Walk-off Homer Lifts Hoosiers Past EIU, 9-8

Sunday, March 8

Kennesaw, Ga.

10:00 AM

Indiana University

Eastern Illinois

3/8/2015 12:00:00 AM | Softball

March 8, 2015

Final Stats

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Eastern Illinois	3	0	1	0	1	2	1	8	11	1
Indiana	0	2	4	0	0	1	2	9	11	1

Site: Bailey Park (Kennesaw, Ga.)
Score: Indiana 9, Eastern Illinois 8
Records: Indiana (5-17), Eastern Illinois (5-10)

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Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
W - Olson (4-10)	4.0	5	4	4	1	5
L - Wireman (2-6)	4.0	6	4	4	1	3

KENNESAW, Ga. - In a game that featured five lead changes, junior Kelsey Dotson blasted a two-run walk-off home run to lift the Hoosiers past Eastern Illinois on Sunday, 9-8.

Dotson and sophomore Erin Lehman scored two runs each in the game as the duo combined for four hits, four runs and four RBI.

The Panthers (5-10) struck first, plating three runs in the top of the first on a two-RBI single by Kylie Bennett and a RBI double from April Markowski.

Indiana senior Brianna Meyer put the Hoosiers (5-17) on the board in the bottom of the second on a two-run homer to score Dotson. The blast was Meyer's second of the season.

After Eastern Illinois got a run back on an RBI single by Jennette Isaac, the Hoosier bats came up big in the bottom of the third, plating four runs to take their first lead of the game at 6-4. Lehman recorded a two RBI single and was brought in two batters later on an RBI double by Shannon Cawley before Meyer's third RBI of the game scored Cawley.

Eastern Illinois hit a solo home run in the fifth before scoring a pair of runs in the sixth off an RBI single by Ashlynne Paul to take a 7-6 lead.

Freshman Rachel O'Malley tied up the game on an RBI single up the middle to score Katelyn Connena from second base in the bottom of the sixth. O'Malley continued a standout weekend as she scored a run and RBI while going 2-for-3, pushing her weekend hit total to five.

A lead-off solo home run by Bailey O'Dell gave the Panthers back the lead at 8-7. However, the Hoosiers weren't finished as Lehman hit a one-out single to third base before Dotson sent the game-winner over the left field fence.

Lora Olson picked up the victory for Indiana after pitching 4.0 innings in relief, giving up four runs on five hits.

The Hoosiers finish play in the Owl Invitational this afternoon as they face tournament host Kennesaw State.

Media contact: Caitlin Davis, davis288@indiana.edu