
Hoosier Bounce Back for 7-4 Win over Wisconsin
4/1/2022 10:13:00 PM | Softball
MADISON, Wis. – The Indiana softball team fell 7-5 in game one, but came back to take a 7-4 win over Wisconsin on Friday at the Goodman Softball Complex.
Game 1: Wisconsin: 7, Indiana 5
Key Moments
• Cora Bassett singled to right field but advanced all the way home on a Wisconsin error for an inside the park home run.
• Taylor Minnick hit an RBI double to score two more for the Hoosiers and extend their lead to 3-0.
• Wisconsin scored one in the first and two in the third to even the game at 3-3.
• The Badgers went up 5-3 with a home run in the fifth inning.
• Brittany Ford doubled in the sixth and Juvia Davis came in to pinch run and scored on a run down to close the gap to one at 5-4.
• The Badgers added two runs in the sixth inning to go up 7-4.
• Brianna Copeland homered in the seventh to make it 7-5.
Notes
• The home run for Copeland was her eighth of the season.
• Freshman Taylor Minnick went 3-for-3 with three doubles. Minnick also stole a base.
• Indiana collected 10 hits for the game.
Game 2: Indiana: 7, Wisconsin 5
Key Moments
• Wisconsin's Kayla Konwent hit a leadoff home run and the Badgers scored two in the first.
• Brooke Benson homered to center field in the third inning to cut the gap to 2-1.
• Cora Bassett walked and was driven in by a Brianna Copeland double. Minnick scored Copeland with an RBI single and Sarah Stone came through with an RBI single to put the Hoosiers up 4-2.
• Taylor Minnick hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning to put the Hoosiers up 7-2.
• Macy Montgomery came in to pitch and got back-to-back strikeouts to end the sixth inning.
Notes
• The Hoosiers improve to 19-9 overall and 2-3 in Big Ten games.
• The home run by Benson is her fourth of the season.
• The Hoosiers scored four runs in the third inning to go up 4-2.
• Minnick hit her second career home run for the Hoosiers.
• Indiana tallied 13 hits in the second game vs. Wisconsin.
• Five Hoosiers had multi-hits games.
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Game 1: Wisconsin: 7, Indiana 5
Key Moments
• Cora Bassett singled to right field but advanced all the way home on a Wisconsin error for an inside the park home run.
• Taylor Minnick hit an RBI double to score two more for the Hoosiers and extend their lead to 3-0.
• Wisconsin scored one in the first and two in the third to even the game at 3-3.
• The Badgers went up 5-3 with a home run in the fifth inning.
• Brittany Ford doubled in the sixth and Juvia Davis came in to pinch run and scored on a run down to close the gap to one at 5-4.
• The Badgers added two runs in the sixth inning to go up 7-4.
• Brianna Copeland homered in the seventh to make it 7-5.
Notes
• The home run for Copeland was her eighth of the season.
• Freshman Taylor Minnick went 3-for-3 with three doubles. Minnick also stole a base.
• Indiana collected 10 hits for the game.
Game 2: Indiana: 7, Wisconsin 5
Key Moments
• Wisconsin's Kayla Konwent hit a leadoff home run and the Badgers scored two in the first.
• Brooke Benson homered to center field in the third inning to cut the gap to 2-1.
• Cora Bassett walked and was driven in by a Brianna Copeland double. Minnick scored Copeland with an RBI single and Sarah Stone came through with an RBI single to put the Hoosiers up 4-2.
• Taylor Minnick hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning to put the Hoosiers up 7-2.
• Macy Montgomery came in to pitch and got back-to-back strikeouts to end the sixth inning.
Notes
• The Hoosiers improve to 19-9 overall and 2-3 in Big Ten games.
• The home run by Benson is her fourth of the season.
• The Hoosiers scored four runs in the third inning to go up 4-2.
• Minnick hit her second career home run for the Hoosiers.
• Indiana tallied 13 hits in the second game vs. Wisconsin.
• Five Hoosiers had multi-hits games.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: SCHWARTZ (14-2)
L: Johnson, Heather (5-3)

Batting:
2B: Ford, Brittany 1 ; Minnick, Taylor 3
HR: Copeland, Brianna 1
RBI: Bassett , Cora 1 ; Copeland, Brianna 1 ; Minnick, Taylor 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Bassett , Cora 1 ; Copeland, Brianna 1 ; Hayes, Tatum 1 ; Andrews, Aaliyah 1 ; Davis, Juvia 1
SB: Minnick, Taylor 1
CS: Dufek, Desiree 1

Batting:
2B: BANNON 1 ; MIKLESH 1
3B: BANNON 1
HR: GIRARDOT 1 ; KUFFEL 1
RBI: BANNON 2 ; GIRARDOT 3 ; SIRDASHNEY 1 ; KUFFEL 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BANNON 3 ; GIRARDOT 1 ; HUBBARD 1 ; FISH 1 ; KUFFEL 1
SB: MIKLESH 1
CS: SIRDASHNEY 1
Game Leaders
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