Indiana University Athletics
Tuesday, April 26
Bloomington, Ind.
5:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
Purdue
Hoosiers Host Purdue for Tuesday Doubleheader
4/25/2022 12:14:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana softball team will take on Purdue for two games on Tuesday April 26 at Andy Mohr Field.
Date: Tuesday April 26
Location: Bloomington, Ind.
Stadium: Andy Mohr Field
The Schedule
Indiana (23-17, 6-9 Big Ten) vs. Purdue (20-26, 3-11 Big Ten)
Game 1: 5:00 p.m.
Game 2: approximately 25-30 minutes after game one.
Twitter Updates: @IndianaSB
Live scoring
B1G Plus Video
Series History
Purdue leads the all-time series 41-38. Last season the Hoosiers won three of four games in West Lafayette. Indiana has won seven of the last 10 games in the series.
Scouting the Opponent
Purdue comes in with a 20-26 overall record and 3-11 mark in Big Ten games. Last time out they went 1-2 against Michigan State. The Boilermakers are hitting .258 as a team and are led by Rachel Becker who is hitting .411 with 51 hits. Purdue has used seven different pitchers this season with a combined era of 5.04. Alex Echazarreta and Brenna Smith have gotten the majority of the innings with 87.1 and 82.1 respectively.
Last Time Out
Last time out the Hoosiers dropped three games to No. 10 Northwestern. In the second game Indiana the Hoosiers had a 7-3 lead through four innings, but Northwestern won 13-8 in nine innings. In the final game of the series Indiana scored first and were tied 3-3 through four innings. Cora Bassett hit .545 for the series with six hits, including two doubles and a home run. Her slugging percentage for the series was 1.000 and her on base percentage was .615.
2 Out Hitting
Indiana has scored 74 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 49 home runs through 40 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: .308BA, 104AB, 32 hits, 8HR, 28 RBI
Brooke Benson 2021: .178 BA, 73AB, 13 hits, 1HR, 5 RBI
Brooke Benson 2022: .343BA, 102AB, 35 hits, 6HR, 27 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 15th among NCAA DI softball teams in stolen bases at 2.25 per game. Tatum Hayes ranks third in the Big Ten in stolen bases with 22. The Hoosiers have stolen 89 bases this season compared to 29 from their opponents. Lindsey Warick has thrown out 11 runners trying to steal bases this season, which leads the Big Ten.
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Date: Tuesday April 26
Location: Bloomington, Ind.
Stadium: Andy Mohr Field
The Schedule
Indiana (23-17, 6-9 Big Ten) vs. Purdue (20-26, 3-11 Big Ten)
Game 1: 5:00 p.m.
Game 2: approximately 25-30 minutes after game one.
Twitter Updates: @IndianaSB
Live scoring
B1G Plus Video
Series History
Purdue leads the all-time series 41-38. Last season the Hoosiers won three of four games in West Lafayette. Indiana has won seven of the last 10 games in the series.
Scouting the Opponent
Purdue comes in with a 20-26 overall record and 3-11 mark in Big Ten games. Last time out they went 1-2 against Michigan State. The Boilermakers are hitting .258 as a team and are led by Rachel Becker who is hitting .411 with 51 hits. Purdue has used seven different pitchers this season with a combined era of 5.04. Alex Echazarreta and Brenna Smith have gotten the majority of the innings with 87.1 and 82.1 respectively.
Last Time Out
Last time out the Hoosiers dropped three games to No. 10 Northwestern. In the second game Indiana the Hoosiers had a 7-3 lead through four innings, but Northwestern won 13-8 in nine innings. In the final game of the series Indiana scored first and were tied 3-3 through four innings. Cora Bassett hit .545 for the series with six hits, including two doubles and a home run. Her slugging percentage for the series was 1.000 and her on base percentage was .615.
2 Out Hitting
Indiana has scored 74 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 49 home runs through 40 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: .308BA, 104AB, 32 hits, 8HR, 28 RBI
Brooke Benson 2021: .178 BA, 73AB, 13 hits, 1HR, 5 RBI
Brooke Benson 2022: .343BA, 102AB, 35 hits, 6HR, 27 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 15th among NCAA DI softball teams in stolen bases at 2.25 per game. Tatum Hayes ranks third in the Big Ten in stolen bases with 22. The Hoosiers have stolen 89 bases this season compared to 29 from their opponents. Lindsey Warick has thrown out 11 runners trying to steal bases this season, which leads the Big Ten.
Follow Indiana Softball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
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