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IU Splits Saturday’s DH With Penn State
4/1/2017 6:23:00 PM | Softball
University Park, Pa. – Indiana Softball split Saturday's doubleheader with Penn State at Beard Field, winning the first game, 6-1, before falling in the second, 3-2.
Indiana 6, Penn State 1
In game one, the Hoosiers were led offensively by a 2-for-2 effort from senior CaraMia Tsirigos, who homered in the win and earned two walks. Junior Rachel O'Malley tied her career high with three hits while also scoring a run and collecting an RBI. Junior Taylor Uden and freshman Katie Lacefield also turned in multi-hit performances with each picking up two base knocks.
Sophomore Tara Trainer earned the win in the circle, tossing 5.0 innings and allowing just three hits and one run while striking out five. Freshman Emily Goodin pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in relief for the Hoosiers.
Tsirigos led off the second inning with a homer to left center, her team-leading fifth home run of the season.
The Hoosiers extended their lead to 3-0 in the following frame. After freshman Gabbi Jenkins walked, she stole second then advanced to third on a groundout. Uden plated her on a long single to left center before Tsirigos brought Uden in on a double.
Penn State loaded the bases in the bottom of the third on a pair of walks and a long single. However, back-to-back grounders ended the threat.
After O'Malley led off the fourth with her second double of the game, freshman Bella Norton walked to put two on for Lacefield, who tripled on a long fly ball to the warning track. The triple, which was the second of her career, scored O'Malley and pinch runner Sarah Galovich to make it 5-0.
The Nittany Lions got on the board in the bottom of the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Shelby Miller to score Toni Polk, who reached on a leadoff single and advanced to second on a fielding error.
Indiana's final run of the contest came in the seventh as O'Malley singled up the middle to score Uden.
Penn State 3, Indiana 2
In the second game of the day, a seventh inning rally fell just short as the Hoosiers lost to Penn State, 3-2.
Redshirt sophomore Emily Kirk tossed her first complete game of the season, giving up just six hits in the game.
The contest started as a pitcher's duel as the first baserunner for either team came in the fourth as Jenkins led off the inning with a single up the middle, but a double play ball ended the threat.
Penn State followed that up with a leadoff hit of its own in the bottom of the fourth on a bunt by Rebecca Ziegler. After stealing second, she scored on a two-out double by Tori Dubois. The Nittany Lions tacked on another run as Dubois scored while the Hoosier defense got caught in a rundown with Mollie Sorenson between first and second base.
Tsirigos led off the fifth with a walk, but a double play emptied the bases. McDonough looked to start a two-out rally with a single up the middle before a pop-up in foul territory ended the frame.
The Nittany Lions added a third run in the sixth inning as Sorenson singled to right to plate Miller.
Blitz and Uden led off the seventh with back-to-back singles before an intentional walk to Tsirigos loaded the bags. O'Malley then picked up her third double of Saturday's doubleheader as she sent the ball to right center, scoring Blitz and Uden and cutting the deficit to 3-2. However, the Hoosiers couldn't get the tying run across as flyout to right ended the game.
Indiana (17-17, 3-2 Big Ten) and Penn State (13-19, 1-4 Big Ten) close out the series Sunday at 1p.m. The game will be streamed live on BTN Plus.
Indiana 6, Penn State 1
In game one, the Hoosiers were led offensively by a 2-for-2 effort from senior CaraMia Tsirigos, who homered in the win and earned two walks. Junior Rachel O'Malley tied her career high with three hits while also scoring a run and collecting an RBI. Junior Taylor Uden and freshman Katie Lacefield also turned in multi-hit performances with each picking up two base knocks.
Sophomore Tara Trainer earned the win in the circle, tossing 5.0 innings and allowing just three hits and one run while striking out five. Freshman Emily Goodin pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in relief for the Hoosiers.
Tsirigos led off the second inning with a homer to left center, her team-leading fifth home run of the season.
The Hoosiers extended their lead to 3-0 in the following frame. After freshman Gabbi Jenkins walked, she stole second then advanced to third on a groundout. Uden plated her on a long single to left center before Tsirigos brought Uden in on a double.
Penn State loaded the bases in the bottom of the third on a pair of walks and a long single. However, back-to-back grounders ended the threat.
After O'Malley led off the fourth with her second double of the game, freshman Bella Norton walked to put two on for Lacefield, who tripled on a long fly ball to the warning track. The triple, which was the second of her career, scored O'Malley and pinch runner Sarah Galovich to make it 5-0.
The Nittany Lions got on the board in the bottom of the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Shelby Miller to score Toni Polk, who reached on a leadoff single and advanced to second on a fielding error.
Indiana's final run of the contest came in the seventh as O'Malley singled up the middle to score Uden.
Penn State 3, Indiana 2
In the second game of the day, a seventh inning rally fell just short as the Hoosiers lost to Penn State, 3-2.
Redshirt sophomore Emily Kirk tossed her first complete game of the season, giving up just six hits in the game.
The contest started as a pitcher's duel as the first baserunner for either team came in the fourth as Jenkins led off the inning with a single up the middle, but a double play ball ended the threat.
Penn State followed that up with a leadoff hit of its own in the bottom of the fourth on a bunt by Rebecca Ziegler. After stealing second, she scored on a two-out double by Tori Dubois. The Nittany Lions tacked on another run as Dubois scored while the Hoosier defense got caught in a rundown with Mollie Sorenson between first and second base.
Tsirigos led off the fifth with a walk, but a double play emptied the bases. McDonough looked to start a two-out rally with a single up the middle before a pop-up in foul territory ended the frame.
The Nittany Lions added a third run in the sixth inning as Sorenson singled to right to plate Miller.
Blitz and Uden led off the seventh with back-to-back singles before an intentional walk to Tsirigos loaded the bags. O'Malley then picked up her third double of Saturday's doubleheader as she sent the ball to right center, scoring Blitz and Uden and cutting the deficit to 3-2. However, the Hoosiers couldn't get the tying run across as flyout to right ended the game.
Indiana (17-17, 3-2 Big Ten) and Penn State (13-19, 1-4 Big Ten) close out the series Sunday at 1p.m. The game will be streamed live on BTN Plus.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Trainer, Tara (9-9)
L: Seifert (3-8)
Batting:
2B: Uden, Taylor 1 ; Tsirigos, CaraMia 1 ; O'Malley, Rachel 2
3B: Lacefield, Katie 1
HR: Tsirigos, CaraMia 1
RBI: Uden, Taylor 1 ; Tsirigos, CaraMia 2 ; O'Malley, Rachel 1 ; Lacefield, Katie 2
SH: Lehman, Erin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jenkins, Gabbi 1 ; Uden, Taylor 2 ; Tsirigos, CaraMia 1 ; O'Malley, Rachel 1 ; Galovich, Sarah 1
SB: Jenkins, Gabbi 1
CS: Hester, Sydney 1
Batting:
2B: Polk 1
RBI: Miller 1
SH: Sorenson 1
SF: Miller 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Polk 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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4
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H
2
RBI
1
AB
2
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
2
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