Hoosiers Move to 4-0 with Day Two Sweep at FAU First Pitch Classic

Saturday, February 9

Boca Raton, Fla.

3:45 PM

Indiana University

3-0

St. John's

1-3

St. John's

Indiana

Hoosiers Move to 4-0 with Day Two Sweep at FAU First Pitch Classic

2/10/2019 1:20:00 AM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Box Score (PDF) - St. John's Box Score (PDF) - FAU

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Indiana Softball improved to 4-0 on the season on Saturday as the Hoosiers defeated St. John's in five innings, 11-0, and FAU in the nightcap, 4-1. The 4-0 record matches the 1994 Hoosiers as the best start to a season.

Game One: Indiana 11, St. John's 0 (5 inn.)
KEY MOMENTS
• The Hoosiers put up nine runs in the first inning, taking advantage of timely innings and Red Storm miscues. IU drew six walks in the frame, as well as a hit by pitch.
• After sophomore Taylor Lambert walked, she stole second base before a passed ball from St. John's allowed her to get all the way home and make it 1-0.
• The second run of the day came on a wild pitch, plating junior Katie Lacefield, who reached on a walk.
• Following a single by sophomore Grayson Radcliffe and back-to-back walks to sophomore Maddie Westmoreland and senior Sarah Galovich, sophomore Annika Baez sent a two-hop double to centerfield, bringing in a pair of runs.
• A bases-loaded walk to junior Gabbi Jenkins plated Galovich to make it 5-0 before another run was tacked on after Lambert was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
• Three more runs came in as a single from Lacefield was mishandled by the St. John's left fielder, bringing in sophomore Karly Combs, Jenkins and Lambert to push the advantage to 9-0.
• Indiana made it 10-0 in the second as an RBI single by Westmoreland brought home pinch runner Paige Chitwood.
• The final Hoosier run came across in the fourth as a pair of St. John throwing errors proved costly, allowing sophomore Makayla Ferrari to first reach base then come home from second base.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• IU saw one hit apiece from Jenkins, Lambert, Lacefield, Westmoreland, Radcliffe and Baez.
• Lambert scored a pair of runs for Indiana, in addition to drawing a walk and recording an RBI.
• Senior Tara Trainer earned the win for Indiana, tossing 3.0 scoreless innings and striking out four.
• Redshirt junior Josie Wood had a strong outing in relief as she went 2.0 innings and allowed just one hit.
• The 11-run margin of victory was the most for IU since a 23-2 victory against Rutgers on March 24, 2017.
• The runs scored by Combs and Paige Chitwood were the first of their careers.

Game Two: Indiana 4, FAU 1
KEY MOMENTS
• The Owls got on the board in the opening inning as an RBI single by Mia Olson plated Madisyn Palmer.
• IU struck back in the following frame sparked by a one-out double by Westmoreland. At the following at-bat, Baez knocked a double of her own as she scored pinch runner Carolyn Kuhn to tie the game at 1-1.
• A double from Lambert led off the third inning before she advanced to third on a groundout. She came home on an RBI groundout by Radcliffe to give the Hoosiers a 2-1 lead.
• After collecting her third hit of the day on a leadoff single in the fifth, Lambert gave IU a 3-1 advantage as she stole second then made it all the way home as the throw from the FAU catcher went errant and rolled to the outfield.
• FAU threatened in the fifth as an error and single put runners on the corners with no outs. Trainer stepped in the circle in relief and retired the first two she saw before a walk loaded the bases. However, she picked up a huge strikeout to strand the runners.
• Indiana tacked on another run in the final frame as an RBI groundout from Lacefield plated Jenkins.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Lambert turned in a 3-for-4 performance with two runs.
• Freshman Natalie Foor picked up her second win in as many games as she tossed 4.0 innings, allowing just one run with four strikeouts.
• Trainer collected seven strikeouts in the game, moving into sole possession of third place all-time in career strikeouts with 584. The previous high was 577, set by Megan Roark (2003-06).

HEAD COACH SHONDA STANTON
"Another great day of softball. It has been a productive weekend outscoring our opponents 26-3. Our pitching was outstanding today, particularly picking our defense up and providing the sudden change after a mistake. Tara and Josie pitched well in the shutout over St. John's. We got another great start from Natalie against FAU and Tara dominated in relief. Our aggressive style on the bases has created opportunities as well."

UP NEXT
Indiana will close out play in the FAU First Pitch Classic with an 11:15 a.m. showdown against No. 6 Georgia (4-0) on Sunday.