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No. 24 Indiana Softball Extends Win Streak to 21 in Series Sweep Over Ohio State
4/2/2023 7:00:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 24 Indiana (28-9, 8-0 B1G) swept Ohio State (21-11, 2-4 B1G) in a doubleheader on Sunday at Andy Mohr Field as they extended their win streak to 21.
INDIANA 6, OHIO STATE 5
KEY MOMENTS
• Ohio State struck came out swinging as they hit a bomb to right center to take an early lead.
• The teams held their own on defense in the second inning, before the Buckeyes added another run to start the third, 2-0.
• However, Indiana did not shy away as they scored four runs in the bottom of the inning.
• A passed ball would cost the Buckeyes one as senior Cora Bassett ran home.
• Sophomore Brianna Copeland hit a sac fly to center field for an RBI, scoring senior pinch runner Tatum Hayes.
• Freshman Cassidy Kettleman advanced home on a stolen base from sophomore Sarah Stone.
• Freshman Avery Parker closed out the inning with an RBI double to left center putting the Hoosiers up, 4-2.
• Indiana added two runs on an RBI single from freshman Taryn Kern to score Bassett. Stone followed that up with another RBI single through the left side to score Kern.
• The Buckeyes added three runs on five hits in the top of the fifth to cut the lead by one, 6-5.
• The defenses battled it out in the final innings before Indiana earned its 20th straight win.
INDIANA 10, OHIO STATE 7
KEY MOMENTS
• The Hoosier bats were hot as Kern and sophomore Taylor Minnick hit back-to-back home runs for three RBI in the bottom of the first.
• Ohio State added three runs in the top of the third to take the lead, 3-2.
• Senior Abby Meeks cleared the bases with a deep double to left center earning three RBI as the Hoosiers regained the lead, 5-3.
• In the fifth, the teams continued to exchange hits each totaling three as the Buckeyes tied the game with two runs.
• However, a leadoff home run from Parker and an RBI single from Benson would put Indiana back on top in the bottom of the inning, 7-5.
• It was barrel city here in Bloomington in the sixth inning. OSU hit one to center field to cut the lead to one before Minnick and Copeland hit two out of the park.
• The Buckeyes would score one in the top of the seventh, but the Hoosiers held a 10-7 lead to close it out.
NOTABLES
• Indiana continues their record-breaking win streak with a program high of 21 as they improve to 8-0 in conference play.
• The Hoosiers are the only undefeated team in the Big Ten as they have swept the first three Big Ten series against Maryland, Purdue and Ohio State.
• IU combined for 16 hits, two doubles, and 10 RBI in the doubleheader.
• The Hoosiers hit five home runs in the second game of the doubleheader, tying the most in a single game since they hit five against the Buckeyes on March 5, 2022.
• Copeland holds a 13-0 record inside the circle while teammate Heather Johnson picked up her ninth of the season.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers travel to Bowling Green, Kent. on Tuesday as they face the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at 6 p.m. ET.
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INDIANA 6, OHIO STATE 5
KEY MOMENTS
• Ohio State struck came out swinging as they hit a bomb to right center to take an early lead.
• The teams held their own on defense in the second inning, before the Buckeyes added another run to start the third, 2-0.
• However, Indiana did not shy away as they scored four runs in the bottom of the inning.
• A passed ball would cost the Buckeyes one as senior Cora Bassett ran home.
• Sophomore Brianna Copeland hit a sac fly to center field for an RBI, scoring senior pinch runner Tatum Hayes.
• Freshman Cassidy Kettleman advanced home on a stolen base from sophomore Sarah Stone.
• Freshman Avery Parker closed out the inning with an RBI double to left center putting the Hoosiers up, 4-2.
• Indiana added two runs on an RBI single from freshman Taryn Kern to score Bassett. Stone followed that up with another RBI single through the left side to score Kern.
• The Buckeyes added three runs on five hits in the top of the fifth to cut the lead by one, 6-5.
• The defenses battled it out in the final innings before Indiana earned its 20th straight win.
INDIANA 10, OHIO STATE 7
KEY MOMENTS
• The Hoosier bats were hot as Kern and sophomore Taylor Minnick hit back-to-back home runs for three RBI in the bottom of the first.
• Ohio State added three runs in the top of the third to take the lead, 3-2.
• Senior Abby Meeks cleared the bases with a deep double to left center earning three RBI as the Hoosiers regained the lead, 5-3.
• In the fifth, the teams continued to exchange hits each totaling three as the Buckeyes tied the game with two runs.
• However, a leadoff home run from Parker and an RBI single from Benson would put Indiana back on top in the bottom of the inning, 7-5.
• It was barrel city here in Bloomington in the sixth inning. OSU hit one to center field to cut the lead to one before Minnick and Copeland hit two out of the park.
• The Buckeyes would score one in the top of the seventh, but the Hoosiers held a 10-7 lead to close it out.
NOTABLES
• Indiana continues their record-breaking win streak with a program high of 21 as they improve to 8-0 in conference play.
• The Hoosiers are the only undefeated team in the Big Ten as they have swept the first three Big Ten series against Maryland, Purdue and Ohio State.
• IU combined for 16 hits, two doubles, and 10 RBI in the doubleheader.
• The Hoosiers hit five home runs in the second game of the doubleheader, tying the most in a single game since they hit five against the Buckeyes on March 5, 2022.
• Copeland holds a 13-0 record inside the circle while teammate Heather Johnson picked up her ninth of the season.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers travel to Bowling Green, Kent. on Tuesday as they face the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at 6 p.m. ET.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Copeland, Brianna (13-0)
L: Smith (11-6)
Batting:
2B: Rodriguez 1 ; Wilkison 1 ; Hackenbracht 1
3B: Wilkison 1
HR: Hackenbracht 1 ; Church 1
RBI: Hackenbracht 3 ; Noury 1 ; Church 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wilkison 2 ; Kortokrax 1 ; Hackenbracht 3 ; Church 1
PO: Ruberti 1
Batting:
2B: Meeks, Abby 1
HR: Kern, Taryn 1 ; Minnick, Taylor 2 ; Copeland, Brianna 1 ; Parker, Avery 1
RBI: Kern, Taryn 2 ; Minnick, Taylor 2 ; Copeland, Brianna 1 ; Parker, Avery 1 ; Meeks, Abby 3 ; Benson, Brooke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bassett , Cora 1 ; Kern, Taryn 1 ; Minnick, Taylor 2 ; Andrews, Aaliyah 1 ; Stone, Sarah 1 ; Copeland, Brianna 1 ; Parker, Avery 2 ; Kettleman, Cassidy 1
CS: Hayes, Tatum 1
HBP: Bassett , Cora 1 ; Parker, Avery 1
Game Leaders
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