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Strong Pitching Guides DH Sweep of Maryland
4/21/2017 6:08:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Behind complete game outings from sophomore Tara Trainer and redshirt sophomore Emily Kirk, Indiana Softball (21-25, 7-9 Big Ten) took both games of Friday's doubleheader against Maryland (9-32-1, 2-12 Big Ten) winning game one, 2-1, before shutting out the Terrapins, 5-0.
Indiana's pitching was backed up at the plate by junior Taylor Uden, who turned in a pair of multi-hit and multi-run performances to lead the bats.
Indiana 2, Maryland 1
Uden scored both of Indiana's runs in the first game of the day, including the game-winner in walk-off fashion as she was brought home in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by freshman Bella Norton.
Trainer struck out four Terrapins in the win, which was her 11th victory of the season and her 14th complete game of the year.
The contest was largely a pitchers' duel between Trainer and Maryland's Madison Martin with the first hit for either team not coming until the third inning. Additionally, the game remained scoreless until the bottom of the fifth as the Hoosiers took a 1-0 lead. After Uden led off the fifth with a single to right, freshman Gabbi Jenkins put two on via a bunt single. A sacrifice bunt from junior Aimilia McDonough moved both runners into scoring position before Uden scored on a wild pitch by Martin.
Maryland tied up the game in the final frame as Sarah Calta knocked a two-out double to left center, bringing home Kassidy Cross.
However, the Hoosiers would end the game in the bottom of the seventh as Uden led off with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from Jenkins. A Maryland fielding error put runners on the corners with one out as senior Kayla Mathewson reached on the play. Norton brought in the decisive run as she sent a sacrifice fly to center and Uden slid around the tag at home.
Indiana 5, Maryland 0
The second game of the day featured the first complete game shutout of Kirk's career as she tied her career best with four strikeouts.
In addition to Uden's two hits and two runs, she also recorded a pair of RBI. Junior Rachel O'Malley put up a two-hit performance, adding a run and RBI while McDonough knocked two hits and brought in a run.
The Hoosiers started the scoring early as Uden sent a two-run homer to left center in the first, bringing senior CaraMia Tsirigos home. The shot was Uden's seventh homer of the season, continuing the career year for the Glendale, Ariz. native.
Maryland looked to quickly respond, loading the bases in the following inning with just one away. However, a strikeout by Kirk and a flyout to left got the Hoosiers out of the jam.
Indiana tacked on a run in the second, sparked by senior Erin Lehman's lead-off triple to right. She came home on a single by junior Rebecca Blitz to push Indiana's lead to 3-0.
IU added two more insurance runs in the fifth as O'Malley doubled to plate Uden, who had reached on a lead-off single, and McDonough singled to right center to bring O'Malley in.
Kirk followed up the offensive performance with her first clean inning of the game, retiring the Terrapins in order. Maryland's Juli Strange gave the team an opportunity to ruin the shutout in the seventh with a two-out double before Kirk's fourth strikeout closed the door.
Indiana and Maryland will wrap up the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. Admission to all Indiana Softball games is free of charge.
Indiana's pitching was backed up at the plate by junior Taylor Uden, who turned in a pair of multi-hit and multi-run performances to lead the bats.
Indiana 2, Maryland 1
Uden scored both of Indiana's runs in the first game of the day, including the game-winner in walk-off fashion as she was brought home in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by freshman Bella Norton.
Trainer struck out four Terrapins in the win, which was her 11th victory of the season and her 14th complete game of the year.
The contest was largely a pitchers' duel between Trainer and Maryland's Madison Martin with the first hit for either team not coming until the third inning. Additionally, the game remained scoreless until the bottom of the fifth as the Hoosiers took a 1-0 lead. After Uden led off the fifth with a single to right, freshman Gabbi Jenkins put two on via a bunt single. A sacrifice bunt from junior Aimilia McDonough moved both runners into scoring position before Uden scored on a wild pitch by Martin.
Maryland tied up the game in the final frame as Sarah Calta knocked a two-out double to left center, bringing home Kassidy Cross.
However, the Hoosiers would end the game in the bottom of the seventh as Uden led off with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from Jenkins. A Maryland fielding error put runners on the corners with one out as senior Kayla Mathewson reached on the play. Norton brought in the decisive run as she sent a sacrifice fly to center and Uden slid around the tag at home.
Indiana 5, Maryland 0
The second game of the day featured the first complete game shutout of Kirk's career as she tied her career best with four strikeouts.
In addition to Uden's two hits and two runs, she also recorded a pair of RBI. Junior Rachel O'Malley put up a two-hit performance, adding a run and RBI while McDonough knocked two hits and brought in a run.
The Hoosiers started the scoring early as Uden sent a two-run homer to left center in the first, bringing senior CaraMia Tsirigos home. The shot was Uden's seventh homer of the season, continuing the career year for the Glendale, Ariz. native.
Maryland looked to quickly respond, loading the bases in the following inning with just one away. However, a strikeout by Kirk and a flyout to left got the Hoosiers out of the jam.
Indiana tacked on a run in the second, sparked by senior Erin Lehman's lead-off triple to right. She came home on a single by junior Rebecca Blitz to push Indiana's lead to 3-0.
IU added two more insurance runs in the fifth as O'Malley doubled to plate Uden, who had reached on a lead-off single, and McDonough singled to right center to bring O'Malley in.
Kirk followed up the offensive performance with her first clean inning of the game, retiring the Terrapins in order. Maryland's Juli Strange gave the team an opportunity to ruin the shutout in the seventh with a two-out double before Kirk's fourth strikeout closed the door.
Indiana and Maryland will wrap up the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. Admission to all Indiana Softball games is free of charge.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Trainer, Tara (11-13)
L: Madison Martin (6-12)
Batting:
2B: Sarah Calta 1 ; Amanda Brashear 1
RBI: Sarah Calta 1
SH: Amanda Brashear 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kassidy Cross 1
Batting:
RBI: Norton, Bella 1
SH: Jenkins, Gabbi 1 ; McDonough, Aimilia 1
SF: Norton, Bella 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Uden, Taylor 2
Game Leaders
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