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NKU Softball collapses late to drop series opener with Purdue Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Northern Kentucky University Norse Softball took on Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday, looking to open the series with a bang. After taking a 4-3 lead in the third, a 90-minute delay put the game on pause for a while. NKU came out of the delay with five unanswered runs, but gave up six runs in the final three innings and took a tough loss. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 8, Purdue Fort Wayne – 9
LOCATION: Warrior Field - Fort Wayne, Ind.
RECORDS: NKU 21-22 (11-7 HL), PFW 15-22 (11-8 HL)
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 
- The Norse offense recorded nine hits and four walks, with no Norse player recording a multi-hit game. 
- Stella Wulker went 1-2 with a home run, two walks, and two runs scored. 
- Jena Rhoads batted 1-3 with a solo home run.
- Brielle DiMemmo finished 1-4 with a double.

NORSE NOTES
- The loss marks the first of the season in which the Norse scored six or more runs. 
- NKU took a second-inning lead off a double from Brielle DiMemmo, then an infield single from Mack Brow made it 2-0 Norse. PFW took the lead in the bottom half of the frame on a three-run homer.
- NKU responded in the third with a pair of solo home runs from Rhoads and Wulker, making it 4-3.
- The Norse expanded on their lead in the fourth thanks to some clever baserunning, culminating in a bases-loaded two-RBI single from Olivia Pastin that gave the Norse a 7-3 lead. 
- NKU scored their final run of the game on an infield RBI single from Megan Kincer, her first hit of 2025. 
- A two-run Mastodon homer cut the Norse lead to three in the fifth. A clutch bases-clearing double from the Dons in the sixth tied the game at eight, and an RBI infield single in the seventh walked it off for PFW. 

NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky University Norse Softball takes on the Mastodons in a Saturday doubleheader, with first pitch set for 1 PM at Warrior Field.

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Players Mentioned

Megan Kincer

#9 Megan Kincer

OF
5' 5"
Sophomore
R/R
Olivia Pastin

#21 Olivia Pastin

OF
5' 8"
Sophomore
L/R
Brielle DiMemmo

#15 Brielle DiMemmo

3B
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
Jena Rhoads

#1 Jena Rhoads

OF
5' 6"
Freshman
L/L
Mack Brow

#10 Mack Brow

IF
5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
Stella Wulker

#7 Stella Wulker

OF
5' 6"
Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Megan Kincer

#9 Megan Kincer

5' 5"
Sophomore
R/R
OF
Olivia Pastin

#21 Olivia Pastin

5' 8"
Sophomore
L/R
OF
Brielle DiMemmo

#15 Brielle DiMemmo

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
3B
Jena Rhoads

#1 Jena Rhoads

5' 6"
Freshman
L/L
OF
Mack Brow

#10 Mack Brow

5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
IF
Stella Wulker

#7 Stella Wulker

5' 6"
Senior
R/R
OF