WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Northwestern split a pair of low-scoring affairs on Saturday afternoon to come away with a series split at Purdue in the Wildcats' penultimate regular season series.
After dropping a narrow 1-0 setback in game one of the doubleheader, the 'Cats responded with a 1-0 victory of their own in game two behind a six-hit shutout from Danielle Williams in which she struck out eight. It marked the sixth shutout of the season for Williams, who improved to 15-5 on the season.
The Wildcats totaled six hits in game one, led by a multi-hit effort from Angela Zedak who finished 2-for-3 on the game. Lauren Boyd allowed just five hits and one run over 6.0 innings of action in the circle.
In game two, the Wildcats jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the third inning as Jordyn Rudd drove in Rachel Lewis with an RBI-single of the middle. Lewis reached base three times in game two and recorded a pair of stolen bases to bring her total to 25 on the year. Nikki Cuchran turned in a multi-hit effort in game two, finishing 2-for-3 at the plate.
With a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the seventh, Williams stranded the bases loaded with her eighth strikeout of the evening to secure the victory.
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The Wildcats will return to action next weekend as they host Nebraska in their final regular season series. The four game series beings on Friday, May 14.
After dropping a narrow 1-0 setback in game one of the doubleheader, the 'Cats responded with a 1-0 victory of their own in game two behind a six-hit shutout from Danielle Williams in which she struck out eight. It marked the sixth shutout of the season for Williams, who improved to 15-5 on the season.
The Wildcats totaled six hits in game one, led by a multi-hit effort from Angela Zedak who finished 2-for-3 on the game. Lauren Boyd allowed just five hits and one run over 6.0 innings of action in the circle.
In game two, the Wildcats jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the third inning as Jordyn Rudd drove in Rachel Lewis with an RBI-single of the middle. Lewis reached base three times in game two and recorded a pair of stolen bases to bring her total to 25 on the year. Nikki Cuchran turned in a multi-hit effort in game two, finishing 2-for-3 at the plate.
With a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the seventh, Williams stranded the bases loaded with her eighth strikeout of the evening to secure the victory.
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.With bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Danielle Williams slams the door on Purdue with a strikeout!
— Northwestern Softball (@NUSBcats) May 9, 2021
'Cats win!!
FINAL | NU 1, PURDUE 0 pic.twitter.com/SSZzUcetEl
The Wildcats will return to action next weekend as they host Nebraska in their final regular season series. The four game series beings on Friday, May 14.