Tuesday, April 19
Bloomington, Ind.
5:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
#22 Notre Dame
Hoosiers Host Pair of Midweek Games
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana softball team will host Notre Dame and Louisiana this week at Andy Mohr Field.
Date: Tuesday April 19/Wednesday April 20
Location: Bloomington, Ind.
Stadium: Andy Mohr Field
The Schedule
Tuesday April 19 at 5:00 PM ET
Indiana (23-12, 6-6 Big Ten) vs. No. 25 Notre Dame (31-9, 10-5 ACC)
Wednesday April 20 at 5:00 PM ET
Indiana (23-12, 6-6 Big Ten) vs. RV Louisiana (29-10, 15-3 Sun Belt)
Twitter Updates: @IndianaSB
Live scoring
B1G Plus Video
Series History
Indiana leads the all-time series 10-9 against Notre Dame. The Hoosiers and Ragin' Cajuns will be meeting for the first time.
Scouting the Opponent
Notre Dame comes in with a 31-9 overall record and 10-5 in conference play. Most recently the Fighting Irish lost a series at Clemson 2-1. Notre Dame has ranked wins over LSU, Texas, Duke and Clemson this season. Notre Dame is hitting .330 on the season as a team and their pitching staff have a combined 2.50 era. Louisiana is 29-10 on the season and 15-3 in conference games. The Ragin' Cajuns are hitting .354 on the season with a 2.31 team era.
Last Time Out
The Hoosiers went 1-2 at Penn State this past weekend. After a defeat in the opening game of the series Indiana responded with a 11-5 victory in game two. Kinsey Mitchell went 3-for-4 in the Hoosiers victory. Cora Bassett hit .300 on the weekend with three hits, including her 12th home run of the season. Brittany Ford hit two home runs on the weekend.
2 Out Hitting
Indiana has scored 68 runs this season with two out, including 11 games in which they have scored three or more runs with two outs. Cora Bassett is hitting .500 on the season with two outs.
The Long Ball
The Hoosiers have already surpassed their home run total from a season ago. Indiana has 45 home runs through 35 games this season. Last year the Hoosiers tallied 28 home runs in 44 games.
Big Improvements
Brittany Ford and Brooke Benson have shown great improvement from last season to this season.
Brittany Ford 2021: .200 BA, 35AB, 7 hits, 1HR, 6 RBI
Brittany Ford 2022: .337BA, 89AB, 30 hits, 7HR, 26 RBI
Brooke Benson 2021: .178 BA, 73AB, 13 hits, 1HR, 5 RBI
Brooke Benson 2022: .330BA, 91AB, 30 hits, 5HR, 23 RBI
Stanton Earns 700th Career Victory
With the Hoosiers 2-0 victory over Sam Houston State on March 19 IU head coach Shonda Stanton earned her 700th career victory. Stanton is in her 24th year as a head coach. Before arriving in Bloomington, she coached at Marshall for 18 seasons and is the winningest coach in Marshall history with 560 wins.
Copeland Freshman of the Week X3
On Monday April 4 Brianna Copeland earned her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor. Copeland provided fireworks in the Hoosiers 14-11 win over Kent State on March 30. Copeland hit three home runs to become the Hoosiers first freshman to ever hit three home runs in a game and just the third ever player to accomplish the feat. Copeland lifted the Hoosiers to victory with a walk-off three-run home run in the ninth inning of the game. Copeland is hitting .400 on the season with eight home runs.
Attacking the Next 60 Feet
The Hoosiers rank 12th among NCAA DI softball teams in stolen bases at 2.34 per game. Tatum Hayes ranks second in the Big Ten in stolen bases with 20 and 28th in the NCAA. The Hoosiers have stolen 82 bases this season compared to 24 from their opponents. Lindsey Warick has thrown out nine runners trying to steal bases this season, which ranks her second on the Big Ten.
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Date: Tuesday April 19/Wednesday April 20
Location: Bloomington, Ind.
Stadium: Andy Mohr Field
The Schedule
Tuesday April 19 at 5:00 PM ET
Indiana (23-12, 6-6 Big Ten) vs. No. 25 Notre Dame (31-9, 10-5 ACC)
Wednesday April 20 at 5:00 PM ET
Indiana (23-12, 6-6 Big Ten) vs. RV Louisiana (29-10, 15-3 Sun Belt)
Twitter Updates: @IndianaSB
Live scoring
B1G Plus Video
Series History
Indiana leads the all-time series 10-9 against Notre Dame. The Hoosiers and Ragin' Cajuns will be meeting for the first time.
Scouting the Opponent
Notre Dame comes in with a 31-9 overall record and 10-5 in conference play. Most recently the Fighting Irish lost a series at Clemson 2-1. Notre Dame has ranked wins over LSU, Texas, Duke and Clemson this season. Notre Dame is hitting .330 on the season as a team and their pitching staff have a combined 2.50 era. Louisiana is 29-10 on the season and 15-3 in conference games. The Ragin' Cajuns are hitting .354 on the season with a 2.31 team era.
Last Time Out
The Hoosiers went 1-2 at Penn State this past weekend. After a defeat in the opening game of the series Indiana responded with a 11-5 victory in game two. Kinsey Mitchell went 3-for-4 in the Hoosiers victory. Cora Bassett hit .300 on the weekend with three hits, including her 12th home run of the season. Brittany Ford hit two home runs on the weekend.
2 Out Hitting
Indiana has scored 68 runs this season with two out, including 11 games in which they have scored three or more runs with two outs. Cora Bassett is hitting .500 on the season with two outs.
The Long Ball
The Hoosiers have already surpassed their home run total from a season ago. Indiana has 45 home runs through 35 games this season. Last year the Hoosiers tallied 28 home runs in 44 games.
Big Improvements
Brittany Ford and Brooke Benson have shown great improvement from last season to this season.
Brittany Ford 2021: .200 BA, 35AB, 7 hits, 1HR, 6 RBI
Brittany Ford 2022: .337BA, 89AB, 30 hits, 7HR, 26 RBI
Brooke Benson 2021: .178 BA, 73AB, 13 hits, 1HR, 5 RBI
Brooke Benson 2022: .330BA, 91AB, 30 hits, 5HR, 23 RBI
Stanton Earns 700th Career Victory
With the Hoosiers 2-0 victory over Sam Houston State on March 19 IU head coach Shonda Stanton earned her 700th career victory. Stanton is in her 24th year as a head coach. Before arriving in Bloomington, she coached at Marshall for 18 seasons and is the winningest coach in Marshall history with 560 wins.
Copeland Freshman of the Week X3
On Monday April 4 Brianna Copeland earned her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor. Copeland provided fireworks in the Hoosiers 14-11 win over Kent State on March 30. Copeland hit three home runs to become the Hoosiers first freshman to ever hit three home runs in a game and just the third ever player to accomplish the feat. Copeland lifted the Hoosiers to victory with a walk-off three-run home run in the ninth inning of the game. Copeland is hitting .400 on the season with eight home runs.
Attacking the Next 60 Feet
The Hoosiers rank 12th among NCAA DI softball teams in stolen bases at 2.34 per game. Tatum Hayes ranks second in the Big Ten in stolen bases with 20 and 28th in the NCAA. The Hoosiers have stolen 82 bases this season compared to 24 from their opponents. Lindsey Warick has thrown out nine runners trying to steal bases this season, which ranks her second on the Big Ten.
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