Softball Falls to Georgia Tech and Purdue

Friday, February 20

Atlanta, Ga.

11:00 AM

College of Charleston

Purdue

2/20/2026 7:18:00 PM | Softball

ATLANTA, GA. – Charleston softball fell to Purdue 5-2 and Georgia Tech 13-5 on the second day of the I-75 Tournament hosted by Georgia Tech.

Charleston is now 7-7 on the season and 0-3 in the tournament.

GAME ONE CRITICAL POINTS

Trailing 2-0 in the top of the third, Charleston centerfielder Audri Bates hit a home run on an 0-2 count to cut the Boilermaker's lead in half.
In the top of the fourth, Austy Miller singled home Karlee Hughes to tie the game at two.
Mackenzie Mathis held Purdue scoreless until the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings when Purdue scored three more runs leaving the final score 5-2.

GAME TWO CRITICAL POINTS

Down 6-0 in the top of the fourth, Leela Langston walked before advancing to third on a Hailey Seymour double. Up to bat, Sally Trent grounded out but not before Langston could cross home plate. Tech tacked on five more runs in the bottom of the inning.
Avoiding the run rule in the top of the fifth, Charleston added four runs to extend the game another half inning. Starting when Savannah Scott singled in a pair of runs before Lily Thorpe hit a sacrifice fly and Scott crossed home plate. Cadence Alberty then singled and Samatha Horn scored the Cougars' final run with a score of 5-11 at the end of the top of the fifth.
Georgia Tech scored two more in the bottom of the fifth to conclude the game.

OF NOTE

Mackenzie Mathis pitched the entire first game for her third complete game of the season. She had four strikeouts against Purdue.
Sally Trent and Audri Bates each had two hits against Purdue while Hailey Seymour had two against the Yellow Jackets.
Ryley Kutter and Campbell Schaen each pitched against Georgia Tech and Schaen had one strikeout.

UP NEXT

The Cougars play in the final day of the I-75 Tournament Saturday, February 21 against Purdue and Yale. The first game of the day against Yale is set for 11 a.m. with the second against Purdue immediately following at 1:30 p.m.

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