IU Bounces Back to Take Series from Maryland

Saturday, April 13

Bloomington, Ind.

2:00 PM

Indiana University

30-15, 0

Maryland

19-20, 0

Maryland

Indiana

4/13/2019 7:31:00 PM | Softball

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

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Softball split a doubleheader against the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday at Andy Mohr Field, dropping game one, 4-3, before earning its second run-rule win of the weekend in five innings, 10-1.

Game One: Maryland 4, Indiana 3
KEY MOMENTS
• The Terrapins jumped to a 3-0 lead in the opening inning, first on an RBI single by Sammie Stefan before Taylor Wilson sent a two-run single to left center.
• Indiana got one back in the bottom of the first on a two-out rally as junior Katie Lacefield singled to center, scoring sophomore Grayson Radcliffe who reached on a single to third.
• Maryland's Stefan again struck in the third, hitting a leadoff homer to center in the third.
• Thanks to speedy base-running and more two-out hitting, the Hoosiers cut the deficit to 4-3 in the fourth. After junior Bella Norton drew a walk, pinch runner Paige Chitwood advanced to second on a wild pitch before moving to third on a groundout by sophomore Annika Baez. Another wild pitch brought Chitwood around before freshman Brittany Ford delivered a pinch-hit RBI single to center to score senior Sarah Galovich.
• IU looked to rally in the seventh as Radcliffe was hit by a pitch with one out and attempted to come all the way home on a double from Westmoreland, but she was thrown out on a close play at the plate.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Radcliffe went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Indiana.
• Ford's pinch-hit RBI single was her second in as many games.
• Junior Emily Goodin took the loss as she went 0.2 innings in her start, allowing three runs.
• Redshirt junior Josie Wood provided a solid relief outing as she tossed 3.0 scoreless frames.

Game Two: Indiana 10, Maryland 1 (5 inn.)
KEY MOMENTS
• Radcliffe put the Hoosiers up in the first inning as she knocked a two-run homer to left, plating Lambert who had reached on a fielding error.
• Another Hoosier run came across in the second as Lambert sent an RBI single back up the middle to plate freshman Juvia Davis, who replaced Baez on the basepaths after she sent a double down the left field line.
• Walks to Westmoreland and Lacefield and another pinch-hit single by Ford loaded the bases for the Hoosiers in the third. IU then made it 4-0 as Westmoreland scored on a Maryland fielding error. The IU lead was pushed to 5-0 on an RBI fielder's choice off the bat of freshman Tete Hart.
• The Hoosiers doubled their lead in the fourth, plating five runs on four hits, two wild pitches and a Maryland error. First, Westmoreland plated junior Gabbi Jenkins on a single to left before Radcliffe scored on a wild pitch during a walk to Norton to make it 7-0. Baez then sent her second double of the game to left field, bringing around Norton and Westmoreland before coming in herself on another wild pitch to make it 10-0.
• Maryland got on the board in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Shelby Youkin before a goundout back to freshman Taylor Askland in the circle ended the game in run-rule fashion.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Indiana saw multi-hit outings from Radcliffe, Westmoreland and Baez in the win. Radcliffe collected two hits in all three of the games against the Terrapins, batting .750 on the weekend.
• With Ford's pinch hit in the third, she went 3-for-3 at the plate against the Terrapins.
• Senior Tara Trainer earned the win as she went 4.0 frames in the start, allowing just one hit and striking out two. At 22-7, she moves into sole possession of eighth place for most victories in a season for an Indiana pitcher.
• Askland made her Indiana debut in relief, tossing the fifth inning.
• The Hoosiers stole four bases on the day and now have 119 on the season, just one short of the program record set in 1987.
• This marked the fifth run-rule win of the season and third in Big Ten play.
• Indiana improves to 31-15, the most wins for the program in a single season since 2011 (37-18).

HEAD COACH SHONDA STANTON
"The goal is always to take the series and I think the good thing is you get a little greedy and it's never enough and you want more. I thought we let one slip away so I think for us it's more growth moments to be able to get to the plate and get some offensive production, but on the whole, really pleased with our ballclub to be able to bounce back from that first loss and we had some big moments from a lot of different kids."

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers travel to Madison, Wis. next weekend for a three-game set against the Badgers. First pitch of the series is set for Friday at 6 p.m.