Friday, February 17
Clearwater, Fla.
12:30 P.M.
Indiana University
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Mississippi State
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
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