Hoosiers Sweep Day One in Memphis

Friday, March 10

Memphis, Tenn.

12:15 PM ET

Indiana University

7-13

Western Illinois University

7-12

Indiana

Western Illinois

3/10/2017 5:46:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Box Score (PDF) - WIU Box Score (PDF) - Lipscomb

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Indiana Softball picked up a pair of extra innings victories on Friday, defeating Western Illinois, 1-0, and Lipscomb, 3-2.

Freshman pitcher Emily Goodin earned both wins for the Hoosiers, combining for 11.0 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and two walks in the appearances.

Indiana 1, Western Illinois 0
The first win of the day was led by a one-hitter from Goodin and a 2-for-3 outing by freshman Bella Norton, who brought in the game-winning run in the eighth.

Goodin retired 23 of the 24 batters she faced while picking up a career-high eight strikeouts in her second complete game shutout of the season. The only hit surrendered came on a third-inning single by Kelsey Marlow.

Junior Aimilia McDonough led off the second frame with a two-out single, but was left stranded. The Hoosiers put another baserunner on in the following inning on a walk by freshman Katie Lacefield before she was caught stealing.

Indiana wouldn't get another Hoosier on the base paths until the sixth on a single by Norton past a diving Western Illinois first baseman. However, she was taken off the bases on a fielder's choice.

Playing with international tiebreak rule in effect, the Hoosiers began the eighth with a runner on second base in sophomore Sarah Galovich. Norton's second base knock of the day scored Galovich on a one-out single up the middle to give Indiana the 1-0 win.

Indiana 3, Lipscomb 2
For the second time on Friday, Galovich scored the game-winning run in the eighth, this time on a single from freshman Gabbi Jenkins.

The Hoosiers went up early in the game after senior CaraMia Tsirigos reached and advanced to second on a dropped fly ball in the second, setting up junior Taylor Uden's first home run of the season. The shot down the left field line stayed just fair to give Indiana an early 2-0 lead.

Lipscomb cut the Indiana advantage in half in the following inning. After Destinee Brewer singled to lead off the inning, she stole second and advanced to third on a Hoosier throwing error. She then scored on a bloop single to left by Abby Fenichel.

The Bisons threatened again in the fourth as a single, Hoosier fielding error and two walks put runners on second and third with two outs, but sophomore Tara Trainer's sixth strikeout of the day left them stranded. Trainer finished the day with six strikeouts and three walks in 5.0 innings pitched.

Singles from McDonough and freshman Shayna Gamm put two on for Indiana in the fifth, but Indiana couldn't add onto the lead.

Lipscomb tied the game at 2-2 in the sixth as a sacrifice fly from Khayla Green plated Sarah Higgins, who reached on a leadoff walk. However, Goodin picked up one of her three strikeouts against the Bisons to keep the game tied.

Once again using international tiebreak, Lipscomb start the eighth with a runner on second. She was moved to third on a sacrifice bunt, but a strikeout and foul out to first base kept the game at 2-2.

Galovich started the home half of the eighth on second and was moved to third on a single by Norton before scoring the game-winning run off the bat of Jenkins, who snaked the ball down the left field line.

The Hoosiers return to action on Saturday as they face Oakland and tournament host Memphis.