2008 Woodie Awards
Boilermakers steamroll 'Hawks
Softball team falls 4-2 in extra innings, shutout 13-0 in 2nd meeting Tuesday
Trish Engelman
Issue date: 4/13/07 Section: Sports
It was the fifth inning that saw the Boilermakers steamroll the RedHawks.
Purdue sent 14 batters to the plate, as six hits and four walks accounted for the Boilermakers' 10 runs in the inning.
Purdue loaded the bases with no outs and scored three runs on a trio of walks before the RedHawk defense record its first out. Purdue kept finding the gaps in the field to continue its slaughter over the 'Hawks. Freshman Ashley Barr made it an 8-0 game with a two-run single to the left center gap, plating Amy Butcher and Haupert.
Spack drew a walk to load the bases once again, sending Zaworski to the plate who placed a two-run single just over the head of third baseman Briana Burke. Curtis made it 13-0 with a two-run double to right center, before a ground ball to the pitcher ended the inning.
"When the hitting becomes contagious like that, it is hard to stop a team, and Purdue is a good Big Ten team," Schoenly said.
Despite the overwhelming battle on defense, the Red and White was determined not to give up with out a fight. With one out, Natalie Savona reached first base on a drop third strike before being joined on base by Sarah Billstrom who singled to left, and Halle Popson who walked.
However, the RedHawk attack came up far short, as Boilermaker third baseman Ashley Hall caught a foul ball then fielded a ground out to seal the Purdue win.
"In the next couple of days we have to work on remembering that we are a confident team," Macedo said. "Everyone has off days, but I think our ability to bounce back is very strong."
The RedHawks are going to need to uncover their confidence as they look to bounce back when they travel to Bowling Green to take on the Falcons in another doubleheader matchup Friday.
Purdue sent 14 batters to the plate, as six hits and four walks accounted for the Boilermakers' 10 runs in the inning.
Purdue loaded the bases with no outs and scored three runs on a trio of walks before the RedHawk defense record its first out. Purdue kept finding the gaps in the field to continue its slaughter over the 'Hawks. Freshman Ashley Barr made it an 8-0 game with a two-run single to the left center gap, plating Amy Butcher and Haupert.
Spack drew a walk to load the bases once again, sending Zaworski to the plate who placed a two-run single just over the head of third baseman Briana Burke. Curtis made it 13-0 with a two-run double to right center, before a ground ball to the pitcher ended the inning.
"When the hitting becomes contagious like that, it is hard to stop a team, and Purdue is a good Big Ten team," Schoenly said.
Despite the overwhelming battle on defense, the Red and White was determined not to give up with out a fight. With one out, Natalie Savona reached first base on a drop third strike before being joined on base by Sarah Billstrom who singled to left, and Halle Popson who walked.
However, the RedHawk attack came up far short, as Boilermaker third baseman Ashley Hall caught a foul ball then fielded a ground out to seal the Purdue win.
"In the next couple of days we have to work on remembering that we are a confident team," Macedo said. "Everyone has off days, but I think our ability to bounce back is very strong."
The RedHawks are going to need to uncover their confidence as they look to bounce back when they travel to Bowling Green to take on the Falcons in another doubleheader matchup Friday.
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