Indiana University Athletics
Indiana University
Ball State
Hoosiers Shutout Cardinals, 2-0
4/24/2006 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 24, 2006
Box Score
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Indiana softball team took care of business in Muncie, Ind., with a 2-0 shutout of intrastate rival Ball State at the BSU Softball Complex on April 24. Indiana, led by senior pitcher Megan Roark, where able to hold the Cardinals scoreless on eight strikeouts and out-hit BSU 7-3.
With the win, Indiana improved to 25-22-1 on the season, while Ball State fell to 12-23 on the year.
The Hoosiers went to work early in the top of the second inning, loading the bases with no outs on the board. Singles by senior right fielder Laurens Hines, center fielder Kim Richards and freshman shortstop Stephanie Pellerito in the frame helped apply the pressure on the Cardinal infield. Pellerito's single scored junior pinch runner Abby Page, who took base for Hines, to give Indiana the early 1-0 lead. Ball State, however, held their own and escaped the inning on groundouts and a strikeout, stranding two Hoosiers in the inning.
In the circle, senior pitcher Megan Roark set the pace of the game, fanning seven through seven innings and holding the Cardinals scoreless heading into the top of the six.
In the frame, Indiana returned to its scoring agenda as Bogado reached on a shot down the middle. The senior proceeded through the base path on a sacrifice bunt by freshman second baseman Sarah Padove, and moved to third on a throwing error. A fielder's choice by the Cardinals brought the Mariara, Venezuela native home for a score, giving IU a 2-0 advantage. With the damage, Ball State ended the frame on a groundout to third.
Roark, who continued to give the Cardinals trouble at the plate, registered her third three-up and three-down inning in the bottom of the six to hold Ball State scoreless heading into the decisive seventh inning.
Junior pitcher Christy Wahl put the final touch on the Cardinals as she took over in the circle for the final inning. Wahl upheld the Hoosiers' suffocating defense and helped polish off IU's 2-0 shutout victory.
Indiana concludes it non-conference schedule on Wednesday, April 26, with a 3 p.m. contest against Indiana State in Terre Haute, Ind.
