After Purdue got on the board in the first inning, Brittany Vaughn reached base on an infield error before working her way around to third and ultimately stealing home to knot the game at 1-1. The rest of the game's scoring would take place in the fourth inning as the Red and White sent eight batters to the plate in the frame. Kelsey McGuffin represented the go-ahead run after working a five-pitch walk while Adarian Gray, Jordan Thomas, Maddie Bowlds and Kendall Smith added insurance runs.
WKU owned a 4-1 lead when Smith stepped up and knocked a two-run home run to put the Hilltoppers' final tallies on the board. Paige Carter and Jordan Vorbrink contributed a pair of sacrifice hits to advance runners during WKU's big inning.
In the second game of the day, head coach Amy Tudor's squad used a four-run second inning to pick up its second scrimmage victory. Vaughn, McGuffin, Haylee Towers and Carter crossed the plate in the contest against Ball State.
From the circle, Towers tossed 8.0 combined innings of shutout ball for the WKU squad. The sophomore notched nine punch outs on the day while only giving up one free base. Towers held the opposition to just five singles.
Kelsey Aikey threw 4.0 innings while striking out a pair and allowing just three hits and one walk. Freshman Shelby Nunn also spent a couple innings in the circle allowing zero runs and no hits.
QUICK HITS
- In the leadoff spot, Jordan Thomas went 4-for-7 with three singles and a double.
- Maddie Bowlds reached base all four plate appearances against Purdue while going 2-for-2 and 3-for-7 overall.
- Kendall Smith had two hits against Purdue including a two-run homer.
- WKU's pitching in combination with the defense accounted for four 1-2-3 innings against Ball State.
