Friday, April 20
Madison, WI
5 PM
Wisconsin Badgers
20-17, 0
2
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3
Purdue
13-32, 0
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Purdue
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Wisconsin
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Late surge not enough to overcome the Boilermakers
April 20, 2018 | Softball
Lombardo and Foster hit back-to-back home runs in 3-2 loss
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin softball team dropped a close game to Purdue, 3-2, Friday night at Goodman Diamond.
Wisconsin (20-17 overall, 4-6 B1G) collected six hits while Purdue (13-32, 4-8) had seven hits.
The Badgers were unable to capitalize early on but hit a groove in the bottom of the sixth inning. Stephanie Lombardo got the Badgers on the board with a solo home run to center field. In the next at-bat freshman Lauren Foster stepped up to the plate and hit a homer of her own to close the gap and put Wisconsin back in the game.
The Boilermakers scored two early runs in the first inning and added a third in the top of the fifth.
Notes to know
-Freshman Lauren Foster hit her first home run as a Badger and extended her reached-base streak to 13 games.
-Stephanie Lombardo homered in back-to-back games and is now tied for second on the team with four goners this season.
-Foster notched a team-high two hits against the Boilermakers.
-Senior Kelsey Jenkins doubled in the third inning for a 10-game hitting streak.
On deck
UW is back in action at Goodman tomorrow at 4 p.m. for game two against Purdue.
Wisconsin (20-17 overall, 4-6 B1G) collected six hits while Purdue (13-32, 4-8) had seven hits.
The Badgers were unable to capitalize early on but hit a groove in the bottom of the sixth inning. Stephanie Lombardo got the Badgers on the board with a solo home run to center field. In the next at-bat freshman Lauren Foster stepped up to the plate and hit a homer of her own to close the gap and put Wisconsin back in the game.
The Boilermakers scored two early runs in the first inning and added a third in the top of the fifth.
Notes to know
-Freshman Lauren Foster hit her first home run as a Badger and extended her reached-base streak to 13 games.
-Stephanie Lombardo homered in back-to-back games and is now tied for second on the team with four goners this season.
-Foster notched a team-high two hits against the Boilermakers.
-Senior Kelsey Jenkins doubled in the third inning for a 10-game hitting streak.
On deck
UW is back in action at Goodman tomorrow at 4 p.m. for game two against Purdue.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sydney Bates (5-13)
L: Menz, Kaitlyn (10-11)
Batting:
2B: Stephanie Ramsey 1 ; Emily Kenny 1 ; Mallory Baker 1 ; Lexi Huffman 1
RBI: Stephanie Ramsey 1 ; Emily Kenny 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Ryleigh Scott 1 ; Jenny Behan 1 ; Madison Douglass 1
SB: Ryleigh Scott 1
Batting:
2B: Jenkins, Kelsey 1 ; Foster, Lauren 1
HR: Lombardo, Stephanie 1 ; Foster, Lauren 1
RBI: Lombardo, Stephanie 1 ; Foster, Lauren 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lombardo, Stephanie 1 ; Foster, Lauren 1
SB: Jenkins, Kelsey 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
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2
RBI
1
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4
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RBI
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RBI
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AB
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H
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RBI
0
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