Michigan State University
23-24, 3-13
Purdue
19-26, 2-11
Spartans Shut Down Purdue for Second Straight Day
4/23/2022 4:28:00 PM | Softball
A win on Saturday improves Michigan State's overall record to 23-24 and moves the team closer to locking in a spot at the 2022 Big Ten Tournament.
Sophomore Ashley Miller earned the win throwing four no-hit innings, striking out four Purdue batters in the process. Junior Sarah Ladd entered the game in the fifth inning and completed the final three innings of the contest, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out two. It's the second consecutive game that Miller and Ladd have combined for the shutout.
B1 | MSU 0 - PUR 0
— MSU Softball (@MSU_Softball) April 23, 2022
Ashley Miller strikes out three Purdue batters in the first inning. Score remains 0-0 through one.#GoGreen | #B1GSoftball pic.twitter.com/hOZ0rRTRDZ
Junior Camryn Wincher went 2-for-4 at the plate to pace the Spartan offense on Saturday. A total of nine different Spartans reached base in the contest. Senior's Abby Joseph, Jessica Mabrey and Kendall Kates all had extra-base hits for MSU with Joseph and Mabrey sliding into third with triples. Kates hit her first home run of the season in the fourth inning and was intentionally walked twice.
Michigan State scored a pair of runs in the second inning after fifth year Caitie Ladd and Kates reached base. A two-out triple to shallow left field from Joseph allowed Ladd and Kates to cross the plate. Purdue's left fielder lost the ball in the sun allowing it to drop as the speedy Joseph took third.
T2 | MSU 2 - PUR 0
— MSU Softball (@MSU_Softball) April 23, 2022
The ball gets lost in the sun and Abby Joseph slides into third with a two-RBI triple!#GoGreen | #B1GSoftball pic.twitter.com/ichMsUbVD2
Kates extended Michigan State's advantage to 3-0 in the fourth, hitting her first home run of the season over the fence in left center. The Spartans added one run to their tally in the fifth as a lead-off triple by Mabrey set up senior Courtney Callahan for the sacrifice fly.
T4 | MSU 3 - PUR 0
— MSU Softball (@MSU_Softball) April 23, 2022
Kendall Kates says SEE YA! Kates goes yard for her first home run of the season to put the Spartans up 3-0 in the fourth inning.#GoGreen | #B1GSoftball pic.twitter.com/3hDiLfFjSI
Michigan State's advantage grew to six runs in the top of the seventh when a two-out single to left by senior Mackenzie Meech drove in juniors Kennedy Wyllie and Wincher. Wincher and Wyllie each singled to open the inning before an intentional walk to Kates loaded the bases for Meech.
T7 | MSU 6 - PUR 0
— MSU Softball (@MSU_Softball) April 23, 2022
Mackenzie Meech drives in two with the bases loaded as the Spartans take a 6-0 lead in the seventh.#GoGreen | #B1GSoftball pic.twitter.com/wl6Ig2nP8M
UP NEXT: Michigan State and Purdue will conclude their three-game series on Sunday, April 24 at Bittinger Stadium. First pitch has been moved up to 11:00 a.m. due to forecasted weather.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Miller, Ashley (13-14)
L: Smith, B. (2-10)
Batting:
3B: Mabrey, Jessica 1 ; Joseph, Abby 1
HR: Kates, Kendall 1
RBI: Callahan, Courtney 1 ; Kates, Kendall 1 ; Meech, Mackenzie 2 ; Joseph, Abby 2
SH: Kates, Kendall 1
SF: Callahan, Courtney 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mabrey, Jessica 1 ; Wincher, Camryn 1 ; Wyllie, Kennedy 1 ; Ladd, Caitie 1 ; Kates, Kendall 2
SB: Trivelpiece, Marissa 1
Batting:
SH: Bailey, K. 1
Base Running:
SB: Dillon, K. 1
HBP: Dillon, K. 1 ; Cox, Emilee 1
