Friday, April 22
Bloomington, Ind.
6:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
#10 Northwestern
Hoosiers Welcome No. 10 Northwestern for Weekend Series
4/21/2022 10:00:00 AM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana softball team continues its home stretch as they host No. 10 Northwestern for a series starting on Friday April 22.
Date: Friday April 22-Sunday April 24
Location: Bloomington, Ind.
Stadium: Andy Mohr Field
The Schedule
Indiana (23-14, 6-6 Big Ten) vs. No. 10 Northwestern (31-7, 12-2 Big Ten)
Friday April 22 at 6:00 PM ET
Saturday April 23 at 6:00 PM ET (Televised on Big Ten Network)
Sunday April 24 at 1:00 PM ET
Twitter Updates: @IndianaSB
Live scoring
B1G Plus Video
Series History
Northwestern leads the all-time series 70-38. The Wildcats have won the last nine games with the last IU win in the series in the 2012 season.
Scouting the Opponent
Northwestern comes in with a 31-7 overall record and 12-2 mark in Big Ten play. Last time out The Wildcats split a doubleheader against Illinois. In non-conference action Northwestern beat No. 3 UCLA, No. 15 Clemson, No. 9 Oregon and No. 5 Washington. Northwestern ranks second in the Big Ten in pitching with a 2.30 combined era. The Wildcats are fourth in the conference in batting average at .293, just behind the Hoosiers who are third at .309.
Last Time Out
The Hoosiers dropped a pair off midweek contests to No. 22 Notre Dame and RV Louisiana. The game against the Fighting Irish went to extra innings, but the Hoosiers had a chance to win the game in the bottom of the seventh with a tied score and runners on second and third with one out. Brooke Benson homered for the Hoosiers in the game against Louisiana on Wednesday. The Hoosiers had 10 hits against three different pitchers in the game against Notre Dame.
2 Out Hitting
Indiana has scored 70 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 .478 on the season with two outs.
The Long Ball
The Hoosiers have already surpassed their home run total from a season ago. Indiana has 46 home runs through 37 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: .330BA, 94AB, 31 hits, 7HR, 26 RBI
Brooke Benson 2021: .178 BA, 73AB, 13 hits, 1HR, 5 RBI
Brooke Benson 2022: .344BA, 96AB, 33 hits, 6HR, 26 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 2.29 per game. Tatum Hayes ranks second in the Big Ten in stolen bases with 21 and 28th in the NCAA. The Hoosiers have stolen 85 bases this season compared to 26 from their opponents. Lindsey Warick has thrown out 10 runners trying to steal bases this season, which ranks her second on the Big Ten.
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Date: Friday April 22-Sunday April 24
Location: Bloomington, Ind.
Stadium: Andy Mohr Field
The Schedule
Indiana (23-14, 6-6 Big Ten) vs. No. 10 Northwestern (31-7, 12-2 Big Ten)
Friday April 22 at 6:00 PM ET
Saturday April 23 at 6:00 PM ET (Televised on Big Ten Network)
Sunday April 24 at 1:00 PM ET
Twitter Updates: @IndianaSB
Live scoring
B1G Plus Video
Series History
Northwestern leads the all-time series 70-38. The Wildcats have won the last nine games with the last IU win in the series in the 2012 season.
Scouting the Opponent
Northwestern comes in with a 31-7 overall record and 12-2 mark in Big Ten play. Last time out The Wildcats split a doubleheader against Illinois. In non-conference action Northwestern beat No. 3 UCLA, No. 15 Clemson, No. 9 Oregon and No. 5 Washington. Northwestern ranks second in the Big Ten in pitching with a 2.30 combined era. The Wildcats are fourth in the conference in batting average at .293, just behind the Hoosiers who are third at .309.
Last Time Out
The Hoosiers dropped a pair off midweek contests to No. 22 Notre Dame and RV Louisiana. The game against the Fighting Irish went to extra innings, but the Hoosiers had a chance to win the game in the bottom of the seventh with a tied score and runners on second and third with one out. Brooke Benson homered for the Hoosiers in the game against Louisiana on Wednesday. The Hoosiers had 10 hits against three different pitchers in the game against Notre Dame.
2 Out Hitting
Indiana has scored 70 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 .478 on the season with two outs.
The Long Ball
The Hoosiers have already surpassed their home run total from a season ago. Indiana has 46 home runs through 37 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: .330BA, 94AB, 31 hits, 7HR, 26 RBI
Brooke Benson 2021: .178 BA, 73AB, 13 hits, 1HR, 5 RBI
Brooke Benson 2022: .344BA, 96AB, 33 hits, 6HR, 26 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 2.29 per game. Tatum Hayes ranks second in the Big Ten in stolen bases with 21 and 28th in the NCAA. The Hoosiers have stolen 85 bases this season compared to 26 from their opponents. Lindsey Warick has thrown out 10 runners trying to steal bases this season, which ranks her second on the Big Ten.
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