Hoosiers Travel to Kentucky for Midweek Game Against Hilltoppers

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 19 Indiana softball (28-9, 8-0 B1G) travels to Bowling Green, Kent., for a midweek match up against Western Kentucky (21-12, 6-3 C-USA) at the WKU Softball Complex on Tuesday evening.

GAMEDAY INFO

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	IUHoosiers Radio	TV
April 3	Western Kentucky	6:00 p.m.	Listen	Watch

LAST TIME OUT

The Indiana Hoosiers swept Ohio State in a three-game series at Andy Mohr Field as they set a new program record for the longest win streak (21).
Freshman Avery Parker had a team high .500 with three hits, one home run and two RBI. She scored three runs.
Sophomore Taylor Minnick 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.
Teammate Sarah Stone's bat was on fire as she totaled four hits on three runs with one bomb and one double totaling five RBI.
The Hoosiers hit seven home runs in the series with five of those coming in game three.
Sophomore Heather Johnson added two wins against the Buckeyes with classmate Brianna Copeland picked up her 12th win inside the circle.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

Western Kentucky (15-8) is coming off a 2-1 series loss against Charlotte. The Hilltoppers won the first game in the double header on Saturday, 3-0, before falling 11-0 in five in the second game. On Sunday, WKU dropped the last game in the series, 6-3.
On the season, the Hilltoppers hold a .306 batting average with 267 hits, 156 RBIs and 15 home runs.
Taylor Sanders is leading the tops with 39 RBIs and nine home runs.
Fifth-year utility player Faith Hegh holds a team high batting average of .396 on 40 hits while teammate Taylor Davis totals 38 hits and 15 stolen bases on the season.
Senior Katie Gardner holds a 3.46 ERA and has made 23 appearances with 122.1 innings pitched. Freshman Maddy Wood holds a 4.82 ERA on 18 appearances.

SERIES NOTES

The Hilltoppers lead the series 3-1 against the Hoosiers. The two teams haven't met in over 15 years with WKU winning the last match up on March 25, 2006, 4-3.

(W)INDIANA

The Hoosiers win 21 straight setting a new program record for the longest win streak.

SWEEP, SWEEP - HOOSIERS ARE CLEANIN' UP

Indiana remains the only undefeated team in conference play as they swept the series against No. 22 Maryland, Purdue and Ohio State.

OUT OF THE PARK(ER)

Parker held a .500 batting average as the Hoosiers won 21 straight games setting a new program record, picking up wins against Butler and sweeping 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.
The Westfield, Ind., native had a team high .500 batting average scoring three runs on three hits and two RBI against archrival Purdue.
She ranks fourth in the Big Ten in slugging percentage (.721).

On the season, she holds a batting average of .378 with 34 hits. She has scored 29 runs, nine doubles, one triple, eight home runs and 30 RBI.
Parker hit her first career home run against Lipscomb. She added three more on the weekend, totaling eight RBI in Nashville, Tenn.

MONEY MINNICK

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.
In the Big Ten, she ranks second in OBS (.523), third in doubles (11), and fifth in batting average (.405).

TARYN IT UP

Teammate Taryn Kern collected two hits for two home runs with three RBI and two runs scored in her first games against archrival Purdue. The freshman also totaled four free passes and had a stellar performance in the field with five assists and six putouts.
Last weekend, Kern hit a team high batting average of .556 as they extended their win streak to 15 and swept the No. 22 ranked Maryland Terrapins earning herself Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the third straight week. She totaled five hits with two doubles, two home runs with three RBI with an outstanding 2.111 OPS.
The San Jose, Calif., native leads the Big Ten in seven categories, slugging percentage (1.011), OBS (.595), OPS (1.606), RBI (42), home runs (15) and walks (27) and hit by pitch (11).
The IU freshman is second in conference in batting average (.435) and runs scored (41).

HOME RUN HISTORY

Kern is on base to set a new single season record for most home runs in a season. She currently sits at 15 and is looking to pass IU Hall of Famer and Olympian Michelle Venturella who totaled 16 bombs in the 1994 season.

COPELAND IN THE CIRCLE

Sophomore pitcher Brianna Copeland is 12-0 inside the circle after earning wins against Purdue and Ohio State.
The Pelham, Ala., native holds a 2.81 ERA with 82.1 innings pitched and 82 strikeouts.
Offensively, Copeland is batting .350 on the season with 36 hits. She has 17 extra base hits and 31 RBI on the season.

HOOSIER BATS ON FIRE

Indiana leads the Big Ten in batting with a .335 average on the season. The cream and crimson have totaled 309 hits, 67 doubles, six triples, and 51 home runs.
They have tallied 251 RBI along with 128 free passes and 60 hit by pitch.

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Hoosiers Travel to Kentucky for Midweek Game Against Hilltoppers

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Players Mentioned

Brianna Copeland

Heather Johnson

Taryn Kern

Taylor Minnick

Avery Parker

Sarah Stone

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Hoosiers Travel to Kentucky for Midweek Game Against Hilltoppers

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Players Mentioned

Brianna Copeland

Heather Johnson

Taryn Kern

Taylor Minnick

Avery Parker

Sarah Stone

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