SANDUSKY, Ohio – Davenport heads into the 2019 GLIAC Tournament in a familiar spot, holding the number two seed. The Panthers went into the 2018 tournament with the number two seed as well and advanced to Championship Sunday. The 2019 GLIAC Tournament begins today and DU is slated to face the number seven seed Purdue Northwest at 12:30 pm. The two teams have faced each other six times over the last two seasons, with Davenport holding a 5-1 advantage in those games. If Davenport wins this game they will face the winner of Ashland and Wayne State at 4:30 pm, if they lose they will face the loser of Ashland and Wayne State at 2:30 pm.

Team Statistics Batting/Pitching

Category	Davenport	Purdue Northwest
Batting Average	.296	.292
Runs	248	213
Hits	388	364
Doubles	75	76
Triples	2	14
Home Runs	30	29
RBI's	223	189
Walks	127	87
Hit By Pitch	47	16
ERA	3.37	3.40
Strikeouts	217	96
Wins	30	23

Individual Statistics Batting/Pitching

Category	Davenport	Purdue Northwest
Batting Average	Abby Merice (.410)	Kalyn Learnard (.377)
Runs	Gabby Palazzolo (40)	Zoee Anderson/Heather O'Kelly (32)
Hits	Gabby Palazzolo (56)	Zoee Anderson/Heather O'Kelly (47)
Doubles	Gabby Palazzolo (12)	Amanda Noblett (13)
Triples	Gabby Palazzolo/Lauren French (1)	Heather O'Kelly (5)
Home Runs	Lauren French (7)	Madison Schultz (11)
RBI's	Abby Merice (34)	Madison Schultz (32)
Walks	Lauren French (22)	Zoee Anderson (19)
Hit By Pitch	Lauren French (18)	Kalyn Learnard (5)
ERA	Mallory Teunissen (2.72)	Courtney Blackwell (2.20)
Strikeouts	Mallory Teunissen (138)	Courtney Blackwell (43)
Wins	Mallory Teunissen (16)	Courtney Blackwell (12)

Davenport Stats

Purdue Northwest Stats

Game Links
Stats
https://www.gliac.org/sports/sball/2018-19/boxscores/20190503_9lg5.xml

Video
https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/122728?slug=gliac-softball-tournament-g4-davenport-vs-purdue-northwest&autoplay=1

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Story by: Devin Steiner

Picture credit: Walter Cronk