MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Early offense from Purdue Fort Wayne proved to be the difference Saturday morning as RMU dropped the series finale, 5-2, at the North Athletic Complex. With the loss, the Colonials move to 22-14 overall and 14-6 in Horizon League action.
HOW IT HAPPENED
PFW got on the board early, drawing two walks in the top of the first before a sacrifice fly plated the game's first run.
In the third, the Mastodons extended their lead after a leadoff walk led to an RBI triple, making it 2-0.
RMU responded in the bottom half.
Katlyn Jardine walked and moved to second on a
Logan Black sacrifice bunt.
Anna Resnik followed with a single up the middle to bring Jardine home and cut the deficit to 2-1.
PFW added an insurance run in the fourth with an RBI double, then stretched the lead to 5-1 in the fifth on a two-run home run.
In the bottom of the sixth,
Mary Brant delivered her ninth home run of the season—a solo shot to left—but the Colonials were unable to rally any further.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Both teams recorded six hits; PFW worked three walks to RMU's two.
- RMU stranded six runners, while PFW left five on base.
- Madison DeVault started in the circle, going five innings with six strikeouts.
- Madelyn Coleman pitched two scoreless innings in relief, striking out two without allowing a hit.
ANOTHER LONG BALL
Freshman
Mary Brant's solo homer in the sixth was her ninth of the season, one behind teammate
Courtney Poulich, who hit her ninth and tenth on Friday. The duo ranks first and second in the Horizon League in home runs.
As a team, RMU has hit 37 home runs in 2025, just three shy of tying the program's single-season record of 40, set in 2008.
UP NEXT
RMU wraps up its home schedule with a non-conference doubleheader against Mercyhurst on Tuesday, April 22, beginning at 3:00 PM.
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