IU Drops Series Finale to Rutgers, 5-2

Sunday, April 28

Bloomington, Ind.

1:00 PM

Indiana University

33-19, 0

Rutgers

25-22, 0

Rutgers

Indiana

4/28/2019 5:31:00 PM | Softball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Softball dropped a 5-2 decision to Rutgers on Sunday afternoon at Andy Mohr Field.

KEY MOMENTS
• Rutgers' Jess Hughes took the first pitch of the game out for a solo homer to right center.
• Two more Scarlet Knight runs came across on a two-run double by Myah Moy in the next frame before an RBI single by Hughes made it 4-0.
• Indiana got one back in the bottom of the second thanks to two-out hitting. After junior Bella Norton knocked a double to right, sophomore Annika Baez plated her on a single up the middle.
• The Scarlet Knights pushed the lead back up in the third, as a run came home on a single followed by an IU fielding error.
• IU cut the Rutgers' advantage to 5-2 in the sixth as sophomore Maddie Westmoreland knocked a solo homer to left field.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Along with Westmoreland, Norton and Baez, juniors Gabbi Jenkins and Katie Lacefield also picked up a hit.
• Westmoreland's home run was her seventh of the season.
• Lacefield led the Indiana bats in the series against the Scarlet Knights, tallying a .625 average with five hits – including two doubles – four RBI and two runs.
• Junior Emily Goodin took the loss, going 2.0 innings in the start.
• Fellow junior Josie Wood had a solid relief outing in the circle as she tossed the final 3.0 frames, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out two.
• Rutgers pitcher Corah Price tossed a complete game for the Scarlet Knights, fanning seven.
• Indiana moves to 33-19 on the year with an 8-12 Big Ten record while Rutgers improves to 25-22 with a 9-11 conference mark.
• With wins on Friday and Saturday, Indiana clinched its third Big Ten series victory.

HEAD COACH SHONDA STANTON
"They got off to a fast start then we didn't do enough defensively to help our pitching staff. We made some mistakes that cost us and offensively, we needed more production. It was nice to see Maddie get another bomb so we had some moments.

We can dig deep and maybe the overall results in Big Ten play aren't where we want them to be, but let's look at all these moments. We're going to put them together in one weekend. We haven't done that, we haven't peaked but I'm excited about where we are. Anytime you take two out of three, it's a decent weekend."

UP NEXT
Indiana closes out the 2019 regular season next weekend as the Hoosiers visit Penn State for a three-game set. First pitch of the series in Happy Valley is scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. All three games will be streamed on BTN Plus.