Wednesday, April 24
West Lafayette, IN
5:30 p.m.
Ball State University
22-25
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at
6
Purdue
23-22
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2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Ball State
0
1
0
0
0
0
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1
2
1
Purdue
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0
1
4
1
X
6
9
2
Softball Falls In Wednesday Action at Purdue
April 24, 2024 | Softball
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - - Senior left fielder Kaitlyn Mathews blasted her fourth home run of the season to give Ball State a 1-0 lead in the second inning Wednesday evening at Bittinger Stadium, but it was not enough as Purdue rallied for a 6-1 win.
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It was Mathews third home run in the last four games and helped the Cardinals (22-25) jump ahead early in its final non-conference game of the season. Unfortunately, the host Boilermakers (23-22) would even the score with a run in the fourth, before tallying four more in the fifth and capping the scoring with a run in the sixth.
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Despite taking the loss in the circle, Ball State senior Francys King would tally five strikeouts in the game over her 4.1 innings of work. Sophomore Bridie Murphy finished the contest and picked up two more, giving the BSU pitching staff seven on the night.
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SCORING SUMMARY - Ball State 1 - Purdue 6
T2 | Mathews blasts a solo shot over the fence in center field (1-0)
B4 | Tyrina Jones evened the score with a solo blast to left field (1-1)
B5 | A two-run triple from Moriah Polar gives the hosts the lead (1-3)
B5 | Sage Scarmardo drives in two more with a single through the left side (1-5)
B6 | A sacrifice fly to left field from Khloe Banks caps the scoring in the game (1-6)
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UP NEXT:
The Ball State softball team will be off for the weekend, before returning to the road next week for a pair of pivotal league series. The Cardinals will travel to Northern Illinois for a Tuesday (April 30) doubleheader before closing the regular season with a three-game series at Central Michigan Saturday and Sunday (May 4-5).
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It was Mathews third home run in the last four games and helped the Cardinals (22-25) jump ahead early in its final non-conference game of the season. Unfortunately, the host Boilermakers (23-22) would even the score with a run in the fourth, before tallying four more in the fifth and capping the scoring with a run in the sixth.
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Despite taking the loss in the circle, Ball State senior Francys King would tally five strikeouts in the game over her 4.1 innings of work. Sophomore Bridie Murphy finished the contest and picked up two more, giving the BSU pitching staff seven on the night.
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SCORING SUMMARY - Ball State 1 - Purdue 6
T2 | Mathews blasts a solo shot over the fence in center field (1-0)
B4 | Tyrina Jones evened the score with a solo blast to left field (1-1)
B5 | A two-run triple from Moriah Polar gives the hosts the lead (1-3)
B5 | Sage Scarmardo drives in two more with a single through the left side (1-5)
B6 | A sacrifice fly to left field from Khloe Banks caps the scoring in the game (1-6)
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UP NEXT:
The Ball State softball team will be off for the weekend, before returning to the road next week for a pair of pivotal league series. The Cardinals will travel to Northern Illinois for a Tuesday (April 30) doubleheader before closing the regular season with a three-game series at Central Michigan Saturday and Sunday (May 4-5).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kendall Klochack (7-3)
L: King, Francys (11-11)
Batting:
HR: Mathews, Kaitlyn 1
RBI: Mathews, Kaitlyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mathews, Kaitlyn 1
Batting:
3B: Moriah Polar 1 ; Jordyn Ramos 1
HR: Tyrina Jones 1
RBI: Khloe Banks 1 ; Moriah Polar 2 ; Tyrina Jones 1 ; Sage Scarmardo 2
SF: Khloe Banks 1 ; Hailey Hayes 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Khloe Banks 1 ; Ashlynn Campbell 1 ; Moriah Polar 1 ; Kyndall Bailey 1 ; Tyrina Jones 1 ; Jordyn Ramos 1
SB: Kyndall Bailey 1
HBP: Kyndall Bailey 1 ; Hailey Hayes 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
2b/1b
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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