Indiana Homers Twice Late to Beat Syracuse 4-3

Sunday, February 16

Durham, NC

10:00 AM

Indiana University

Syracuse

2/16/2020 3:00:00 PM | Softball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

DURHAM, N.C. – Indiana Softball (3-6) won their final game of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Sunday (Feb. 16) morning against Syracuse by a final score of 4-3. The Hoosiers hit two home runs late in the ballgame to score four runs in a comeback victory.

KEY MOMENTS

Syracuse put up a two spot in the bottom of the first inning with three hits and an infield error. They added a third run in the second with a pair of hits and an error.
The Hoosiers broke through in the top of the sixth inning as Desiree Dufek hit her second home run of the season over the fence in center field bringing home pinch runner Chloe Steinhaus as well. This cut the Syracuse lead to just one.
Indiana's big sixth inning continued following the home run as they loaded the bases with a single, a hit by a pitch and a sac bunt. Taylor Lambert then hit a sacrifice fly to center that brought home Camryn Woodall.
Hannah Davis hit her first homer as a Hoosier in the top of the seventh inning allowing Indiana to take the 4-3 lead. IU then worked around a single in the bottom of the seventh to get the win. Annika Baez made a great grab over her head at first to get the final out.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Freshman catcher Desiree Dufek hit her second career home run to cut into the Syracuse lead in the sixth inning. With two RBI's on the day, she is up six on the season and four hits total.
Hannah Davis hit the first home run of her career with Indiana. She's has five RBI's this season and is hitting .296 after this weekend.
Emily Goodin went the distance again pitching all seven innings with six strikeouts and only three earned runs. She registered 14 punch outs on the weekend.
A pair of freshmen Abi Stahlhut and Abby Meeks reached base for the first time for IU. Stahlhut hit a single to right field in the top of the fourth with Meeks following her up with a walk.

HEAD COACH SHONDA STANTON
"Bounce back ability was huge. When you lose three games on the weekend, two of them by one run that you let get away and you get down 3-0 early, this is a team that could have folded. So, I'm proud of this group that we continued to fight. Emily Goodin really settled in and stayed the course. It gave us a chance to stay in the ballgame and not let it get out of hand. It gave our offense a chance to Hoosier up, and that was the difference."

UP NEXT
Indiana Softball returns to the state of North Carolina next weekend when they travel to Raleigh for the Fairfield Crabtree Invitational hosted by NC State. The Hoosiers will play two against Saint Joseph's, two against Bucknell and one against host NC State.