Indiana University Athletics
HOOSIERS START SEASON AT THE BAMA BASH
2/23/1999 12:00:00 AM | Softball
HOOSIERS START SEASON AT THE BAMA BASH
Game Information: The Hoosiers play at the Bama Bash hosted by the University of Alabama at Bowers Park in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Friday February 26 to Sunday February 28.
Tournament Format: The tournament has two pools that play a round robin series. Then the teams are seeded by their finish in their pool for an eight team tournament in which everyone will play three games.
Pool A
Alabama
McNeese State
North Carolina
Evansville
Pool B
INDIANA
Drake
Pittsburgh
Southern Mississippi
Friday, February 26
Noon
Evansville vs. McNeese State
INDIANA vs. Drake
2 p.m.
Alabama vs. McNeese State
INDIANA vs. Pittsburgh
4 p.m.
Alabama vs. North Carolina
Pittsburgh vs. Southern Mississippi
6 p.m.
North Carolina vs. Evansville
Drake vs. Southern Mississippi
Saturday, February 27
1 p.m.
Alabama vs. Evansville
INDIANA vs. Southern Mississippi
1 p.m.
North Carolina vs. McNeese State
Pittsburgh vs. Drake
3 p.m.
Game 1: Pool A 1st vs. Pool B 4th
Game 2: Pool B 2nd vs. Pool A 3rd
Game 3: Pool B 1st vs. Pool A 4th
Game 4: Pool A 2nd vs. Pool B 3rd
Sunday, February 28
11 a.m.
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner
Game 7: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Game 8: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser
1 p.m.
3rd place: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser
5th place: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner
7th place: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser
Final: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner
Series Records: Of the other seven teams in the tournament, the Hoosiers have only played Evansville. IU has played the Aces 19 times and holds an 18-1, including a sweep of a doubleheader when they last met in 1997 (IU 4-6, UE 2-1).
Head Coach Diane Stephenson... is in her 12th season as the Indiana head coach, with winning records in seven of her 11 seasons. Stephenson has accumulated a 341-263-3 (.564) career record, including a 147-128 (.534) record in Big Ten play. Her team made the NCAA Mideast Regional in 1994 and finished with a record of 49-16.
1998 Hoosiers: IU finished the 1998 season with a 13-31-1 (7-16 Big Ten) record.
