IU Softball

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Season opener in Clearwater, FL in just 17 days.

Early season honors for Taylor Minnick.

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/1/22/minnick-lands-on-softball-americas-preseason-top-100-list?fbclid=IwAR2zFwdJAXh9Y8FMUEkODFKMEnEIaqN0qBCLasHxzH6px2dbKn6sgZZLONk

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https://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/article/2024-01-16/oklahoma-stanford-tennessee-florida-state-top-2024-d1softball-preseason-rankings

I'm worried about Oregon and Clemson. 

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PLAY BALL!

Season opens Thursday in Clearwater, FL in the NFCA Leadoff Classic. 

All 5 games streamed on GameChanger:  https://web.gc.com/teams

Thu. 7:00 vs. Oregon

Fri. 7:00 vs. Clemson

Sat. 1:00 vs. Army

Sat. 7:00 vs. Kansas

Sun. 10:00 am vs North Carolina Central

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Game day!  

LIVE STATS

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Opening day lineup.

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Hoosiers open the season with a 7-5 win over #15 Oregon.

Heather Johnson started on the mound but replaced by Copeland in the 2nd after giving up 4 hits and 3 runs.   Copeland went the rest of the way allowing 2 hits, 2 runs and walked 6.  She struck out 8.

Copeland also had the big bat with 4 RBI, 3 coming on a 2nd inning HR.  

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Just now, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Hoosiers open the season with a 7-5 win over #15 Oregon.

Heather Johnson started on the mound but replaced by Copeland in the 2nd after giving up 4 hits and 3 runs.   Copeland went the rest of the way allowing 2 hits, 2 runs and walked 6.  She struck out 8.

Copeland also had the big bat with 4 RBI, 3 coming on a 2nd inning HR.  

Wow that's a good win Oregon is usually good they have been in the past.

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Lineup vs Clemson

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Hoosiers drop a 3-2 game to Clemson.  Sophie Kleiman started and went 4 innings and gave up all 3 Clemson runs.  Copeland finished up and scattered 4 hits and walked 1.  Hoosiers had 7 hits but couldn't put them together.  Bassett a solo HR  in the 1st and Mitchell an RBI single in the 4th was all our scoring.  Bassett and Minnick each with 2 hits. 

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Hoosiers drop a 3-2 game to Clemson.  Sophie Kleiman started and went 4 innings and gave up all 3 Clemson runs.  Copeland finished up and scattered 4 hits and walked 1.  Hoosiers had 7 hits but couldn't put them together.  Bassett a solo HR  in the 1st and Mitchell an RBI single in the 4th was all our scoring.  Bassett and Minnick each with 2 hits. 

Clemson #5. Softball team looks good.


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12 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Clemson #5. Softball team looks good.


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They almost beat a good Alabama team last year. 

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First game of today's doubleheader vs. Army.  Tonight at 7:00 we'll play Kansas.

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11-3 win for the Hoosiers over Army in a mercy rule shortened 5 innings.  We spotted Army 2 first inning runs and then it was all IU from there highlighted by a 7-run 4th inning.  We banged out 12 hits with Stone, Parker and Benson hitting 2 each.  Minnick, Stone, Parker & Thompson each with 2 RBI.  Heather Johnson started and went 4 innings and was charged with all 3 of Army's runs.  Montgomery pitched the 5th and final inning.

Kansas at 7:00.

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Either I misread the schedule and if so I apologize or they changed the schedule after it was posted.  Our scheduled 7:00 game vs. Kansas is already over and we won 2-1.  Brooke Benson with the game winning solo HR in the top of the 7th.  We trailed 1-0 after 4 and tied it up on a Minnick ground out in the 5th.  5 hits in this game; Mitchell our only batter with 2.  Copeland went the distance allowing 1 run on 4 hits.  She walked 4 and struck out 8.

Per the schedule, we play North Carolina Central at 10:00 am tomorrow morning.

 

 

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This morning's lineup vs. North Carolina Central

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Great way to start off the season going 4-1 in Florida.  Next weekend, women will be in Troy, AL for a 5-game series at the Troy Invitational.    Today was a 4-0 win over NC Central.  Hoosiers had 9 hits;  Minnick, Parker & VanBrandt each with 2.  Kleiman started and pitched 5-innings of 2-hit ball.  She didn't walk a batter and struck out 8.  Montgomery took over and finished the game allowing  just 1 hit.

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Look who's #24!

https://softballamerica.com/2024-softball-america-top-25-poll-week-1/

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Heck yes! Skimming this quick... no Northwestern, Michigan, or Minny or usually have good programs? 

Washington/Oregon the only inbound B1G team listed. Those schools and UCLA/USC are going to help our baseball/softball out so much. 

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