Senior Weekend Next for Hoosiers

Friday, May 7

Bloomington, Ind.

3:00 PM

Indiana University

Penn State

5/6/2021 9:54:00 AM | Softball

Game Notes

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Softball (19-17, 19-17 Big Ten) will honor their seven seniors as they compete for the final time at Andy Mohr Field this weekend as the Hoosiers host Penn State. The Hoosiers seven-member senior class has made a combined 1,106 appearances for the Cream & Crimson over their carees.

First Pitch
Indiana Softball (19-17, 19-17 Big Ten) is home for the second straight weekend and final weekend at home as they host Penn State (5-26, 5-26). The games will broadcast live on Big Ten Network Plus

Checking Out The Competition
Penn State comes in with a 5-26 mark on the season. Last time out the Nittany Lions were swept by Michigan. Penn State has three wins over Rutgers, one against Nebraska and one against Maryland this season. 7 of Penn State's defeats on the season have been one run games and 10 by two runs or less. Melina Livingston leads Penn State at the plate with a .303 average on the season and .425 on base percentage. In the circle Bailey Parshall has gotten the majority of the work with 88.1 inning pitched and a 2.77 era.

Last Time Out
Indiana won their third out of their last four series by taking three of four against Michigan State. In the first three games the Hoosiers did not allow a run to the Spartans. Emily Goodin pitched 27 innings with 0 earned runs and struck out 19 batters. Grayson Radcliffe and Bella Norton each hit home runs in the series. Freshman Grace Lorsung batted .400 with four hits. Gabbi Jenkins had two extra base hits.

News and Notes
Gabbi Jenkins leads the Big Ten and NCAA in stolen bases in a single game with six. Jenkins leads the Big Ten with 22 stolen bases. Jenkins ranks 36th in the NCAA in stolen bases per game.
• Jenkins was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on April 20.
• Jenkins has 94 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 eighth in the country in stolen bases at 2.28 per game. Indiana is +44 in stolen bases vs. their opponent this season.
• The Hoosiers have stolen 83 bases on the season.
• Grayson Radcliffe leads the Hoosiers in RBI with 22.
• Gabbi Jenkins is second in the Big Ten in doubles with 15.
• Indiana ranks seventh in the Big Ten in batting average at .254.
• Emily Goodin leads the Big Ten in innings pitched for the season at 159. Goodin is fourth in the conference in strikeouts with 139. Goodin is fourth in the Big Ten in ERA for the season at 1.64.
• 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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