Game 1
Game 2
Milwaukee, Wis. – Cardinal Stritch University came into Senior day after winning one from Calumet St. Joseph and wanted to build off the win. The Wolves offense was held quiet in the loss in game one, 4-0 by Purdue University North Central but the Wolves bounced back and won game two, 5-4.
The Wolves fall behind early in game one. In the top of the first inning Purdue North Central led 1-0 after Megan Olson (Hobart, Ind.) came around to score on a throwing error by Stritch.
The Wolves looked to be threatening in the bottom of the first but Brittany Rader (New Berlin, Wis.) got thrown out trying to steal third and then Kayla Schlegel (New Berlin, Wis.) struck out to end the inning.
Schlegel held the Panthers to no runs over the next three innings but in the top of the fifth inning, Lindsay Brandner (Griffith, Ind.) led off the inning by reaching base on an error by the shortstop. She came around to score to put Purdue North Central up, 2-0.
Purdue North Central went on to score two more runs in the top of the seventh inning to extend their lead to 4-0. Stritch did not have an answer and lost the game 4-0.
Schlegel picked up the tough loss for the Wolves going all seven innings allowing four runs, three earned, on two hits while walking five. Her record drops to 1-20 on the season.
In game two, Purdue North Central broke onto the scoreboard in the top of the third inning. The Panthers scored three runs in the inning on the help of three Wolves errors and after the inning was over Purdue North Central led 3-0.
After Stritch picked up two hits in the first three innings the offense came to life. Kelly Gosselin (Batavia, Ill.) led off the inning with a double to left center and advanced to third on a ground out by Schlegel. Hillary Trebiatowski drove her in with a single to center field to cut the Panthers led to 3-1. Trebiatowksi scored when Stephanie Douglas (Muskego, Wis.) hit a sacrifice fly to right field. That would be all the Wolves would get in the fourth inning and trailed, after four complete 3-2.
Purdue North Central added onto their lead in the top of the fifth. Nicole Nickoson (Elkhart, Ind.) led off the inning with a double. She moved to third on a fly out to right. Nickoson scored on a passed ball to stretch the Panthers lead to 4-2.
The Wolves came back with an answer in the bottom of the fifth. With one out, Katie Giuffre (Hamilton, Wis.) singled up the middle and Rader followed with a bunt single. Giuffre scored on a passed ball to make it 4-3. Rader was driven in on a single by Schlegel to tie the game at 4-4. Schlegel scored on the game winning hit by Anna Flock (Norwalk, Wis.) when she singled down the right field line. After the fifth inning was complete the Wolves led 5-4.
With the one run lead, Flock shut the door on the Panthers by only allowing two hits in the last two innings. Flock went all seven innings allowing four runs, two earned, on eight hits while striking out five and walking one. She improved her record to 6-11 on the year. With the split of the doubleheader Stritch goes to 7-32 and 4-14 in the CCAC while Purdue North Central’s record goes to 27-30 and 6-12 in the CCAC.