Hudson hits a Grand Slam as Bryant defeats Purdue Fort Wayne and Lafayette on Friday

COLLEGE PARK, MD. – The Bryant University softball team defeated Purdue Fort Wayne and Lafayette during day one of the Maryland Softball Tournament by scores of 12-3 and 4-3.

Aleix Hudson hit a grand slam in the game one victory, and Sam Rohwer hit a two-run bomb. Megan Marcel and McKenzie McAloon went 3-3 at the plate with an RBI in the win against Lafayette.

Location: Maryland Softball Stadium (College Park, Md.)
 Bryant 12, Purdue Fort Wayne 3 | Bryant 4, Lafayette 3
 W | L | S: Caroline Paolantonio (3-0) | Alanah Jones (3-4) |
Brooke Tracy (2-0) | Morrigan Gardiner (0-5) | Kylie Kenney (1)

Key Moment (GM1)

• Bulldogs held Purdue Fort Wayne scoreless until the sixth inning.

How it Happened (GM1)

• Alexis Clancy hit a leadoff single in the top of the fourth, followed by singles from Megan Marcel and Gracie Bishop, leading to an RBI single from Laniya Lewis, bringing home two (2-0).
• Clancy hit a one-out single and stole second base, advancing Hudson to third. Alexis Larrow then hit a sac-fly making the score 3-0, before Rohwer launched a two-run home run to LF in the top of the fifth inning (5-0). Bishop tallied the fourth run of the inning on a double to right-center (6-0).
• In the bottom of the sixth inning, Purdue Fort Wayne tallied three runs on a double, groundout, and single (6-3).
• Marcel began the top of the seventh with a single, and then the bases were loaded on back-to-back walks. Laniya Lewis hit a sac fly (7-3), and Kaiser was walked during the next at-bat and loaded the bases again, which set up Hudson, who launched a grand slam to deep center (11-3). The game's final run was scored because of a PFW throwing error (12-3).

Stats (GM1)

• Hudson went 2-4 with a grand slam.
• Clancy produced a 4-5 day at the plate.
• Rohwer hit a two-run home run.
  Bishop and Cochran had two hits and an RBI.
  Larrow and Lewis produced one hit and an RBI.
  Paolantonio improved to 3-0 while holding PFW to four hits.

Key Moment (GM2)

• Lafayette got within a run in the top of the seventh (4-3) but fell short off of a relief effort from Kylie Kenney, who forced a line out to end the game.

How it Happened (GM2)

• In the top of the first inning, the Leopards scored one on a sac fly (1-0).
• The Bulldogs took the lead in the bottom of the second off of an RBI double from Marcel and a double steal (2-1).
• At the bottom of the fourth, Rohwer and Marcel hit back-to-back singles, setting up Marcel, who scored off a throwing error during a McKenzie McAloon single (3-1).
• Marcel hit a leadoff single in the bottom of the sixth and was brought home by a McAloon RBI-double (4-1).
• Lafayette got within a run in the top of the seventh (4-3), but fell short off of a relief effort from Kylie Kenney, who forced a line out to end the game.

Stats (GM2)

• Marcel and McAloon went 3-3 with an RBI.
• Rohwer posted two hits.
• Lewis tallied a hit.
• McKillop had two strikeouts in a relief effort.

Next Up

The Bulldogs will face host Maryland on Saturday night at 6:00 p.m.