BATON ROUGE, La. – The Drake University softball team finished the Purple & Gold Challenge strong with a 4-2 victory over Purdue at Tiger Park on Sunday morning.
With Alex Echazarreta at second, and nobody out, the Boilermakers (7-8) struck first in the top of the fourth inning on a single up the middle by Olivia McFadden. Richards recovered to limit the damage as Purdue proceeded to leave two runners in scoring position.
led off the bottom of the fourth with a great at-bat that turned into a single to left field and she promptly stole second base.