Indiana Earns 1-0 Walk-Off Victory Over Miami (OH) in Home Opener

Tuesday, March 10

Bloomington, IN

4:00 PM

Indiana University

10-9

Miami (OH)

12-8

Miami

Indiana

Indiana Earns 1-0 Walk-Off Victory Over Miami (OH) in Home Opener

3/10/2020 8:26:00 PM | Softball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Softball (10-9) won a pitcher's dual in their home opener against Miami (OH) on Tuesday (March 10) afternoon at Andy Mohr Field by a final score of 1-0. The Hoosiers broke through in the bottom of the seventh inning to take the walk-off victory. Emily Goodin registered a career high 14 strikeouts in the win.

KEY MOMENTS

Indiana got a total pf six hits in the ballgame. One of their early scoring opportunities came in the bottom of the second inning when the Hoosiers loaded the bases with a single from Bell Norton, a walk from Katie Lacefield and a walk from Brittany Ford. The Redhawks found a way out of the jam.
Indiana and Miami held each other scoreless until the bottom of the seventh when the Hoosiers broke through. Katie Lacefield walked and Tatum Hayes was able to get pinch runner Chloe Steinhaus to second with a SAC bunt. Gabbi Jenkins then singled to shortstop beating out the throw to first as Steinhaus came around to score, walking it off for IU.

NOTABLES

Senior RHP Emily Goodin topped both her season high and career high in strikeouts in Tuesday's win registering 14 K's. With 100 strikeouts already tallied this season, Goodin has moved to seventh all-time in career strikeouts in IU Softball history with 399 so far. She also has now four complete game shutouts on the season.
Senior Gabbi Jenkins connected for two hits in the victory including the walk-off RBI single. She has 10 RBI's on the year and continues to lead Indiana in batting average (.417).
Bella Norton extended her hitting streak to three games in a row. The senior catcher also continues to lead IU in walks with now 10 on the 2020 season.
Freshman Chloe Steinhaus has now tallied five runs on the season in pinch-running efforts.

HEAD COACH SHONDA STANTON
" Emily Goodin, wasn't she phenomenal, 14 K's that's a single season game high for her. We appreciate her going the distance giving us a shot to walk it off. Tatum Hayes did a great job with the pressure on to get the bunt down. I thought Taylor Lambert's walk was huge, then a total hustle play by Gabbi Jenkins beating out an infield single, and then Chloe Steinhaus with a good slide to the plate. I'm really proud of every single kid doing their job in that half inning to get us the one run."

UP NEXT
Indiana Softball will travel to Madeira Beach, Fla. This weekend for The Spring Games. The Hoosiers will play Creighton, Toledo, Central Michigan, Brown, South Dakota State and Buffalo in Madeira Beach, Fla..

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