Offense Heats Up as Hoosiers Run-Rule Rutgers, 9-1

Friday, April 26

Bloomington, Ind.

6:00 PM

Indiana University

Rutgers

Offense Heats Up as Hoosiers Run-Rule Rutgers, 9-1

4/26/2019 8:49:00 PM | Softball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Softball started off Senior Weekend festivities with a 9-1 victory against Rutgers in five innings Friday evening at Andy Mohr Field.

KEY MOMENTS
• The Scarlet Knights jumped to a 1-0 first-inning lead on a two-out RBI single by Nicole Bowman, plating Aleah Marra.
• IU tied the game up in the bottom of the second on back-to-back doubles from sophomore Grayson Radcliffe and junior Katie Lacefield.
• The Hoosiers used a four-run third inning to take a 5-1 lead. After Lambert led off the inning with a double, she was brought home on a single up the middle by sophomore Maddie Westmoreland. A single by Radcliffe and walk to Lacefield loaded the bases for junior Bella Norton, who brought in Radcliffe and pinch runner Karly Combs on a single to centerfield to make it 4-1. The final run of the frame came as freshman Tete Hart drew a bases-loaded walk to score Lacefield.
• Four more runs came across for Indiana in the fourth inning on four hits. After IU loaded the bases on a walk to junior Gabbi Jenkins, single by Westmoreland and hit by pitch to Radcliffe, Lacefield brought in two on a single to right center. Radcliffe then came home on a squeeze play from Norton. The ninth IU run came via a single from Lambert, who sliced the ball to left to score Lacefield.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Lambert led the bats with three hits. Radcliffe turned in a 2-for-2 performance with three runs, tying her career high.
• Lacefield went 2-for-2 at the plate and tied her career highs with two runs and three RBI. Also bringing in three runs was Norton.
• Senior Tara Trainer earned the win in the circle, tossing 4.0 innings and allowing just two hits and one run while striking out three. She improves her season record to 23-9. Junior Emily Goodin tossed a perfect final inning, highlighted by a diving grab by Jenkins in right field for the final out.
• The run-rule win was the sixth of the season for Indiana and the fourth in Big Ten play.
• IU improves to 32-18 on the season and 7-11 in Big Ten while Rutgers moves to 24-21 on the year with an 8-10 Big Ten mark.

HEAD COACH SHONDA STANTON
"Great way to kick off Senior Weekend. I thought we played extremely well in all three phases of the game – we hit the ball well, had solid pitching and great defense. It was nice for Tara to get a good start and then Goodin shut the door. Total clutch-up moments with Lambert, Radcliffe and Lacefield – really up and down the lineup we had offensive production. It was nice to see us attack good pitches and hit the ball hard. Looking for tomorrow to be a battle, we need to continue to score but we're excited about the way we started the weekend.

UP NEXT
Indiana and Rutgers return to action on Saturday with first pitch being moved up to 1 p.m. due to the weather forecast. Prior to the game, the Hoosiers will honor seniors Jessica Conenna, Sarah Galovich and Tara Trainer with a pre-game ceremony. Admission is free and the game will be streamed on BTN Plus.