IU Softball

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Purdue comes back to make it close. We lead 4-3 going into the bottom of the 6th. We had to pull Goodin and put Trainer back in to get us out of the a potential meltdown.

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After 6, we have a slim 4-3 lead. Hope Trainer can hold'em.

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Down to Purdue's last out and the girl hits it out. We're tied 4-4.

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Going extra inning. We're still tied 4-4. We left the winning run stranded on 3rd. 

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End of 8 still finds us tied 4-4. 

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Purdue hits a sac fly and takes 5-4 lead. 

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Bottom of the 9th and Purdue leads 5-4. Let's get on base and get someone in.

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Purdue wins 5-4. So we split the double header.

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Lady Hoosiers (29-14) (4-7) host Maryland (18-19) (2-7) for a 3-game weekend series.  

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Game Notes

Indiana Softball (29-14, 4-7 Big Ten) continues its five-game homestand with a three-game series against Maryland (18-19, 2-7 Big Ten). Admission to all regular season home games is free of charge with first pitch of the series scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m.

All three games will be streamed on BTN Plus. In addition, live stats will be available on IUHoosiers.com.

WEEKEND PROMOTIONS
Friday's contest with be the team's Breast Cancer Awareness game as the Hoosiers invite fans to wear pink. The first 200 fans at the game will receive a free pink Indiana t-shirt. Saturday will mark Lil Sis Day as the team' Lil Sis' are invited to pre-game activities and to be special guests of the Hoosiers.

SCOUTING MARYLAND
The Terrapins two conference victories came against Ohio State and Michigan State, as they dropped the series to both teams, as well as a three-game sweep from Minnesota. Outside of the Buckeyes and Spartans, the only other common opponents between IU and Maryland are Bethune-Cookman (Maryland won, 3-2) and Virginia (Maryland lost, 7-1). The Terps' offense has been strong this season as they are batting .305 as a team, which is third in the Big Ten. Maryland has five hitting above .300, led by Taylor Okada (.426, 40 hits, 20 runs) and Sammie Stefan (.350, 36 hits, 25 RBI, 5 HR). In the circle, the team's ERA is 5.26 with Sydney Golden (3.63 ERA, 11-6, 110.0 IP) and Sami Main (4.65 ERA, 3-7, 58.2 IP) carrying most of the innings. 

Maryland and Indiana have met 13 times previously, with all but one of those meetings coming as conference games. Last year, the Hoosiers swept the three-game set in College Park as Bella Norton led Indiana with a .600 average, three hits and four RBI. Taylor Lambert also had an impressive showing, collecting four hits and six RBI with two home runs. In all, Indiana outscored Maryland 28-5 in the sweep. Tara Trainer earned two of the victories while Emily Goodin collected the other win.

LAST TIME OUT
Indiana split a Wednesday doubleheader with Purdue, winning game one, 2-1, before falling in nine innings in the finale, 5-4. Junior Bella Norton led the offense for Indiana, collecting three total hits.

The Hoosiers dropped three games at No. 23 Michigan last weekend, including a 7-6 heartbreaker on Sunday as the Wolverines used a two-run double to walk it off. However, IU can take some positives in the loss as the six runs scored was the most the Wolverines have surrendered since March 9 and was tied for the second-most given up all season.

NEWS AND NOTES
• Indiana's nightcap loss to Purdue was just the second time all season Indiana has lost after taking the lead into the seventh inning. The Hoosiers are now 24-2 in that category.

• The Hoosiers came in at No. 39 in this week's NCAA RPI. The Terrapins sit at No. 88.

• At 29-14, the Hoosiers already have the most victories in a season since 2016 (29-25).

• Indiana has stolen 111 bases this season, more than double any other Big Ten program as Ohio State has the second-most with 52. It is the third-most stolen bases in Indiana program history (most is 120 set in 1987). A season ago, the Hoosiers swiped 112 stolen bases for the second-most in program history. The Hoosiers are third in the nation in total stolen bases.

• Sophomore Maddie Westmoreland collected a pair of base hits in game one Wednesday before seeing her reached base streak come to an end at 13 games in the nightcap. The highlight of Westmoreland's weekend in Ann Arbor was a two-home run outing on Saturday, marking her first multi-homer game of her career. Westmoreland has improved her season average to .304 as she has been batting .412 since the start of the Ohio State series on March 22. In that stretch, she has 14 total hits, including four multi-hit outings. In conference play alone, she is batting .419 with 13 hits and seven RBI.

• Senior Sarah Galovich has also been productive in conference action as she is batting .348 in 11 Big Ten games. Additionally, Galovich is currently riding an eight-game reached base streak for the Hoosiers.

• Sophomore Grayson Radcliffe impressed over the weekend against Michigan, batting a team-best .556 with five hits, four RBI and a run. Radcliffe got moved into the leadoff spot Sunday, delivering with three hits and tying her career-high with three RBI.

• Junior Gabbi Jenkins is currently leading the Hoosier bats with a .317 average and is one of three Hoosiers hitting above .300. In addition, Jenkins has stolen 17 bases this season, bringing her career total to 56, which is good for sixth-most in Indiana program history.

• Junior Emily Goodin is having a career season in the circle as her 1.96 ERA is the best of her three years at Indiana. With 95 strikeouts already, she's also on pace to set a new career best (in 2018, she had 101). Goodin has earned the start in five of the last 10 games for the Hoosiers.

• Fans at Andy Mohr Field will notice the addition of extra seating as bleachers have been installed on the concourse level down the first base line, allowing for 200 more seats.

TARA TRAINER IN THE RECORD BOOKS
• Senior Tara Trainer is the first Hoosier to reach at least 20 wins in a season since Morgan Melloh did so in 2011, in addition she is now tied with Amy Unterbrink (1983) for the ninth-most wins in a single season. For her career, Trainer's 62 wins is good for fourth all-time.

• Trainer collected 14 more strikeouts in the doubleheader against the Boilermakers, bringing her season total to 186, 11th-most in a single season at Indiana. Trainer now owns four of the top 12 spots in the record book for single season strikeouts. Her 758 career strikeouts continues to stand as the second-most in program history.

• Trainer has made 156 appearances in her IU career, which is third all-time at Indiana. In addition, her 121 games started is third all-time while her 687.1 IP is fourth.

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Off to a good start scoring 2 runs in the first inning on a 2-rbi single by Maddie Westmoreland.  In the second, we loaded the bases for Grayson Radcliffe with 2 outs and she clears the bases with a 3-run double.  All 3 runs were unearned as a result of 2 Maryland errors.  IU leading 5-0.

Trainer on the mound and has allowed 2 hits and 1 BB but has 4K.

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Inning #3:  We get runners on first and second with one out but we leave them there.  Score remains 5-0.

Inning #4:  Maryland gets a couple of hits but does not score.  Taylor Lambert leads off for IU with a single to left center but is then caught attempting to steal.  Gabbi Jenkins draws a walk then steals second and advances to third on a fly out by Radcliffe and scores on a Maryland error on a Westmoreland batted ball.  Score now 6-0.  

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Inning #5:  Josie Wood relieves Trainer who gave up 5 hits; 2 BB; 6 K.

Maryland puts a couple of runners on but can't score.  In the bottom of the inning, we plate 2 more runs to make it 8-0 and the game is over.   Lacefield and Norton drew walks and both advanced on a wild pitch.  Annika Baez drew another walk to load the bases with no outs.  Galovich reache on a fielder's choice scoring Lacefield.  Brittany Ford hit a pinch hit single to make it 8-0 and that was the ball game.  Trainer gets the win and is 21-7 on the season with a 1.82 ERA.  

IU now 30-14 on the season and 5-7 in B1G.  Saturday's game scheduled for 2:00 and Sunday for 1:00. 

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IU and Maryland will play a doubleheader on Saturday and there will be no Sunday game.  First game scheduled to start at 2:00.

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Emily Goodin on the mound to start game #1 of today's doubleheader.  Reminder that Sunday's game has been moved to today because of weather concerns and will start approximately 45 min. after the end of the first game.  

Inning #1:  Goodin walks the Maryland leadoff batter who moves to second on a sacrifice bunt and comes home on a single up the middle and it's 1-0 Maryland.  Another single and Maryland with runners on first and second with 2 outs.  Goodin struggling early as she walks another batter to load the bases.  She's given up 2 walks and 2 hits and she's getting the quick hook as Natalie Foor comes on to pitch facing a bases loaded situation with 2 outs.  And it goes from bad to worse as Foor gives up a single and 2 more Maryland runs score to make it 3-0 with runners on first and second.  A force out at third ends the Maryland inning.

With 2 outs in our half of the first, Grayson Radcliffe gets on base with a single followed by Maddie Westmoreland getting hit by a pitch.  Katie Lacefield gets a single to drive in Radcliffe and on the throw to third, Lacefield advances to second so we have 2 runners on but Bella Norton flies out to end the inning.  After 1 inning Maryland leads 3-1.

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Inning #2:  With 2 outs, Maryland puts a runner on base with a single to left but Foor strikes out the next batter for the third out.   We go down in order on just 5 Maryland pitches.  Maryland leads after 2 innings 3-1.

Inning #3:  Foor give up a leadoff homer to make it a 4-1 Maryland lead.  She gets the next 2 batters out and Josie Wood comes in to pitch and immediately gives up a single.  No idea why this pitching change was made as there's no radio or game stream for an explanation.  A force out at second ends the Maryland half.  

Lambert leads us off with a single; advanced to second on a sac. bunt; stole third.  Radcliffe walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch so we have runners on second and third with one out but Westmoreland hits into an inning ending double play.

Score after 3 innings Maryland leading 4-1.

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Inning #4:  Wood remains on the mound and walks the leadoff hitter.  A bunt single puts Maryland runners on first and second.  That's Maryland's 7th base hit and they've drawn 3 walks.  Wood gets a K but a ground out to short moves the runners to 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs.  A fly ball to right ends the inning for Maryland.  

Lacefield flies out; Bella Norton draws a walk.  Paige Chitwood runs for Norton; advances to second on a wild pitch; to third on a Baez ground out.   Galovich draws a 2-out walk and then steals second.  Maryland then gifts us a run with a wild pitch scoring Chitwood and Norton takes third.  Brittany Ford pinch hitting for Hart laces a single to center scoring Galovich and it's a 4-3 game.  Another wild pitch moves Ford up to second but Taylor Lambert strikes out to end the inning.

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Inning #5:  Maryland puts its leadoff hitter on base with a single who's then forced at second but still has a runner on first who advances to second on an infield ground out.  Wood walks the next batter putting runners on first and second with 2 outs but gets a ground out to second base to end the inning.   Maryland makes a pitching change with our Hoosiers coming to bat in the 5th and gets Gabbi Jenkins to fly out but Grayson Radcliffe then doubles to center field and advances to third on yet another Maryland wild pitch their fourth of the day.  Maddie Westmoreland fouls out for out #2 and Katie Lacefield grounds out to end the inning.  After 5 innings Maryland still leading 4-3.  

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Inning #6:  Wood gets the Maryland leadoff batter out then gives up a double.  She gets out #2 on a pop-up but that's all for her and Tara Trainer takes the mound.  Trainer gets the third out on a pop-up.  In our half of the sixth, Norton and Baez both fly out.  Galovich singles to left and Hart beats out a bunt to put runners on first and second with 2 outs but a Lambert pop-up ends the inning.  One more chance to pull this game out. 

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Inning #7:  Maryland puts a runner on first with a 1-out single but nothing more happens.  Jenkins, Radcliffe and Westmoreland will try to get something going but Jenkins starts us off with a ground out.   Radcliffe gets on the hard way - hit by a pitch.  Westmoreland doubles to center but Radcliffe is cut down at the plate trying to score.  :-(      Lacefield draws a walk to put runners on first and second but we have 2 outs with Bella Norton at bat but Norton flies out to end the game.  Maryland wins 4-3.   Today's second game expected to start around 5:15.   I'm not available to post updates for this game.