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HOOSIERS OPEN B1G PLAY

The Indiana softball team will open up conference play this weekend when the Hoosiers travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. to take on the sixth-ranked Wolverines at Alumni FIeld. 

Entering conference action this weekend, the Big Ten currently has four teams ranked in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll (Michigan - sixth, Minnesota - 16th, Nebraska - 17th, and Northwestern - 23rd), the third most teams representing a single conference in the country, behind the SEC (8) and the Pac 12 (5). 

A LOOK AT THE WOLVERINES

Indiana and Michigan will square off for the 100th time in program history. Indiana fell in its previous meeting with the Wolverines on April 16 last season, where U-M came back to win it 7-4 in nine innings

Michigan is currently 19-6 on the season and ranks second in the Big Ten in both team hitting (.330) and third in team pitching (1.90 ERA) and leads the conference in fielding (.980).

Sophomore shortstop Sierra Romero leads the B1G in batting average (.493), RBI (31), runs scored (26) slugging percentage (.791), on-base percentage (.615) and walks (24).

IN THE RANKS

Several members of the Indiana softball team rank in several B1G catagories. Kassi Farmer’s team-best .609 slugging percentage is 11th-best amongst conference hitters, while her six homeruns ties for second most and her 42 total bases is tied for 11th.

Breanna Saucedo’s 29 hits on the year tie for the 10th most in the Big Ten and her 10 stolen bases matches the fourth most by a B1G player

Brianna Meyer and CaraMia Tsirigos also rank in the top 10 for walk. Meyer’s 14 free passes are the seventh most, while Tsirigos is tied for ninth with 13.

In the circle, Lora Olson ranks eighth in innings pitched (71.2) and sixth in strikeouts looking (20). Meaghan Murphy currently has 53 strikeouts on the season, good for ninth most, while Brooke Boetjer leads the B1G in both games finished (12) and games in relief (13).

TSIRIGOS EARNS B1G AWARD

CaraMia Tsirigos was named the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week on March 18, the first for the freshman and the first IU player to earn freshman of the week honors since Brianna Meyer did so on April 23, 2012.

Tsirigos led Indiana at the plate in last weekend’s Hoosier Classic hitting .500 (3-for-6) and reached in every game to help herself to a .700 on-base percentage. The Atlanta, Ga. native totaled five at the Hoosier Classic including a career-best, three-RBI game against Wright State, where she drove in three on a shot over the centerfield fence for her second homerun of the season. Tsirigos then collected her third multiple-hit performance of the year with a 2-for-4 effort against UIC, driving in two for the Cream and Crimson.  

GARDNER EARNS 300th WIN

With the Hoosiers’ 3-1 win over Valparaiso in Boise, Idaho at the SpringHill Suites Invitational, sixth year head coach Michelle Gardner earned her 300th career victory. Gardner, who landed her first head coaching job back in 2002 with Nevada, is now 300-345-1 (.464) in her coaching career with a 113-169-1 (.399) through six seasons at the helm in Indiana. 

LAST TIME OUT

The Hoosiers went 3-1 at the 2014 Hoosier Classic last weekend, earning victories over Wright State, Toledo and UIC. The Hoosiers fell 10-9 to the Flames to close out the weekend. During that weekend, Indiana extended a six-game winning streak until a late comeback effort fell short on Saturday night with UIC.

Since 2011, Indiana has posted a 14-1 record at the Hoosier Classic and has won each respective invite in the last four seasons.

FARMER GOES YARD

With a pair of homeruns against Toledo, Kassi Farmer earned her second multi-homerun game of the season. Her two round-trippers represent the second multiple-homerun effort in her career (her first against San Jose State on Feb. 8, 2014) making her just one of three IU players to earn more than one multi-homerun game in their respective careers. Amanda Wagner (2010-13) and Sara Olson (2009-11) are the only other Hoosier softball players to do so during their time at Indiana.

GET ON BASE

CaraMia Tsirigos had a great start to her freshman campaign at Indiana. The Atlanta, Ga. native reached reached base in nine straight games to start the season. In that nine-game span, Tsirigos hit safely in five contests and drew a walk in six different games.

GOING STREAKING

After missing nearly all of the 2013 season due to injury, redshirt senior Breanna Saucedo has quickly made an impact in the Hoosiers’ lineup in her return this spring. Saucedo strung together a seven game hit-streak from Feb. 8 through Feb. 21 and has registered a hit in 16 of her 21 games played. At the Wilcat Invitational, Saucedo hit .500 (5-for-10) with atleast one hit in each of the Hoosiers’ three games and scored four runs. 

On the season, Saucedo has reached base in all but four games and has registered a hit in 20-of-26 games played.

LALICH LIGHTS IT UP

Natalie Lalich has been a bright spot in the Hoosiers lineup after returning from a 2013 injury. The Greenwood, Ind. native tallied a career-high four hits against Troy on Feb. 23 where she drove in a run and scored twice. Lalich then went on to drive in six of the Hoosiers’ eight runs in IU’s win over UT-Arlington on Feb. 28, setting a career-high and making her just one of three IU softball players to drive in six-or-more RBI in a game in program history. Four of those runs resulted from Lalich’s first career homerun, a grand slam to right-center, helping her become one of three active players on the IU roster with a grandslam in their respective careers. 

LET’S COMPARE

The Indiana pitching staff has given up fewer walks per game that its opponents this spring, issuing just 1.88 free passes per contest compared to opposing teams’ 3.32 walks/game. IU hurlers have also posted an average of 5.93 strikeouts per game while opponents have averaged 4.62.

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A little change in the schedule for this weekend.

March 20, 2014

 

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Due to expected cold temperatures in Ann Arbor, Mich. this weekend, the Indiana softball team's Big Ten opening series with the No. 6 Michigan Wolverines will undergo some schedule changes.

Indiana and Michigan will now play a doubleheader on Friday, March 21 beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET with game two immediately following the conclusion of the opening game. The final game of the series is set for Saturday, March 22 at 2 p.m. ET.

Live stats and radio will be available for all games in Ann Arbor available through IUHoosiers.com.

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March 21, 2014

 

 

 

Box Score

 

 

 

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Indiana's lineup totaled six hits and connected on hits in five of six innings played in the opening game of the double header, but none could push a run across as the Hoosiers fell in six to No. 6 Michigan, 8-0.

Breanna Saucedo led Indiana with her eighth multiple-hit game of the season, going 2-for-3 with a pair of singles. Jenna Abraham, Kelsey Dotson, Kassi Farmer and Shelby Gogreve each contributed with singles in the game.

Meaghan Murphy threw 5.1 innings in the circle where she struck out three and allowed eight runs on 10 hits. Brooke Boetjer entered in the sixth inning and faced one batter who drove in the final two runs of the ballgame.

The Hoosiers wasted no time to make noise at the plate, registering two base hits in the opening frame. Saucedo started her first at bat with an 0-2 count, but battled back and punched a single back up the middle. She advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Brianna Meyer and again moved 60 feet on Abraham's one-out single to shallow center field. Abraham stole second to give IU a pair of runners in scoring position, but a strikeout and a ground ball out stranded them both in the first.

Michigan struck for a run in the bottom of the opening inning on a bases loaded sacrifice fly from Caitlin Blanchard to right; however, the relayed throw from Michelle Huber in right field caught U-M's Nicole Sappingfield in a rundown to record out number two. The Hoosiers would coax a ground ball out to end the inning, stranding a pair of U-M runners.

 

The Wolverines tallied another run in the second and threatened to extend their lead with a two-out ball hit to left and a runner in scoring position. Abraham chased the ball down in left center and made a leaping catch for out number three to prevent any further damage.

 

Indiana's outing in the third looked promising with Saucedo earning her second base hit of the game to start the inning. Meyer laid down a bunt just in front of the plate favoring the right field line and nearly beat the throw to first. Saucedo advanced to second on the play before reaching third on Abraham's bunt to the left side of the infield. Huber dug in at the plate with two away and punched a line drive back up the middle, but Michigan pitcher Haylie Wagner stabbed it out of the air to end the inning.

Indiana surrendered another three runs in the third on an RBI-single, a one-run triple and a two-out homerun which increased the home team's lead to 5-0 through three complete innings.

Neither team manufactured any runs through the following two innings, bringing a 5-0 score into the sixth, but the Wolverines would drive in three in the bottom of that sixth inning to take game one of the doubleheader, 8-0.

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March 21, 2014

 

 

 

Box Score

 

 

 

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Indiana softball team dropped its second straight conference matchup, falling to No. 6 Michigan 9-1 in five innings. The Hoosiers are now 8-20-1 on the season and 0-2 in conference action, while Michigan improves to 21-6 (2-0 B1G).

Indiana tallied four hits with Breanna Saucedo leading the way at the plate with a 2-for-3 effort and drove in the Hoosiers’ lone run with a triple in the fourth. Saucedo has now reached base with a hit in all but six games played this season and extends her hit-streak to six games.

Lora Olson is issued the loss and falls to 4-10 on the year. She tossed 2.2 innings and allowed just two earned runs, as Indiana errors attributed to seven total while she was in the circle. Brooke Boetjer closed out the final 2.0 innings and allowed two runs on three hits while striking out two.

Saucedo led off the game with a single and advanced to second as the throw to get her sailed into the fence. A ground ball out by Meyer moved Saucedo to third, sending Abraham to the plate with one away. Abraham showed bunt on the squeeze play but the ball was out of her reach. Michigan catcher Lauren Sweet managed to make the throw down to third to pick off Saucedo for out number two. Michelle Huber crushed a line drive out to center field  in the Hoosiers’ following at bat, but unfortunately it sailed right into the glove of U-M’s Lyndsay Doyle.

Olson quickly worked her way through the first two batters she faced in the first with a strikeout and ground ball out, but Michigan’s Sierra Romero would drive a solo homerun over the left field fence to set the Hoosiers back 1-0.

 

Following a scoreless second inning for both squads, the Hoosiers threatened with two away in the third. Abraham started the rally with a single to center and moved to second on Huber’s base hit to right. Farmer walked and loaded the bases for Kayla Mathewson; however Michigan pitcher Sara Driesenga would get her swinging for out number three.

 

Michigan’s bats struck for seven runs on four hits and a pair of Indiana erroers in the bottom of the third to take an 8-0 lead over IU.

Indiana finally broke into the scoring column thanks to an RBI-triple by Saucedo. The senior punched a ball down the right field line that plated Lehman all the way from first base and cut the Wolverines’ lead to seven, but the Wolverine’s pushed a run across in the bottom of the fifth to secure a 9-1 win in five innings.

The Hoosiers and Wolverines will play the final game of the series tomorrow at 2 p.m.

 

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March 22, 2014

 

Box Score

 

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The Indiana softball team suffered a series sweep in its opening weekend of Big Ten play, dropping its third straight contest to No. 6 Michigan, 12-3 in six innings. Indiana is now 8-21-1 (0-3 B1G) on the year, while the Wolverines move to 22-6 (3-0 B1G).

The Hoosiers tallied six hits on the day, with Brianna Meyer the lone Hoosier earning multiple hits on a pair of singles. Natalie Lalich drove in a pair of runs with a two-run single in the first, while Kelsey Dotson drove in the Hoosiers third and final run on a solo homerun in the second. Breanna Saucedo singled in today's game and extended her hitting streak to seven games, while Jenna Abraham rounded out the offense with a base hit.

Brooke Boetjer was given the start and tossed 2.1 innings where she allowed five runs on five hits. Lora Olsonentered during the third and lasted one inning before Meaghan Murphy checked in to finish out the final 1.2 innings, surrendering three runs on two hits.

The Hoosiers were first to jump on the board this afternoon in their first plate appearance against Michigan's Megan Betsa. Suacedo led off the contest with a walk and advanced to second with her 11^th stolen base of the season. Abraham put a ball into play which was mishandled by the U-M defense to give IU runners on the corners with one away. Huber walked and loaded the bases for Natalie Lalich. She came through with a two-run single back up the middle to score both Saucedo and Abraham and give Indiana a 2-0 lead.

 

Indiana extended its lead with one swing of the bat in the following inning. Dotson battled through a full count and pulled a solo shot over the left field fence to give her squad a 3-0 lead. The round-tripper this afternoon was the first for Dotson since the Hoosiers' inaugural game at Andy Mohr Field against Toledo on March 15, 2013. Her homerun not only helped Indiana to a 9-1, five-inning win that afternoon, but it was also the first ball to ever exit Andy Mohr Field.

 

Michigan responded in the second inning on Lindsay Montemarano's three-run homer down the left field line to tie the ballgame at 3-all.

The Wolverines took their first lead of the contest in the third inning. After U-M put runners on the corners with one away, Olson checked into the circle to face Taylor Hasselbach. Hasselbach singled to right and drove in the go-ahead to set the score at 4-3. In the next at bat, a ground ball was put into play on the right side toward the middle of the infield where a diving Erin Lehman was able to make an athletic try and get the throw to first for out number two; however, the runner from third scored on the play. An IU throwing error followed which led to another U-M run, setting the Hoosiers back 6-3 through three complete.

U-M's second homerun of the game occurred in the fourth and added another two runs to increase the Hoosiers' deficit to five with an 8-3 score. After hitting a batter and walking one, Olson handed over pitching duties to Meaghan Murphy. Murphy entered the game with runners on first and second and one out. A wild pitch would eventually plate another run for U-M and give the home team a 9-3 lead, but Murphy did manage to end the inning with her first strikeout of the game.

Saucedo and Meyer connected on back-to-back one-out singles to start something for the Hoosiers in the top of the fifth. Abraham continued that trend on a single through the left side, loading the bases for Huber. Huber drove a fly ball to left field, but it did not reach deep enough to give Saucedo time to tag and score, sending Lalich to the plate with two outs and IU runners on each base. U-M's pitcher Haylie Wagner managed to get a strikeout to end it, stranding three and leaving the score at 9-3 midway through five.

Michigan drove a three-run homerun to secure a 12-3 win in the sixth, securing a series sweep over the Hoosiers.

Indiana will return to action next weekend when they continue Big Ten Play with Ohio State at Andy Mohr Field. First pitch of that series set for Friday, March 28 at 5 p.m. ET.

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March 28, 2014

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After trailing 7-0 to start this evening’s game with Ohio State, the Indiana softball team chipped away with five runs in the sixth before adding another five to tie the ballgame in the bottom of the seventh. Kelsey Dotsondug in at the plate with two outs, the bases loaded and the winning run standing 60 feet away from home plate. The sophomore fouled off five straight pitches before sending the ninth offering of her at bat over the left field fence for a walk-off grand slam to cap off momentous come-from-behind, walk-off victory at Andy Mohr Field and defeat the Buckeyes 11-7. The seven-run setback is the largest deficit a Hoosiers squad has overcome in the last 20 seasons. The win also pushes Indiana to 9-21-1 on the season and 1-3 in Big Ten play, while Ohio State falls to 15-15 and 3-1 in conference games.

The Hoosiers were held hitless through the first four innings of play until the IU offense exploded for 11 runs on 10 hits through the final three frames. Dotson’s four RBI in the seventh added to her one-run double in the sixth, leaving her with a career-high five runs driven in on a 3-for-4 effort at the plate. Dotson is also now one of four current IU players to have hit a grand slam in their respective careers, joining teammates Natalie Lalich, Jenna Abraham and Kayla Mathewson.

Brianna Meyer and Kassi Farmer also notched multi-hit efforts, with Farmer going 2-for-3 with a bases clearing triple in the sixth inning. Breanna Saucedo, Jenna Abraham and Kayla Mathewson also tallied hits against the Buckeyes. Saucedo’s 1-for-4 outing extended her hit streak to eight games and has now reached base via a hit in 24 of her 30 games played this season.

Lora Olson got the start and allowed just two earned runs on five OSU hits in 2.1 innings pitched. Brooke Boetjer entered the game in the third where the Buckeyes struck for two unearned, but the sophomore settled in and shutout OSU through the final four innings of play. She finished the day with 4.2 innings pitched and struck out four to improve to 3-3 on the year.

Indiana was blanked through the first four innings of play while the Buckeyes held on to a 7-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth. Farmed singled to start the fifth, stole second and advanced to third on a single by Dotson. With two away, Mathewson entered the game and put a ball in play to the left side of the infield, driving in Farmer from third to put Indiana on the board.

Momentum shifted heavily in the bottom of the sixth inning with five Hoosier runs that helped cut the Buckeyes lead to one. Meyer started the five-run rally with a single to second base and moved to third on a base hit from Abraham. After a walk loaded the bases, Farmer blasted a bases-clearing triple to right and pushed the Hoosiers within three. Dotson connected on her second hit of the day, a double to left-center field, to plate Farmer and set the score to 7-5. Alyssa Rosati entered the game to pinch run and second base with two outs. She would not be left stranded, as Mathewson drove her in with a single to left for the Hoosiers fifth run of the inning.

Boetjer retired the Buckeyes in order in the top of the seventh, bringing Indiana to its final at bat with the score sitting at 7-6. Back-to-back singles by Saucedo and Meyer set up a sacrifice bunt by Abraham that pushed both runners into scoring position with one out. Natalie Lalich pulled a ground ball to Ohio State shortstop Keelia Nester. Nester fired home in an attempt to get Saucedo breaking on the play, but Saucedo slid under the tag at home to tie the game at seven. Huber’s ground ball out to first put two away and pushed runners over to second and third. An intentional walk of Farmer loaded the bases and sent Dotson to the plate, who blasted the game-winner over the left field fence to help Indiana to its first conference win this season.

Indiana and Ohio State will meet for game two of the B1G series tomorrow afternoon. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. ET.

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March 30, 2014

Box Score (Game One)

Box Score (Game Two)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana softball team dropped both contests in a Sunday afternoon doubleheader with visiting Ohio State, falling in game one 12-2 in five innings before suffering a 10-2, five-inning setback in game two. The Hoosiers, who played in front of a capacity crowd and the largest attendance in Andy Mohr Field history, fall to 9-23-1 on the season and 1-5 in Big Ten Conference play. Ohio State moves to 17-15 on the year and 5-1 against B1G teams.

OHIO STATE 12, INDIANA 2 (Five Innings)

A nine-run opening inning for the Buckeyes hindered the Hoosiers hopes of a comeback in the opening game this afternoon as the Indiana softball team ultimately fell 12-2 in five innings at Andy Mohr Field.

The Hoosiers tallied four hits to Ohio State’s 15 in the contest, with Natalie Lalich, Kelsey Dotson, Katelyn Conenna and Breanna Saucedo all reaching on hits against the Buckeyes. Saucedo would earn the team’s lone RBI on a single in the fourth, while Conenna earned her first career double after being called in to pinch hit in the fifth inning.

Meaghan Murphy started the game but was replaced by Lora Olson after the Buckeyes touched for six runs on five hits in the first. Olson closed out the final 5.0 innings where she gave up four earned runs on 10 hits while striking out three.

Nine of OSU’s 12 runs came across in the first inning, but IU managed to chip away with a run in the bottom half of the frame when Jenna Abraham scored from second on an OSU fielding error.  

 

The Buckeyes posted three unanswered runs before the Hoosiers responded with a run in the fourth. Dotson led off the inning with a single to center field. Shelby Gogreve followed with a ground ball to second base; however, Dotson would be tagged out on the play for the first out of the inning. Alyssa Rosati entered to pinch run for Gogreve on first and made her way to second on a wild pitch. A single to center field from Saucedo allowed Rosati to hustle around from second and come across home plate, pushing the score to 12-2.

 

Neither team managed to generate any offense in the fifth, resulting in a 12-2 loss for the Hoosiers in five innings.

OHIO STATE 10, INDIANA 2 (Five Innings)

The Hoosiers gave up 10 runs before answering with a pair in the bottom of the fifth and nearly plated another to extend the game, but the Buckeyes would get by with another five-inning win and take the game, 10-2.

Indiana touched Ohio State’s Shelby Hursh (3-5) for four hits in the contest with Saucedo leading the way at the plate on a 2-for-3 day with one run scored. Saucedo also swiped her 12^th stolen base of the season and extended her hit-streak to 10 games, the longest by any Hoosier this year. Brianna Meyer drove in both runs for the Hoosiers on a two-run double in the fifth, while Katelyn Conenna reached on an infield single.

Brooke Boetjer (3-4) got the start and lasted 3.2 innings, allowing four earned runs on eight hits while striking out two. Lora Olson finished the last 1.1 innings where she surrendered three runs on two hits.

OSU jumped to a 4-0 lead in the second inning before adding three in both the fourth and fifth.

Facing a 10-0 deficit, the Cream and Crimson made some noise offensively in the bottom of the fifth. With one away, Conenna reached on a high-hopping infield single to shortstop, sending Rosati in to run for the sophomore at first. Saucedo sent a single back up the middle, setting runners on first and second for Meyer. Meyer followed with a towering double into the left-center field gap that allowed both Saucedo and Rosati to come across and cut the Buckeyes lead to eight. Abraham poked a fly ball into centerfield to push Meyer to third, but a fly ball out would end the threat and close the game at 10-2.

The Hoosiers will return to action on Tuesday, April 1 when they host Indiana State at Andy Mohr Field. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. ET.

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April 1, 2014

 

 

 

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A late comeback effort in the bottom of the seventh inning fell just short in the Indiana softball team’s 7-5 setback to visiting Indiana State this evening, dropping the Hoosiers to 9-24-1 on the year.

Indiana’s offense struck for at least a run or more in four of the seven innings played and tallied 10 hits against Indiana State pitchers, marking the sixth double-digit hit total from the Hoosiers this season. Jenna Abraham paced the Cream and Crimson at the plate with a 2-for-2 effort including a two-run homerun in the bottom of the seventh. Erin Lehman and Kassi Farmer notched multiple-hit performances against the Sycamores with Farmer driving in a run on an RBI-double in the fourth. Kelsey Dotson, Natalie Lalich, Brianna Meyer and Shelby Gogreve rounded out IU’s offense, each earning a hit in the contest.

Brooke Boetjer (3-5) earned the start in the circle, throwing the first 3.0 innings for Indiana. She allowed five runs on six hits while striking out a pair of ISU batters. Lora Olson tossed 2.0 innings in relief where she surrendered two runs on five hits before handing over duties to Meaghan Murphy. Murphy provided 2.0 hitless innings to close out the contest, striking out two.

Indiana State plated a pair of runs in the first on an RBI-double and a one-run single. The Hoosiers answered back with a run in the bottom half of the inning on Dotson’s RBI-base knock to left that plated Meyer from second base.

The Sycamores extended their lead to two with an infield single to shortstop, giving ISU a 3-1 lead.

The Hoosiers again responded with a run in the second. After Farmer led off the frame with a hit to left, Gogreve drove her in on a double to the fence in right field, bringing Indiana within one at 3-2.

Two Indiana State hits and an Indiana error in the top of the fourth increased the Sycamores’ lead to 5-2, but again Indiana’s offense would bounce back with a run of its own thanks to back-to-back doubles from Lalich and Farmer.

ISU plated two runs in the sixth before being blanked in the top of the seventh, sending Indiana to the plate in the bottom of the seventh. The Hoosiers’ bats came alive in hopes of a late-rally in the seventh. Meyer kick started the inning with an infield single to second base and was driven in on a two-run shot down the left field line from Abraham that brought Indiana within striking distance at 7-5 and no outs; however, the Sycamores managed to retire the following three IU batters in order to deal Indiana the loss.

Indiana will return to action this weekend when the Hoosiers head to Purdue for a three-game Big Ten series in West Lafayette, Ind. First pitch for Friday’s contest is set for 4 p.m. ET.

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IU CONTINUES B1G ACTION

The Indiana softball team will continue play through its Big Ten conference schedule this weekend when the Hoosiers take on Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind. for a three game series at the Boilermaker Softball Complex, April 4-6. 

A LOOK AT PURDUE

The Boilermakers are 18-17-1 this season under first year head coach, Kim Schuette. Purdue currently ranks fourth in the conference standings with a 5-1 mark in B1G contests after sweeping Penn State and taking 2-of-3 from Michigan State this spring. 

The Boilermakers are hitting .312 as a team, with four players hitting above .300. Andie Varsho paces Purdue’s offense with a .486 average on the year, the second-highest average amonst B1G batters. 

As a staff, Purdue pitchers have combined for a 2.76 earned run average through 233.0 innings pitched. Lilly Fecho has handled a majority of the work in the circle, tossing 134.2 innings with a 13-9 record on the year while striking out 135 batters and holding opposing hitters to a .241 clip.

THE ALL-TIME SERIES

The Hoosiers and Boilermakers will meet for the 62nd time in program history, with Purdue owning a 33-28 edge in the all-time series. The teams first met in 1974 in a 4-3 Purdue win. From 1978 through 1997, the Hoosiers took 17 of 18 games from the Boilermakers before Purdue won 10 of the next 11 matchups through the 2003 season. 

In their most recent series, the Boilermakers stole three games from Indiana at Andy Mohr field in 2013, evening the two teams to 5-5 through their last 10 contests.

COMEBACK KIDS

The Indiana softball team put together one of the largest comebacks in program history in its 11-7 walk-off victory over Ohio State on March 28, 2014. The Hoosiers  plated 11 unswered runs to overcome a seven-run deficit, the largest comeback recorded in atleast 20 seasons, which was ultimately capped off by a walk-off, grand slam by sophomore Kelsey Dotson. 

GRAND OLD TIME

With Kelsey Dotson’s grand slam against Ohio State  on March 28, four active players on the IU roster have now connected on homeruns with the bases loaded in their respective careers, three of which hitting grand slams in 2014. 

• Kelsey Dotson vs. Ohio State (March 28, 2014)
• Natalie Lalich vs. UT-Arlington (Feb. 28, 2014)
• Kayla Mathewson vs. Portland State (Feb. 7, 2014)
• Jenna Abraham vs. Bradley (Feb. 2, 2013) 

LAST TIME OUT

The Hoosiers nearly repeated Friday’s comeback efforts in a 7-5 setback to visiting Indiana State on Tuesday, April 1. Trailing 7-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Jenna Abraham blasted a two-run homer to bring the Hoosiers within two and no outs, but the Sycamores would record three consective outs to leave Bloomington with the win.

Indiana’s offense struck for at least a run or more in four of the seven innings played and tallied 10 hits against Indiana State pitchers, marking the sixth double-digit hit total from the Hoosiers this season. Abraham paced the Cream and Crimson at the plate with a 2-for-2 effort including a two-run homerun in the bottom of the seventh. Erin Lehman and Kassi Farmer notched multiple-hit performances against the Sycamores with Farmer driving in a run on an RBI-double in the fourth. Kelsey Dotson, Natalie Lalich, Brianna Meyer and Shelby Gogreve rounded out IU’s offense, each earning a hit in the contest.

Brooke Boetjer (3-5) earned the start in the circle, throwing the first 3.0 innings for Indiana. She allowed five runs on six hits while striking out a pair of ISU batters. Lora Olson tossed 2.0 innings in relief where she surrendered two runs on five hits before handing over duties to Meaghan Murphy. Murphy provided 2.0 hitless innings to close out the contest, striking out two.

SAUCEDO SHINES

After missing nearly all of the 2013 season due to injury, redshirt senior Breanna Saucedo has quickly made an impact in the Hoosiers’ lineup in her return this spring. Saucedo put together a 10-game hit streak from March 14  through March 30, where she has hit .471 (16-for-34), surpassing her previous seven consecutive games with a hit (Feb. 8 through Feb. 21) Saucedo has reached base in all but seven games this season and has registered a hit in 26-of-33 games played. She has also been impressive against Top 25 squads in 2014, hitting .455 against ranked teams to boost her career average against Top 25 programs to .309.

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Box Score (Game One)

Box Score (Game Two) 

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Indiana softball team dropped the first two of its three-game series with Purdue this afternoon, falling 4-1 in both contests. The Hoosiers played well defensively in each game, but one big inning in both contests in the doubleheader from the Boilermakers hindered Indiana’s hopes of winning out the day. The two losses drops the Hoosiers to 1-7 in the Big Ten and 9-26-1 overall. Purdue improves to 20-17 (7-1 B1G).

GAME ONE: PURDUE 4, INDIANA 1

Despite a four-run first inning, the Hoosiers did a solid job of shutting down the Purdue offense in game one this afternoon. Indiana blanked the Boilermakers through the final six innings after all four of Purdue’s runs came across on one swing of the bat, a grand slam in the first, which ultimately led to IU’s 4-1 loss in the first of two today.

Lora Olson (4-11) surrendered just three unearned runs in 5.0 innings and held Purdue scoreless through four. The junior fanned three batters, walked three and allowed eight hits. Brooke Boetjer closed the final 1.0 innings, striking out the side in the sixth.  

The Hoosiers touched Purdue’s Lilly Fecho (14-9) for four hits in the game with singles from Kelsey Dotson,Brianna Meyer and Breanna Saucedo and a double from Kassi Farmer. Shelby Gogreve drove in the Hoosiers’ lone run on a sacrifice fly in the second.

 

 

 
Purdue opened the contest with four runs in the first. An IU error, single and walk loaded the bases for the Boilermakers before Purdue’s Danielle Fletcher hit a grand slam to left to give the home team a 4-0 lead.

 

Indiana chipped away for a run in the second inning to cut Purdue’s lead to three. Dotson kicked off the frame with a single through the left side and made her way to third following walks by Kayla Mathewson and Katelyn Conenna. With bases loaded and one away, Gogreve attacked the first pitch of her at bat and sent it to center field. Dotson was able to tag on the play and score safely, bringing the score to 4-1.

In the bottom of the third, Purdue appeared to extend its lead when Tori Chiodo hit one over the fence in left, but the runner on first was called for leaving early resulting in a dead ball and an out at first. That call erased the two-run homerun and sent Chiodo back to the plate to face Olson. She walked and moved to second on a single; however a ground ball to third would set up the Hoosiers’ second double-play of the game to end the inning.

Neither squad was able to manufacture any runs through the final four innings of play, making the 4-1 score final in game one of today’s doubleheader.

GAME TWO: PURDUE 4, INDIANA 1

Indiana’s offense would not go away in the early goings of game two. The Hoosiers put its leadoff batter on in each of the first three innings, including a big outing in the third that led to an IU run. Kayla Mathewson drew a leadoff walk before advancing to second on a Meyer single through the left side. Saucedo followed with a base hit of her own, a ground ball up the middle, to load the bases with no outs for Abraham. The senior sent a fly ball to centerfield deep enough to push Mathewson across and give Indiana its first lead of the day, 1-0.

The Boilermakers responded with a three-run homer in the bottom of that same frame to take a 3-1 lead. Purdue added another run in the fourth on a Murphy wild pitch to set the Hoosiers back 4-1.

Boetjer checked into the game to start the fifth, and shutout the Boilermakers through the final two innings.

Huber doubled in the sixth to give Indiana a runner in scoring position, but Purdue managed to escape the inning without surrendering a run.

The Hoosiers followed up with three straight outs in their final at bat in the seventh, falling in game two, 4-1.

Meaghan Murphy tossed the first 4.0 innings, allowing four earned runs on five hits while striking out one. Boetjer provided two shutout innings in relief and struck out a pair of batters while allowing just two hits.

At the plate, Indiana matched Purdue’s seven hits in game and had six different Hoosiers register hits in the game. Brianna Meyer led the way with her 2-for-4 effort at the dish. Breanna Saucedo, Jenna Abraham,Kelsey Dotson and Kassi Farmer each provided base hits, while Michelle Huber doubled in a 1-for-3 performance.

Indiana and Purdue will close out the three-game series tomorrow at Noon ET.

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Solo homer in the top of 6th to tie the game at 2. Then another solo shot in the top of the 7th to go ahead, 3-2.

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Won 5-2, but still drop to 2-7 in B1G play.

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Won 5-2, but still drop to 2-7 in B1G play.

Thanks for the updates.

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Got the W! Thanks for the updates here. You're slacking Olivia.

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Got the W! Thanks for the updates here. You're slacking Olivia.

I'm sorry I have been busy with work lately busy time of year for healthcare thank goodness it is done until next year.

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April 6, 2014

Box Score

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A pair of homeruns late in the contest helped lift the Indiana softball team over Purdue this afternoon, as the Hoosiers battled back from a 2-1 deficit in the sixth to close out the three-game series with a 5-2 win.

A solo shot from Brianna Meyer in the sixth inning tied the ballgame at 2-2 before Shelby Gogreve drove in the eventual winning run with a solo homer to left in the top of the seventh. Indiana went on to plate two more insurance runs that inning to help IU to an eventual 5-2 victory.

Those two homeruns added to the Hoosiers seven hits in the game, with Meyer leading the way in her eighth multiple-hit effort of the season and three RBI. Gogreve was 1-for-3 with a homerun, while Breanna Saucedoadded a pair of hits in the game. Kassi Farmer and Michelle Huber contributed with one base hit apiece.

The entire Hoosiers pitching staff made an appearance this afternoon and each contributed with solid innings in the circle. Brooke Boetjer started the first 4.0 innings, including three shutout frames, and allowed two runs on five hits while striking out three. Lora Olson tossed 1.2 innings of scoreless relief before handing over duties to Meaghan Murphy. Murphy (3-10) closed the remaining 1.1 innings without allowing a single hit and recorded two strikeouts en route to her third win of the year.

 

 

Indiana capitalized with runners on in the top of the first. Meyer led off the game with a walk. She advanced to third on Saucedo’s bunt single that snuck between two charging Purdue infielders. Jenna Abraham followed with a line drive into centerfield, allowing plenty of time for Meyer to tag up and score on the play and give Indiana a 1-0 lead.

 

After a scoreless second inning, Purdue took the lead in the third on a two-out, two-run double from Danielle Fletcher to give the Boilermakers a 2-1 lead.

Meyer picked an opportune moment to connect on her first homerun of the season. The junior belted a no-doubter over the right field fence to tie the ballgame at 2-2 in the top of the sixth. After Saucedo singled in the following at bat, the Hoosiers looked to extend a lead with a runner on a no outs, but the next three IU batters would be retired in order to keep the game tied at two.

Down to their final at bat in the top of the seventh, the Hoosiers sent Gogreve to the plate to start off the inning. She did not disappoint, sending her first round tripper of the year over the left field fence to give the Hoosiers a 3-2 advantage. The Hoosiers capitalized on a Purdue miscue to add to its lead. With Huber on first, Lehman laid down a sacrifice bunt and reached safely when the throw to get her was dropped. Mathewson pushed the runners 60 feet on a sac bunt, placing runners on second and third for Meyer. Meyer sent a ball back up the middle just beyond the reach of a diving Purdue shortstop which sent both Huber and Lehman across to push Indiana ahead, 5-2.

The Boilermakers would not go away quietly in the bottom of the seventh. Purdue runners reached second and third with two outs, but Murphy put away the final out on strikes to clinch a 5-2 win.

The Hoosiers will return to action when they host Michigan State for a mid-week doubleheader at Andy Mohr Field on Wednesday, April 9 that will be featured on the Big Ten Network. First pitch is set for 4:05 p.m. ET.

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