LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Purdue dropped a one-run thriller to No. 6 UCLA in the second game of the opening Big Ten series in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
Kyndall Bailey earned the only two hits in the game, hitting her first-career home run to put Purdue ahead in the first inning, and adding a single in the sixth.
On the mound, Purdue used three pitchers in the game with the being starter Kendall Klochack, with Emma Bailey, and Julia Gossett in relief.
BOILER BITS (at #6 UCLA)
Offensive Highlights:
The Boilermakers started off with a bang against No. 6 UCLA, as Kyndall Bailey hit her first-career home run to put Purdue up 1-0 in the top of the first. In the bottom of the inning, the Bruins answered with a run of their own on back-to-back singles and a walk that loaded the bases, before a fielder's choice brought one around.
The second inning was scoreless on both sides, before UCLA took the lead in the bottom of the third on a solo home run.
After back-to-back perfect innings in the fourth and the fifth from Kendall Klochack and Emma Bailey, the Boilers caused some trouble in the bottom of the fifth. The Bruins allowed two Boilers to get on after making two errors, but stranded the runners to end the threat.
In the sixth, K. Bailey earned her second hit of the day on a single through the left side, but the Boilers were unable to string hits together to even the score. Julia Gossett came to the mound in the bottom of the inning, and was able to hold the Bruins, stranding two runners with an inning-ending strikeout.
Down to its final at-bat, Purdue went down in order, dropping the one-run battle to UCLA.
UP NEXT
Purdue will return to Easton Stadium for the final game of the series tomorrow, Mar. 16 to take on UCLA in game three to close out the Big Ten opening series.
For updates on Purdue Softball, follow the Boilermakers on Twitter (@PurdueSoftball), Instagram (@purduesoftball), and Facebook (Purdue Softball).
Kyndall Bailey earned the only two hits in the game, hitting her first-career home run to put Purdue ahead in the first inning, and adding a single in the sixth.
On the mound, Purdue used three pitchers in the game with the being starter Kendall Klochack, with Emma Bailey, and Julia Gossett in relief.
BOILER BITS (at #6 UCLA)
Offensive Highlights:
- Kyndall Bailey: 2-for-3, RBI, HR
- Kendall Klochack (L, 5-2) : 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 17 BF
- Emma Bailey: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BF
- Julia Gossett: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 5 BF
The Boilermakers started off with a bang against No. 6 UCLA, as Kyndall Bailey hit her first-career home run to put Purdue up 1-0 in the top of the first. In the bottom of the inning, the Bruins answered with a run of their own on back-to-back singles and a walk that loaded the bases, before a fielder's choice brought one around.
The second inning was scoreless on both sides, before UCLA took the lead in the bottom of the third on a solo home run.
After back-to-back perfect innings in the fourth and the fifth from Kendall Klochack and Emma Bailey, the Boilers caused some trouble in the bottom of the fifth. The Bruins allowed two Boilers to get on after making two errors, but stranded the runners to end the threat.
In the sixth, K. Bailey earned her second hit of the day on a single through the left side, but the Boilers were unable to string hits together to even the score. Julia Gossett came to the mound in the bottom of the inning, and was able to hold the Bruins, stranding two runners with an inning-ending strikeout.
Down to its final at-bat, Purdue went down in order, dropping the one-run battle to UCLA.
UP NEXT
Purdue will return to Easton Stadium for the final game of the series tomorrow, Mar. 16 to take on UCLA in game three to close out the Big Ten opening series.
For updates on Purdue Softball, follow the Boilermakers on Twitter (@PurdueSoftball), Instagram (@purduesoftball), and Facebook (Purdue Softball).