Indiana University Athletics
Friday, April 8
Bloomington, Ind.
3:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
Rutgers
Hoosiers Set for First Big Ten Home Series
4/6/2022 6:01:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana softball team will host Rutgers this weekend in their first Big Ten series at Andy Mohr Field.
Date: Friday April 8-Sunday April 10
Location: Bloomington, Ind.
Stadium: Andy Mohr Field
The Schedule
Indiana (19-10, 2-4) vs. Rutgers (23-15, 1-5)
Friday April 8 at 3:00 PM ET
*Saturday April 9 at 7:30 PM ET
Sunday April 10 at 12:00 PM ET
*The Saturday game will be nationally televised on Big Ten Network.
Twitter Updates: @IndianaSB
Live scoring
B1G Plus Video
Series History
Indiana leads the all-time series 13-11. The Hoosiers have won six of the last seven games in the series and won all three games played in the 2021 season.
Scouting the Opponent
The Scarlet Knights come in with a 23-15 overall record and a 1-5 mark in Big Ten play. Rutgers went 1-2 against Minnesota and most recently was swept by Nebraska. The Scarlet Knights are led offensively by Kyleigh Sand who is hitting .417 on the season with 50 hits. Sand is a threat to steal with 20 stolen bases in 38 games.
Last Time Out
The Hoosiers went 1-2 at Wisconsin. Freshman Taylor Minnick hit .545 in the series with six hits, seven RBI, one home run and a 1.091 slugging percentage. Macy Montgomery picked up her eighth win of the season in the Hoosiers 7-4 win over Wisconsin on April 1.
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.
The Long Ball
The Hoosiers have already surpassed their home run total from a season ago. Indiana has 38 home runs through 29 games this season. Last year the Hoosiers tallied 28 home runs in 44 games.
Big Weekend for Bassett
Junior infielder Cora Bassett had a strong weekend March 4-5 against Western Illinois and Valpo. Bassett hit .750 on the weekend going 9-for-12 at the plate with a 1.417 slugging percentage and six RBI. Bassett hit two home runs and stole three bases.
Attacking the Next 60 Feet
The Hoosiers rank fifth among NCAA DI softball teams in stolen bases at 2.62 per game. Tatum Hayes ranks second in the Big Ten in stolen bases with 19 and 20th in the NCAA. The Hoosiers have stolen 76 bases this season compared to 17 from their opponents. Lindsey Warick has thrown out five runners trying to steal bases this season.
The 2021 Season
In the 2021 season the Hoosiers won or split nine of their 12 Big Ten series. They finished fifth in the Big Ten standings and were one game out of fourth. Gabbi Jenkins set the career record for stolen bases with 96 and Emily Goodin finished with 583 career strikeouts, rankings fourth best in program history. Jenkins and Grace Lorsung earned All-Big Ten First Team honors and Goodin and Grayson Radcliffe earned Second Team honors. Four Hoosiers (Jenkins, Goodin, Radcliffe and Bella Norton) earned NFCA All-Region honors. In the classroom the team had a 3.69 GPA, 12 Academic All-Big Ten selections and Jenkins and Radcliffe earned CoSIDA First Team All-District honors.
Roster Breakdown
The Hoosiers graduated seven seniors from Team 48 and have added seven newcomers to the roster for this season. The 2022 roster features 20 student-athletes with 10 upperclassmen. Grayson Radcliffe returns for her final season. The 2021 All-Big Ten Second Team performer hit .315 with 39 hits, 25 RBI and 16 stolen bases last season. The Hoosiers also return First Team All-Big Ten and All Freshmen Team standout Grace Lorsung. Lorsung tallied 29 hits and 20 RBI in 2021.
Fresh Faces in Bloomington
The Hoosiers signed four freshmen and added three transfers. Making their collegiate debuts will be Heather Johnson, Kinsey Mitchell, Brianna Copeland, Taylor Minnick and transfer Sarah Stone. Indiana added All-Big Ten student-athlete Cora Bassett from Purdue and Lindsey Warick from Missouri.
Jenkins Transitions into Coaching Role
The Hoosiers all-time leader in career stolen bases Gabbi Jenkins is out of eligibility, but will still be impacting the Hoosiers this season. Jenkins has stepped into a role as volunteer assistant coach and will continue to mentor the Hoosier student-athletes. In her final playing season, Jenkins earned All-Big Ten First Team honors as she hit .331 with 24 stolen bases and set an Indiana record for single season doubles with 18.
Ford Comes Up Big in Opening Weekend
Senior Brittany Ford hit .625 over four games for the Hoosiers in their opening weekend of play. In eight at bats she tallied two home runs, two runs, five hits, three extra-base hits, seven RBI, 12 total bases and a 1.500 slugging percentage. In the Hoosiers first game of the season, against Louisville she came off the bench to pinch hit and hit a home run in her only at bat. In game two she got the start and hit a grand slam to help the Hoosiers to an 11-1 win over Florida Atlantic. It is the second straight season she has hit a grand slam. Ford had at least one hit in all four of
the Indiana games this past weekend. Ford collected RBI in three of the four games and had multiple RBI in two of the games.
Johnson Shines in Florida
Freshman Heather Johnson made her first career start on Feb. 26 against No. 3 Florida State. Johnson retired 15 of the 20 batters she faced and had 4 strikeouts. She helped the Hoosiers to a 1-0 lead through five innings. The next day Johnson earned her first victory with a complete game shutout of Hofstra.
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Date: Friday April 8-Sunday April 10
Location: Bloomington, Ind.
Stadium: Andy Mohr Field
The Schedule
Indiana (19-10, 2-4) vs. Rutgers (23-15, 1-5)
Friday April 8 at 3:00 PM ET
*Saturday April 9 at 7:30 PM ET
Sunday April 10 at 12:00 PM ET
*The Saturday game will be nationally televised on Big Ten Network.
Twitter Updates: @IndianaSB
Live scoring
B1G Plus Video
Series History
Indiana leads the all-time series 13-11. The Hoosiers have won six of the last seven games in the series and won all three games played in the 2021 season.
Scouting the Opponent
The Scarlet Knights come in with a 23-15 overall record and a 1-5 mark in Big Ten play. Rutgers went 1-2 against Minnesota and most recently was swept by Nebraska. The Scarlet Knights are led offensively by Kyleigh Sand who is hitting .417 on the season with 50 hits. Sand is a threat to steal with 20 stolen bases in 38 games.
Last Time Out
The Hoosiers went 1-2 at Wisconsin. Freshman Taylor Minnick hit .545 in the series with six hits, seven RBI, one home run and a 1.091 slugging percentage. Macy Montgomery picked up her eighth win of the season in the Hoosiers 7-4 win over Wisconsin on April 1.
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.
The Long Ball
The Hoosiers have already surpassed their home run total from a season ago. Indiana has 38 home runs through 29 games this season. Last year the Hoosiers tallied 28 home runs in 44 games.
Big Weekend for Bassett
Junior infielder Cora Bassett had a strong weekend March 4-5 against Western Illinois and Valpo. Bassett hit .750 on the weekend going 9-for-12 at the plate with a 1.417 slugging percentage and six RBI. Bassett hit two home runs and stole three bases.
Attacking the Next 60 Feet
The Hoosiers rank fifth among NCAA DI softball teams in stolen bases at 2.62 per game. Tatum Hayes ranks second in the Big Ten in stolen bases with 19 and 20th in the NCAA. The Hoosiers have stolen 76 bases this season compared to 17 from their opponents. Lindsey Warick has thrown out five runners trying to steal bases this season.
The 2021 Season
In the 2021 season the Hoosiers won or split nine of their 12 Big Ten series. They finished fifth in the Big Ten standings and were one game out of fourth. Gabbi Jenkins set the career record for stolen bases with 96 and Emily Goodin finished with 583 career strikeouts, rankings fourth best in program history. Jenkins and Grace Lorsung earned All-Big Ten First Team honors and Goodin and Grayson Radcliffe earned Second Team honors. Four Hoosiers (Jenkins, Goodin, Radcliffe and Bella Norton) earned NFCA All-Region honors. In the classroom the team had a 3.69 GPA, 12 Academic All-Big Ten selections and Jenkins and Radcliffe earned CoSIDA First Team All-District honors.
Roster Breakdown
The Hoosiers graduated seven seniors from Team 48 and have added seven newcomers to the roster for this season. The 2022 roster features 20 student-athletes with 10 upperclassmen. Grayson Radcliffe returns for her final season. The 2021 All-Big Ten Second Team performer hit .315 with 39 hits, 25 RBI and 16 stolen bases last season. The Hoosiers also return First Team All-Big Ten and All Freshmen Team standout Grace Lorsung. Lorsung tallied 29 hits and 20 RBI in 2021.
Fresh Faces in Bloomington
The Hoosiers signed four freshmen and added three transfers. Making their collegiate debuts will be Heather Johnson, Kinsey Mitchell, Brianna Copeland, Taylor Minnick and transfer Sarah Stone. Indiana added All-Big Ten student-athlete Cora Bassett from Purdue and Lindsey Warick from Missouri.
Jenkins Transitions into Coaching Role
The Hoosiers all-time leader in career stolen bases Gabbi Jenkins is out of eligibility, but will still be impacting the Hoosiers this season. Jenkins has stepped into a role as volunteer assistant coach and will continue to mentor the Hoosier student-athletes. In her final playing season, Jenkins earned All-Big Ten First Team honors as she hit .331 with 24 stolen bases and set an Indiana record for single season doubles with 18.
Ford Comes Up Big in Opening Weekend
Senior Brittany Ford hit .625 over four games for the Hoosiers in their opening weekend of play. In eight at bats she tallied two home runs, two runs, five hits, three extra-base hits, seven RBI, 12 total bases and a 1.500 slugging percentage. In the Hoosiers first game of the season, against Louisville she came off the bench to pinch hit and hit a home run in her only at bat. In game two she got the start and hit a grand slam to help the Hoosiers to an 11-1 win over Florida Atlantic. It is the second straight season she has hit a grand slam. Ford had at least one hit in all four of
the Indiana games this past weekend. Ford collected RBI in three of the four games and had multiple RBI in two of the games.
Johnson Shines in Florida
Freshman Heather Johnson made her first career start on Feb. 26 against No. 3 Florida State. Johnson retired 15 of the 20 batters she faced and had 4 strikeouts. She helped the Hoosiers to a 1-0 lead through five innings. The next day Johnson earned her first victory with a complete game shutout of Hofstra.
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