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Winner Bradley BRAD 6-9
3
Purdue PUR 7-6
Winner
Bradley BRAD
6-9
12
Final
3
Purdue PUR
7-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Bradley BRAD 4 0 2 6 0 12 12 1
Purdue PUR 2 0 0 1 0 3 3 3

W: Mahaffy, Megan (1-2) L: MOODY (2-2)

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Softball Roughs Up Purdue 12-3

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Game Recap: Softball |
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Senior Megan Mahaffy held Purdue to three hits and Bradley used a big six-run fourth to break open the game for a 12-3, five-inning victory over the Boilermakers Friday morning to open play at the Citrus Classic.
 
Mahaffy earned her first victory of the season in the complete game effort, scattering three runs and three hits over the five-inning outing.  Freshmen combined for 5 of Bradley's 12 hits and drove in eight runs in the contest with Lucy Mead going 2-for-2 with a run, two walks and four driven in. 
 
Bradley (6-9 overall) gave Mahaffy an early lead with the Braves plating four runs in the top of the first.  Mead walked and eventually scored the first run of the game on a passed ball.  Senior Gabby Stoner also came home on the play thanks to one of two Purdue errors in the inning.  Later in the inning, sophomore Vicki Zaluske ripped a two-out double to put runners at second and third for freshman Samantha Smith, who drove in a pair with single up the middle as Bradley grabbed a 4-0 lead.
 
Purdue (7-6 overall) cut the lead in half with two runs in the bottom half of the inning.  A single and walk to open the inning put two runners on for Jenny Behan, who doubled to center to plate both runners and trim the BU advantage to 4-2. 
 
Mahaffy retired Purdue in order on just six pitches in the bottom of the second and Bradley added two more runs in the top of the third to take a 6-2 lead.  The Braves loaded the bases on one-out singles by Taise Thompson, Zaluske and Smith.  A two-out, bases loaded walk to freshman Keeler van Breusegen drove in one run and Mead earned a four-pitch walk of her own to drive in another run. 
 
A six-run fourth for Bradley broke the contest open.  The Braves loaded the bases with a pair of walks sandwiched around a Thompson single.  Smith was hit by a pitch and freshman Camryn Monteer followed with a bases loaded RBI single to make it an 8-2 lead.  Zaluske raced home on a wild pitch and Mead had the big hit of the frame with a bases loaded double that drove in three to push Bradley's lead to 12-2.
 
Purdue managed to get a run in bottom half of the fourth and threatened to add more before Mahaffy was able to get out of a jam.  The Boilermakers loaded the bases with three walks and a Kendall Chase one-out RBI single cut the BU lead to 12-3.  With the bases loaded, Mahaffy got a strikeout and fly out to get out of inning without any more damage. 
 
Mahaffy worked around a one-out walk in the bottom of the fifth to close out the 12-3 victory for the Braves. 
 
Bradley collected 12 hits as five different Braves had multiple hits and BU drew six walks against four Purdue hurlers. 
 
The Braves follow up the Purdue win with a game against South Alabama this afternoon to close out day one of the Citrus Classic.   
 
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Players Mentioned

Megan Mahaffy

#3 Megan Mahaffy

RHP
5' 6"
Senior
R/R
Gabby Stoner

#11 Gabby Stoner

OF/U
5' 10"
Senior
L/R
Taise Thompson

#1 Taise Thompson

P/U
5' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
Vicki Zaluske

#34 Vicki Zaluske

IF
5' 5"
Sophomore
R/R
Lucy Mead

#4 Lucy Mead

IF/UT
5' 8"
Freshman
L/R
Camryn Monteer

#23 Camryn Monteer

IF/UT
5' 5"
Freshman
R/R
Samantha Smith

#12 Samantha Smith

OF/C
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
Keeler van Breusegen

#8 Keeler van Breusegen

OF
5' 4"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Megan Mahaffy

#3 Megan Mahaffy

5' 6"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Gabby Stoner

#11 Gabby Stoner

5' 10"
Senior
L/R
OF/U
Taise Thompson

#1 Taise Thompson

5' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
P/U
Vicki Zaluske

#34 Vicki Zaluske

5' 5"
Sophomore
R/R
IF
Lucy Mead

#4 Lucy Mead

5' 8"
Freshman
L/R
IF/UT
Camryn Monteer

#23 Camryn Monteer

5' 5"
Freshman
R/R
IF/UT
Samantha Smith

#12 Samantha Smith

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
OF/C
Keeler van Breusegen

#8 Keeler van Breusegen

5' 4"
Freshman
R/R
OF