Indiana University Athletics
Friday, February 17
Clearwater, Fla.
12:30 P.M.
Indiana University
3-3
2
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Mississippi State
4-2
1
2
3
4
5
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H
E
Indiana
0
0
1
0
1
2
5
1
Mississippi State
1
1
1
9
X
12
10
0
Indiana Softball Falls to Mississippi State in Five Innings
2/17/2023 4:00:00 PM | Softball
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Indiana Softball (3-3) fell, 12-2, against Mississippi State on Friday afternoon on day two of the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational at Eddie C. Moore Complex.
INDIANA 2, MISSISSIPPI STATE 12
KEY MOMENTS
• Mississippi State would get on the board early with a pair of hits in the bottom of the first inning.
• The Bulldogs hit a home run to center field at the bottom of the second inning to take a 3-0 lead.
• Junior Aaliyah Andrews would score the first run for the Hoosiers after reaching base on a double through the left side. Senior Cora Bassett would single through the left side to send Andrews home.
• MSU added another run after a home run to right center in the bottom of the third.
• In the bottom of the fourth, Mississippi State scored nine runs to take a 12-1 lead.
• Bassett would strike back as she hit a home run to right center in the top of the fifth inning, but the eight-run rule would seal the game.
NOTABLES
• Bassett hit her first home run of the season and the 14th of her career as a Hoosier.
UP NEXT
Indiana will face Arkansas at 12:00 p.m. and Alabama at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Eddie C. Moore Complex on day three of the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational. The first game will be broadcasted on ESPN+ followed by ESPNU.
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INDIANA 2, MISSISSIPPI STATE 12
KEY MOMENTS
• Mississippi State would get on the board early with a pair of hits in the bottom of the first inning.
• The Bulldogs hit a home run to center field at the bottom of the second inning to take a 3-0 lead.
• Junior Aaliyah Andrews would score the first run for the Hoosiers after reaching base on a double through the left side. Senior Cora Bassett would single through the left side to send Andrews home.
• MSU added another run after a home run to right center in the bottom of the third.
• In the bottom of the fourth, Mississippi State scored nine runs to take a 12-1 lead.
• Bassett would strike back as she hit a home run to right center in the top of the fifth inning, but the eight-run rule would seal the game.
NOTABLES
• Bassett hit her first home run of the season and the 14th of her career as a Hoosier.
UP NEXT
Indiana will face Arkansas at 12:00 p.m. and Alabama at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Eddie C. Moore Complex on day three of the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational. The first game will be broadcasted on ESPN+ followed by ESPNU.
Follow Indiana Softball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Josey Marron (2-0)
L: Montgomery, Macy (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Andrews, Aaliyah 1
HR: Bassett , Cora 1
RBI: Bassett , Cora 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Bassett , Cora 1 ; Andrews, Aaliyah 1
HBP: Minnick, Taylor 1
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Batting:
2B: Macy Graf 1 ; Kiersten Landers 1
HR: Kiersten Landers 1 ; Aquana Brownlee 2
RBI: Macy Graf 1 ; Chloe Malau'ulu 1 ; Matalasi Faapito 2 ; Kiersten Landers 1 ; Anna Kate Segars 1 ; Aquana Brownlee 5
SH: Nadia Barbary 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Macy Graf 2 ; Brylie St. Clair 1 ; Chloe Malau'ulu 1 ; Kiersten Landers 2 ; Madisyn Kennedy 1 ; Aquana Brownlee 3 ; Nadia Barbary 1 ; Riley Hull 1
HBP: Anna Kate Segars 1 ; Kiarra Sells 1
Game Leaders
rf/3b
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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