Hoosier Bats Stay Hot as IU Completes Sweep of Michigan State

Sunday, March 31

Bloomington, Ind.

11:00 AM

Indiana University

27-10, 0

Michigan State

11-20, 0

Michigan State

Indiana

Hoosier Bats Stay Hot as IU Completes Sweep of Michigan State

3/31/2019 7:21:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Box Score (PDF) - Game One Box Score (PDF) - Game Two Photo Gallery

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Softball secured a series sweep against Michigan State, taking both games of Sunday's doubleheader, 6-3 and 15-2 (5).

Game One: Indiana 6, Michigan State 3
KEY MOMENTS
• The Hoosiers jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second as an RBI single by senior Sarah Galovich through the left side, scoring sophomore Makayla Ferrari.
• Indiana tacked on a run in the next inning as junior Katie Lacefield double to left center, plating sophomore Taylor Lambert who had reached on a leadoff walk.
• A two-run homer by Lambert doubled the IU lead in the fourth as she sent one over the wall in right center to plate Galovich.
• The Spartans got on the board in the fifth on an RBI groundout by Lexi White.
• A pair of Hoosier runs came across in the bottom of the fifth to push the lead to 6-1. First, Lacefield singled to centerfield, scoring freshman Tete Hart. Then, Galovich again delivered as she plated sophomore Grayson Radcliffe on a double to right center.
• A fielder's choice and groundout put two more Spartan runs on the board in the final frame, but they would get no closer.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Junior Emily Goodin spun her second complete game of the season as she allowed no earned runs and struck out six in the outing. Goodin didn't allow a hit until the fifth inning and had four innings where she faced the minimum.
• Galovich went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with two RBI and a run scored.
• Lambert put up a 3-for-4 showing with two RBI and two runs and her first home run of the season.
• Lacefield also had a multi-hit outing as she had two base hits with two RBI.

Game Two: Indiana 15, Michigan State 2 (5 inn.)
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana pounced early on the Spartans in game two, plating five runs on seven hits and a wild pitch in the first inning. Four of Indiana's hits in the frame came on the very first pitch of the at-bat.
• After back-to-back singles by Lambert and junior Gabbi Jenkins, sophomore Annika Baez knocked an RBI single to left, bringing Lambert home. Jenkins scored one batter later as junior Bella Norton singled before she was brought in on an RBI single by Lacefield to make it 3-0. Back-to-back doubles by sophomore Maddie Westmoreland and Radcliffe extended the lead to 4-0 before Radcliffe scored the final run of the frame on a wild pitch.
• IU made it 6-0 in the second as Jenkins scored on Baez's second hit of the game.
• The Hoosiers opened the floodgates in the third, plating nine runs on five hits and two errors to take a commanding 15-0 lead. First, Westmoreland knocked a leadoff homer to right center. After Radcliffe was hit by a pitch and Galovich drew a walk, Radcliffe came home on an errant throw by the Spartan second baseman. A walk to Jenkins loaded the bags for Baez, whose RBI groundout scored Galovich to make it 9-0. Another Michigan State error proved costly as an overthrow on a grounder by Norton plated Lambert before a single by Lacefield made it 12-0. Radcliffe, in her second at-bat of the inning, then put the exclamation point on the game with a three-run shot to right field.
• The Spartans ended the shutout in the fifth on a bases-loaded walk and sacrifice fly from Caitie Ladd. However, reliever Natalie Foor delivered a strikeout to end the game in five innings.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Senior Tara Trainer earned the victory as she went 4.0 scoreless frames in the start, striking out 10 and allowing just three hits.
• Lambert turned in her second straight 3-for-4 outing at the plate, also scoring a pair of runs.
• Westmoreland was 3-for-3 with two runs and her third homer of the season.
• Galovich was 1-for-1 with two walks and a run. For the series, she batted .857 with six hits, four runs and five RBI.
• Baez went 2-for-4 with three RBI while Lacefield and Radcliffe also had multi-hit outings.
• Indiana's 15 runs and 15 hits were both a season high. The 15 runs scored is a new best under head coach Shonda Stanton. In addition, Indiana's 13-run margin of victory was the most under Stanton and the largest margin for the program since March 24, 2017 against Rutgers (23-2 victory).
• The run-rule win was Indiana's third of the season and first since Feb. 9 against St. John's.
• Three different pitchers earned a win for IU this weekend – Trainer, Goodin and redshirt junior Josie Wood.
• Indiana improves to 28-10 on the season with a 3-3 Big Ten mark. Indiana's 28 wins has already surpassed last season's total of 26.

HEAD COACH SHONDA STANTON
"As cold as it was, our bats were awful hot. That was the difference on the weekend. The first game, we got down 6-nothing and we rumbled back, scoring 12 in an inning. Today, getting the doubleheader sweep was huge. Goodin did a great job, Tara did her job but offensively, we had so many people step up and clutch up and really produce.

It feels great, I'm happy for Team 46 and I'm happy for our student-athletes. This group is working hard. It was a nice bounce-back weekend and now we have to turn our sights to Michigan. We're heading up there this week so it feels good coming off a Sunday to set the tone for the week."

UP NEXT
Indiana will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. next weekend for a three-game set against Michigan. The first pitch of the series is set for Friday at 5 p.m. and the game will be shown nationally on ESPNU.