LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Purdue drops to 15-12 after falling 7-5 in the series finale to No. 6 ranked UCLA. The Boilermakers move to 0-3 in Big Ten play as they head to Oklahoma City to take on Wisconsin and Maryland.
The Boilers combined for eight hits, the same as UCLA, while scoring in each of the first three innings. Khloe Banks led off the game with a triple, while Sage Scarmardo earned two hits.
BOILER BITS (at #6 UCLA)
Offensive Highlights:
The Boilermakers, for the second day in a row, scored a run in the top of the first inning due to the bat of Kyndall Bailey. Banks led off the inning with a triple, before Moriah Polar earned her way on base with a walk. K. Bailey then scored Banks with a sacrifice fly to right field to put Purdue ahead early.
In the bottom of the first, UCLA answered the Boilers with a run of its own, after two singles, a fielder's choice and a hit by pitch, which brought Julia Gossett to the mound for the Boilermakers. Gossett worked out of the inning with pop up and a fielder's choice, after conceding one run.
In the second, the Boilers continued to work, with a lead off single from Jordyn Ramos, followed by another from Scarmardo. Alivia Meeks was hit by a pitch to load the bases which allowed Polar to hit a two-out, two run RBI single to put Purdue ahead 3-1.
Purdue added two runs to its lead in the third inning, beginning with a single from Gossett. The Boilers loaded the bases again with a walk from Ramos and a single from Scarmardo, her second of the day. A bloop single from Meeks plated the first run, before Banks added the second run on another single to left. UCLA was able to make it out of the inning on a throw to the plate which caught Meeks trying to advance to home.
The Bruins continued to fight, plating two runs of their own in the bottom of the inning on a home run and an RBI walk, to bring the lead back to two runs. UCLA then tied the ball game in the bottom of the fourth, with a two-run homer that brought the score to five a piece.
UCLA took the lead in the bottom of the fifth, on another solo homer, and added on one more in the sixth, after an error from Purdue. The Boilermakers were unable to overcome the deficit in the top of the seventh.
UP NEXT
Purdue will travels to the home of USA Softball, Devon Park, to take on two more Big Ten opponents in Maryland and Wisconsin.
For updates on Purdue Softball, follow the Boilermakers on Twitter (@PurdueSoftball), Instagram (@purduesoftball), and Facebook (Purdue Softball).
The Boilers combined for eight hits, the same as UCLA, while scoring in each of the first three innings. Khloe Banks led off the game with a triple, while Sage Scarmardo earned two hits.
BOILER BITS (at #6 UCLA)
Offensive Highlights:
- Khloe Banks: 2-for-4, 3B, RBI, R
- Sage Scarmardo: 2-for-3, 2 R
- Jordyn Ramos: 1-for-2, R
- Moriah Polar: 1-for-2, 2 RBI
- Alivia Meeks: 1-for-2, RBI
- Madi Elish: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 BF
- Kendall Klochack (L, 5-3): 2.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 BF
- Emma Bailey: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 BF
- Julia Gossett: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 14 BF
The Boilermakers, for the second day in a row, scored a run in the top of the first inning due to the bat of Kyndall Bailey. Banks led off the inning with a triple, before Moriah Polar earned her way on base with a walk. K. Bailey then scored Banks with a sacrifice fly to right field to put Purdue ahead early.
In the bottom of the first, UCLA answered the Boilers with a run of its own, after two singles, a fielder's choice and a hit by pitch, which brought Julia Gossett to the mound for the Boilermakers. Gossett worked out of the inning with pop up and a fielder's choice, after conceding one run.
In the second, the Boilers continued to work, with a lead off single from Jordyn Ramos, followed by another from Scarmardo. Alivia Meeks was hit by a pitch to load the bases which allowed Polar to hit a two-out, two run RBI single to put Purdue ahead 3-1.
Purdue added two runs to its lead in the third inning, beginning with a single from Gossett. The Boilers loaded the bases again with a walk from Ramos and a single from Scarmardo, her second of the day. A bloop single from Meeks plated the first run, before Banks added the second run on another single to left. UCLA was able to make it out of the inning on a throw to the plate which caught Meeks trying to advance to home.
The Bruins continued to fight, plating two runs of their own in the bottom of the inning on a home run and an RBI walk, to bring the lead back to two runs. UCLA then tied the ball game in the bottom of the fourth, with a two-run homer that brought the score to five a piece.
UCLA took the lead in the bottom of the fifth, on another solo homer, and added on one more in the sixth, after an error from Purdue. The Boilermakers were unable to overcome the deficit in the top of the seventh.
UP NEXT
Purdue will travels to the home of USA Softball, Devon Park, to take on two more Big Ten opponents in Maryland and Wisconsin.
For updates on Purdue Softball, follow the Boilermakers on Twitter (@PurdueSoftball), Instagram (@purduesoftball), and Facebook (Purdue Softball).