IU Drops Final Games of Judi Garman Classic

Sunday, March 5

Fullerton, Calif.

12:00 PM ET

Indiana University

6-12

Long Beach State University

6-9-1

Long Beach State

Indiana

3/5/2017 5:43:00 PM | Softball

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FULLERTON, Calif. – Indiana Softball dropped both games of Sunday's Judi Garman Classic. The Hoosiers fell to Long Beach State, 5-4, before dropping a 6-3 decision to No. 23 California in the finale.

Long Beach State 5, Indiana 4
The first game of the day was a back-and-forth affair with the teams trading the lead in the game's final innings.

IU put up nine hits in the game, but Long Beach registered 15, including two homers. The Hoosiers saw multi-hit performances from freshmen Gabbi Jenkins and Katie Lacefield, as well as junior Rebecca Blitz and senior CaraMis Tsirigos.

A lead-off double, single and walk loaded the bags for Long Beach in the opening frame, but Trainer and the Hoosier defense worked out of the jam with three quick outs.

Indiana put two runners on the home half of the first on a single by freshman Gabbi Jenkins and a walk to senior CaraMia Tsirgos, but both were stranded.

The Hoosiers broke the stalemate in the third frame to make it 1-0. Lacefield, Jenkins and junior Rebecca Blitz knocked three straight singles to lead off the inning before senior Erin Lehman plated Lacefield on a fielder's choice.

Indiana's lead would last until the fifth when Tierra Falo hit a three-run homer to left center, bringing in Sammi Gyerman and Nichole Fry.

In the bottom of the inning, IU took back the advantage on an RBI single by Tsirigos to score Jenkins, and a two-run single from junior Taylor Uden to bring in Blitz and Lehman.

A solo homer by Fry in the sixth would tie the game back up at 4-4 before an RBI single by Mattie Scheele gave the 49ers the lead for good in the final frame.

IU sophomore Tara Trainer took the loss, going all 7.0 innings and striking out four.

No. 23 California 6, Indiana 3
The Judi Garman finale was cut short by rain as the Golden Bears came away with a 6-3 victory in six innings. The teams played the top of the seventh, but the frame did not count due to the game being halted.

Junior Aimilia McDonough went 3-for-3 at the plate and scored a pair of runs, including her second homer of the season.

Freshman Emily Goodin got the start for the Hoosiers, retiring the first three batters she saw.

For the second straight game, the Hoosiers took an early lead. After Blitz drew a full-count walk, Lehman followed with a double to center to put two on with one out. Uden then put the Hoosiers on the board as she singled to center, bringing in Blitz.

However, Cal would take the lead for good in the second off a grand slam by Danielle Browers to left field.

The Golden Bears extended the lead 5-1 on a sacrifice fly by Lindsay Rood in the following inning.

McDonough quickly got that run back for Indiana as she knocked a two-out solo homer to right field.

After Cal tagged on a sixth run, the Hoosiers threatened to cut the deficit as they loaded the bases with two outs, however a groundout left them loaded.

McDonough picked up her 3^rd hit of the game in the sixth, leading off with a single back to the pitcher. A wild pitch and groundout moved her to third, allowing her to score on a second wild pitch to cut the Cal lead to 6-3.

The Hoosiers will travel to Memphis, Tenn. next week for a tournament hosted by the Tigers. The event will close out a streak of five straight road tournaments for Indiana.