is available to listen for free HERE.
NOTEABLES
The South Dakota shutout marks the second consecutive weekend Purdue has held an opponent scoreless, however the three hits allowed the opponent season-low (vs. NIU, 2/7).
Junior pitcher Sydney Bates secured the victory to improve to 5-0 on the season. The Boilermaker tallied 10 strikeouts vs. South Dakota, marking just the second double-digit effort since the beginning of the 2019 season and tying her game-high from a year ago.
Two Boilermakers recorded a home run on the day: Madison Douglass (vs. South Dakota) and Skye Webb (vs. South Dakota).
With the day's results, Purdue will travel to Clermont, Florida, to take on Central Michigan and UConn on Sunday to conclude the weekend. Games will be streamed on FloSoftball ($) and is available to listen for free HERE.
NOTEABLES
- Bates' 10 strikeouts mark the second double-digit effort since the 2019 season began
- Sophomore Rylee Platusic recorded the lone triple for the day (vs. South Dakota)
- Ashley Peters recorded her first save as a Boilermaker in the 7-0 victory
- Webb and Platusic each notched two RBI (vs. South Dakota)
- Webb led the day with a combined four RBI (2 vs. Monmouth, 2 vs. South Dakota)