Friday, April 30
Bloomington, Ind.
4:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
Michigan State
Hoosiers Home for Four vs. Spartans
4/28/2021 3:08:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Softball (16-16, 16-16 Big Ten) is home for the first of two series as they welcome Michigan State (9-16, 9-16) to Andy Mohr Field this week.
First Pitch
The series will kick off on Friday, April 30 at 4:00 p.m. ET. The teams will be a Saturday doubleheader starting at 12:00 p.m. ET and finish with a game on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. ET. All games will be broadcast on BTN Plus.
Checking Out The Competition
The Spartans are coming off a series in which they split four games with Purdue, winning the last game, 3-2 and the opening game, 4-2. As a team the Spartans are hitting .236, led by junior first baseman Mackenzie Meech, who is hitting .352 with 25 hit. In the circle Ashley Miller has been the most productive Spartan with a 2.08 era, 5-4 record and 60.2 innings pitched.
Last Time Out
Indiana split a four-game set in Champaign against the Fighting Illini. Each of the two doubleheader Illinois won game one and the Hoosiers won game two. Indiana hit four home runs over the weekend with two of them coming off the bat of Bella Norton. In the first IU win, the Hoosiers scored three in the fifth and three in the seventh for a 7-2 win. In the series finale, Brooke Benson hit her first career home run to give the Hoosiers a 1-0 victory. Norton hit .462 in the series with six hits and five RBI. Emily Goodin won game two and picked up a save in game four. Goodin is now 10-11 on the season.
News and Notes
• Gabbi Jenkins leads the Big Ten and NCAA in stolen bases in a single game with six. Jenkins is tied for the lead in the Big Ten with 21 stolen bases. Jenkins ranks 26th in the NCAA in stolen bases per game.
• Jenkins was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on April 20.
• Jenkins has 93 career stolen bases and broke the record of 90 set by Aimee Lonigro in 1996.
She broke the program single game stolen base record already this year with six against Rutgers on Mar. 13.
• As a team, the Hoosiers ranks sixth in the country in stolen bases at 2.50 per game. Indiana is +38 in stolen bases vs. their opponent this season.
• The Hoosiers have stolen 77 bases on the season in 97 attempts.
• Grayson Radcliffe leads the Hoosiers in RBI with 19.
• Gabbi Jenkins ranks seventh in the Big Ten in hits with 33 on the season. Jenkins leads the conference in doubles with 13. Jenkins leads the Hoosiers in batting average on the season at .346.
• Indiana ranks fifth in the Big Ten in batting average at .262.
• Emily Goodin leads the Big Ten in innings pitched for the season at 132.1 Goodin is fifth in the conference in strikeouts with 121. Goodin is ninth in the Big Ten in ERA for the season at 2.06 and sixth in total wins this season with 10 wins.
• Brittany Ford hit her first career grand slam in game one against Rutgers on Mar. 13.
• Katie Lacefield and Taylor Lambert had their first home runs of the season on Mar. 13 during game two against Rutgers.
• Aaliyah Andrews leads the Hoosiers in batting average at .333.
• Brooke Benson recorded the first walk off of her career when she hit a RBI double in the 11th inning to help the Hoosiers prevail and get the sweep against Rutgers. Benson hit her first career home run to help the Hoosiers to a 1-0 win against Illinois on April 25.
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First Pitch
The series will kick off on Friday, April 30 at 4:00 p.m. ET. The teams will be a Saturday doubleheader starting at 12:00 p.m. ET and finish with a game on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. ET. All games will be broadcast on BTN Plus.
Checking Out The Competition
The Spartans are coming off a series in which they split four games with Purdue, winning the last game, 3-2 and the opening game, 4-2. As a team the Spartans are hitting .236, led by junior first baseman Mackenzie Meech, who is hitting .352 with 25 hit. In the circle Ashley Miller has been the most productive Spartan with a 2.08 era, 5-4 record and 60.2 innings pitched.
Last Time Out
Indiana split a four-game set in Champaign against the Fighting Illini. Each of the two doubleheader Illinois won game one and the Hoosiers won game two. Indiana hit four home runs over the weekend with two of them coming off the bat of Bella Norton. In the first IU win, the Hoosiers scored three in the fifth and three in the seventh for a 7-2 win. In the series finale, Brooke Benson hit her first career home run to give the Hoosiers a 1-0 victory. Norton hit .462 in the series with six hits and five RBI. Emily Goodin won game two and picked up a save in game four. Goodin is now 10-11 on the season.
News and Notes
• Gabbi Jenkins leads the Big Ten and NCAA in stolen bases in a single game with six. Jenkins is tied for the lead in the Big Ten with 21 stolen bases. Jenkins ranks 26th in the NCAA in stolen bases per game.
• Jenkins was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on April 20.
• Jenkins has 93 career stolen bases and broke the record of 90 set by Aimee Lonigro in 1996.
She broke the program single game stolen base record already this year with six against Rutgers on Mar. 13.
• As a team, the Hoosiers ranks sixth in the country in stolen bases at 2.50 per game. Indiana is +38 in stolen bases vs. their opponent this season.
• The Hoosiers have stolen 77 bases on the season in 97 attempts.
• Grayson Radcliffe leads the Hoosiers in RBI with 19.
• Gabbi Jenkins ranks seventh in the Big Ten in hits with 33 on the season. Jenkins leads the conference in doubles with 13. Jenkins leads the Hoosiers in batting average on the season at .346.
• Indiana ranks fifth in the Big Ten in batting average at .262.
• Emily Goodin leads the Big Ten in innings pitched for the season at 132.1 Goodin is fifth in the conference in strikeouts with 121. Goodin is ninth in the Big Ten in ERA for the season at 2.06 and sixth in total wins this season with 10 wins.
• Brittany Ford hit her first career grand slam in game one against Rutgers on Mar. 13.
• Katie Lacefield and Taylor Lambert had their first home runs of the season on Mar. 13 during game two against Rutgers.
• Aaliyah Andrews leads the Hoosiers in batting average at .333.
• Brooke Benson recorded the first walk off of her career when she hit a RBI double in the 11th inning to help the Hoosiers prevail and get the sweep against Rutgers. Benson hit her first career home run to help the Hoosiers to a 1-0 win against Illinois on April 25.
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