Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Florida Bound for Lipton Invite
2/20/2014 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Feb. 20, 2014
| Lipton Invitational - Gainesville, Fla. | |
| Dates | Feb. 21-23, 2014 |
| Location | Gainesville, Fla. • Katie Seahole Pressly Stadium |
| Game 1 (Friday) | Indiana vs. Coastal Carolina • 1:30 p.m. ET | GameTracker |
| Game 2 (Friday) | Indiana vs. No. 1 Florida • 6:15 p.m. ET | GameTracker |
| Game 3 (Saturday) | Indiana vs. No. 1 Florida • 2:15 p.m. ET | GameTracker |
| Game 4 (Saturday) | Indiana vs. Georgia Southern • 6:45 p.m. ET | GameTracker |
| Game 5(Sunday) | Indiana vs. Troy • 9:30 a.m. ET | GameTracker |
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| Game Notes | Indiana Game Notes |
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The Indiana softball will travel to Gainesville, Fla. to participate in the Lipton Invitational hosted by the University of Florida. The Hoosiers are slated for five games including a pair with the Gators. IU will also compete with Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern and Troy over the weekend.
A LOOK COASTAL CAROLINA
Indiana opens the weekend with Coastal Carolina and plays the Chanticleers for just the second time in program history. These two squads previously met during the 2002 campaign where Indiana fell in a 1-0 decision.
Coastal Carolina is 5-1 on the season and heads to Gainesville after posting a 3-1 mark in their Kickin' Chicken Classic last weekend. The Chanticleers are hitting .265 as a team, while the CCU pitching staff has totaled a 2.10 earned run average.
SCOUTING THE GATORS
The Florida Gators enter the weekend ranked No. 1 in the country after going undeafeated through their first 12 games of the season. Indiana will face the top-ranked team in the country for the first time since seeing No. 1 Georgia on March 4, 2011.
The Hoosiers meet with the Gators twice this weekend and trail UF 4-0 in the all time series. The two teams have not met since the 2011 campaign where Florida defeated Indiana, 7-0.
Florida is currently hitting .340 as a team and is outscoring opponents 99-19 on the season. The Gator's pitching staff owns a 1.68 ERA and has held opposing batters to a .158 batting average.
MEETING WITH GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Indiana will face Georgia Southern for the first time in program history. The Eagles own a 6-3 mark on the year after coming off of a 3-2 outing at the FIU Classic last weekend. The Eagles lineup features six hitters batting over .300 to push the team to a .316 clip. Georgia Southern's pitching staff has tossed 54.2 innings with a 1.79 staff ERA and has limited opponents to a .189 average.
A LOOK AT TROY
Indiana and Troy meet for the first time since 2006, with the Hoosiers leading the all-time series, 2-1.
Troy is 4-5-1 on the year and recently posted a 2-3 outing at the North Florida Invitational in Jacksonville. The Trojans picked up wins over Southern Illinois and Savannah State that weekend. Troy is averaging .233 at the plate, led by Erica Davis' .423 clip through 10 games. The Trojans' pitching staff owns a 2.09 ERA and have held opponents to a .221 batting average.
GET ON BASE
CaraMia Tsirigos has been off to a great start in her freshman campaign at Indiana. The Atlanta, Ga. native has reached base in nine of the Hoosiers 10 contests, including the first nine straight games of the season. In that nine-game span, Tsirigos hit safely in five contests and drew a walk in six different games.
Kassi Farmer has also worked her way on base as of late. The sophomore has successfully reached base at least once in each of the last seven contests.
GOING STREAKING
After missing nearly all of the 2013 season due to injury, redshirt senior Breanna Saucedo has quickly made an impact in the Hoosiers' lineup in her return this spring. Saucedo has tallied a hit in all but one contest so far in 2014 and is currently riding a six-game hit streak that dates back to Indiana's Feb. 8 matchup with San Jose State at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz.
LOAD `EM UP
A pair of Hoosier hitters have found success with bases loaded this season. Both Michelle Huber and Kayla Mathewson have been perfect at the plate with runners on every base.
LET'S COMPARE
The Indiana pitching staff has given up fewer walks per game that its opponents this spring, issuing just 2.20 free passes per contest compared to opposing teams' 3.76 walks/game. IU hurlers have also posted an average of 6.60 strikeouts per game while opponents have averaged 5.01.
