Wednesday, April 12
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5:00 P.M.
Indiana University
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Notre Dame
25-11-1
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No. 24 Indiana Drops Contest at Notre Dame
4/12/2023 8:30:00 PM | Softball
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – No. 24 Indiana (31-12, 9-2 B1G) dropped their midweek matchup against Notre Dame (25-11-1, 7-7-1 ACC), 9-1, on Wednesday evening at Melissa Cook Stadium.
INDIANA 1, NOTRE DAME 9
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana scored the first run in the top of the second after sophomore Kinsey Mitchell slapped one into left field to score Brianna Copeland.
• Copeland would close out the 1-2-3 inning with a swing and a miss from Notre Dame's batter.
• The Fighting Irish fought back in the third as they fanned through three Indiana batters before taking a 2-1 lead.
• ND continued with the momentum as they pushed the lead out, 5-1, to close out the fourth.
• Junior Brooke Benson recorded a hit for the Hoosiers in the top of the fifth with a beautiful bunt but couldn't find any offensive rhythm before the Irish extended the lead with three more runs to end the inning.
• Sophomore Sarah Stone hit a leadoff double down the left field line to open the sixth, but Notre Dame would tack on another run with an RBI single for the run-rule.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers welcome Nebraska to Andy Mohr Field this weekend for another Big Ten series. Game one against the Huskers will be broadcasted on B1G+ at 6 p.m. ET.
Follow Indiana Softball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
INDIANA 1, NOTRE DAME 9
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana scored the first run in the top of the second after sophomore Kinsey Mitchell slapped one into left field to score Brianna Copeland.
• Copeland would close out the 1-2-3 inning with a swing and a miss from Notre Dame's batter.
• The Fighting Irish fought back in the third as they fanned through three Indiana batters before taking a 2-1 lead.
• ND continued with the momentum as they pushed the lead out, 5-1, to close out the fourth.
• Junior Brooke Benson recorded a hit for the Hoosiers in the top of the fifth with a beautiful bunt but couldn't find any offensive rhythm before the Irish extended the lead with three more runs to end the inning.
• Sophomore Sarah Stone hit a leadoff double down the left field line to open the sixth, but Notre Dame would tack on another run with an RBI single for the run-rule.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers welcome Nebraska to Andy Mohr Field this weekend for another Big Ten series. Game one against the Huskers will be broadcasted on B1G+ at 6 p.m. ET.
Follow Indiana Softball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Payton Tidd (12-6)
L: Copeland, Brianna (15-1)
Batting:
2B: Stone, Sarah 1
RBI: Mitchell, Kinsey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Copeland, Brianna 1
SB: Copeland, Brianna 2
HBP: Minnick, Taylor 1 ; Copeland, Brianna 1
Batting:
2B: Macie Eck 1
RBI: Cassidy Grimm 1 ; Lexi Orozco 1 ; Leea Hanks 1 ; Payton Tidd 1 ; Macie Eck 1 ; Anna Holloway 1 ; Mickey Winchell 2
SH: Payton Tidd 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Joley Mitchell 1 ; Karina Gaskins 1 ; Lexi Orozco 1 ; Emily Tran 1 ; Leea Hanks 1 ; Macie Eck 1 ; Mikayla LaPlaca 1 ; Anna Holloway 1 ; Mickey Winchell 1
SB: Carlli Kloss 1 ; Joley Mitchell 1 ; Mickey Winchell 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
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1
RBI
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2
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1
RBI
1
AB
2
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1
RBI
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3b/dh
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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