Hawkeyes Drop Season Finale

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa softball team fell to Purdue, 7-5, on Sunday afternoon at Bob Pearl Field in its regular-season home finale.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Iowa struck first in the opening inning. Devin Simon singled, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error. She scored after Mariah Myers reached on a fielder’s choice.

After Avery Jackson was hit by a pitch, Simon hit a two-run home run to extend Iowa’s lead to 3-0.

Purdue got on the board in the third, cutting the deficit to one.

Iowa answered when Simon hit her second home run of the game, a 260-foot shot, after Jackson walked.

The Boilermakers took the lead, 7-5, in the sixth and held on for the win in the seventh.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH STACY MAY-JOHNSON
“We battled, there was no quit in this team. This is a resilient group, we just came up a bit short.” head coach, May-Johnson said. “All five of our seniors have made us all so proud. The legacy they are leaving is tremendous. They have left this program better than they found it. This is an incredibly selfless group and have set an amazing example for the underclassmen. The Black and Gold is here to stay and it starts here, with that group.”

NOTABLES

• With Devin Simon’s two home runs, Iowa now has four players with at least eight home runs this season.
• Leitgen went 2 for 4 in the contest.