Friday, April 14
Bloomington, Ind.
6:00 P.M.
Indiana University
vs
Nebraska
No. 24 Indiana Set for B1G Weekend Series Versus Nebraska
4/13/2023 3:55:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 24 Indiana softball (31-12, 9-2 B1G) hosts the Nebraska Cornhuskers (27-13, 7-4 B1G) at Andy Mohr Field this weekend for another Big Ten matchup.
GAMEDAY INFO
LAST TIME OUT
RECORD TRACKER (Current Standing)
RBI (272)
1. 278 (1994)
Home Runs (57)
1. 56 (2022)
Runs Scored (290)
1. 328 (1994)
2. 282 (2015)
Hits (340)
1. 466 (1994)
2. 462 (1987)
Doubles (75)
1. 95 (1994)
2. 88 (2004)
3. 82 (2022)
4. 75 (2012)
Stolen Bases (89)
1. 141 (2019)
2. 120 (1987)
3. 114 (2022)
4. 112 (2018)
5. 96 (2020)
6. 91 (1988)
7. 89 (1986)
Batting average (.329)
1. .293 (1997)
COPELAND IN THE CIRCLE
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GAMEDAY INFO
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | IUHoosiers Radio | TV |
| April 14 | Nebraska | 6:00 p.m. | Listen | B1G+ |
| April 15 | Nebraska | 2:00 p.m. | Listen | B1G+ |
| April 16 | Nebraska | 12:00 p.m. | Listen | B1G+ |
LAST TIME OUT
- No. 24 Indiana split the midweek games against ACC opponents picking up a 10-5 win against Louisville at Andy Mohr Field before dropping the contest against Notre Dame, 9-1.
- Sophomore Sarah Stone totaled five RBI on two hits and scored one run in the win over the Cards while teammate Taylor Minnick recorded three hits with one double and two RBI against Louisville and Notre Dame.
- Nebraska (27-13, 7-4 B1G) picked up a series win with two shutout victories last weekend. The Huskers shutout the Terps 3-0. Maryland evened out the series with a 2-0 win in game two before bouncing back in game three with a 4-0 victory.
- Nebraska is among the top performers in the Big Ten offensively. The Huskers are ranked in the top five in seven categories: batting average (.323), runs (205), hits (333), doubles (65), home runs (44), RBI (192) and slugging percentage (.515).
- Freshman Infielder Katelyn Caneda ranks fourth in the Big Ten with a .405 batting average and has tallied 45 hits including seven doubles, one triple, two home runs and 27 RBI. Junior Billie Andrews is batting .344 on the season with 45 hits with 11 home runs and 32 runs scored.
- Senior pitcher Courtney Wallace is 17-8 in the circle. She has pitched 141.2 innings and 90 strikeouts. Junior pitcher Sarah Harness backs up Wallace with a record of 9-4 from the mound totaling 74.2 innings and 77 strikeouts.
- Nebraska holds a 11-9 advantage in the series.
- Indiana dropped the series in 2022, 2-1. They started the series with a, 5-0, shutout victory before falling to the Huskers in the final two games, 7-2, 5-4.
- The Hoosiers had a historic run winning 23 straight games setting a new program record for the longest win streak.
- Indiana is ranked No. 24 on April 10, 2023, in the D1 Softball poll.
- Indiana won its first three series going 9-0 to start conference play sweeping No. 22 Maryland, Purdue and Ohio State.
- Freshman duo Taryn Kern and Avery Parker are one of two programs in the NCAA that have over 30 RBIs. Kern has 49 on the season while Parker has batted in 33.
- Freshman Avery Parker has the team's fourth highest batting average this season with a .367 totaling 40 hits.
- She is ranked in the top-10 in seven Big Ten categories: batting average, slugging percentage, OBS, OPS, runs scored, RBI and home runs.
- The Westfield, Ind., native has hit nine doubles, one triple and nine home runs on the season for 33 RBI.
- She was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after she hit a .500 as the Hoosiers won 21 straight games setting a new program record and picked up wins against Butler and series sweeps against Purdue and Ohio State.
- She held a 1.636 OPS with eight hits with two doubles and two home runs. Parker totaled seven RBI and scored eight runs on the week. Parker was perfect from the field and behind the plate with a 1.000 fielding percentage.
- Sophomore Taylor Minnick is ranked top-five in the Big Ten in six categories: RBI (42), OBS (.532), OPS (1.282), doubles (12), slugging percentage (.750) and batting average (.417).
- Minnick hit .500 on the week as the Hoosiers defeated Butler and swept Purdue and Ohio State as they made program history with 21 straight wins.
- She totaled eight hits, two doubles, two home runs, six runs, eight free passes and seven RBI on the week.
- The Bloomington, Ind., native hit a team high .750 against Ohio State with a 1.750 slugging percentage and a 2.555 OPS. She hit two home runs, four RBI with six hits and five runs scored against the Buckeyes.
- The San Jose, Calif., native leads the Big Ten in seven categories, slugging percentage (1.000), OBS (.597), OPS (1.597), RBI (50), home runs (17) and walks (32) and hit by pitch (14).
- The IU freshman is second in conference in batting average (.430) and runs scored (46).
- Kern hit her 17th career bomb against Minnesota to break the single-season home run record that was set by IU Hall of Famer and Olympian Michelle Venturella in 1994.
- The 17th long ball on the season puts Kern at the top of the NCAA leaderboard in home runs.
- Against Purdue, Kern collected two hits for two home runs with three RBI and two runs scored. The freshman also totaled four free passes and had a stellar performance in the field with five assists and six putouts.
- Team 50 is etching itself in the record book and is on pace to set season records in five categories: runs scored, hits, doubles, stolen bases, home runs, RBI and batting average.
- Indiana has already set new single-season records for most home runs (57) and RBI (283).
RECORD TRACKER (Current Standing)
RBI (272)
1. 278 (1994)
Home Runs (57)
1. 56 (2022)
Runs Scored (290)
1. 328 (1994)
2. 282 (2015)
Hits (340)
1. 466 (1994)
2. 462 (1987)
Doubles (75)
1. 95 (1994)
2. 88 (2004)
3. 82 (2022)
4. 75 (2012)
Stolen Bases (89)
1. 141 (2019)
2. 120 (1987)
3. 114 (2022)
4. 112 (2018)
5. 96 (2020)
6. 91 (1988)
7. 89 (1986)
Batting average (.329)
1. .293 (1997)
COPELAND IN THE CIRCLE
- Sophomore pitcher Brianna Copeland is 15-1 inside the circle this season.
- The Pelham, Ala., native holds a 2.83 ERA with 106.1 innings pitched and 105 strikeouts.
- Offensively, Copeland is batting .331 on the season with 40 hits. She has 19 extra base hits and 33 RBI on the season.
- Indiana leads the Big Ten in batting with a .327 average on the season. The cream and crimson have totaled 354 hits, 76 doubles, eight triples, and 57 home runs.
- They have tallied 283 RBI along with 145 free passes and 69 hit by the pitch.
- Indiana leads the conference with 92 stolen bases.
- IU's eight stolen bases against IUPUI is the most in a game from a Big Ten school this season.
- Nationally, IU is tied 17th in stolen bases.
- The Hoosiers tallied 16 stolen bases at the Lady Bison Classic.
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