Stone’s Walkoff Homer Lifts No. 2 Indiana Over No. 7 Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals

Thursday, May 11

Urbana-Champaign, IL

2:30 P.M.

Indiana University

Penn State

Stone’s Walkoff Homer Lifts No. 2 Indiana Over No. 7 Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals

5/11/2023 6:30:00 PM | Softball

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URBANA, Ill. – Sophomore Sarah Stone hits a walkoff homer in the ninth inning to lift the No. 2 Hoosiers (41-15) over No. 7 Penn State (31-16) in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals at Eichelberger Field on Thursday afternoon.

INDIANA 5, PENN STATE 4
KEY MOMENTS
• Sophomore Brianna Copeland went yard in her first at bat to give the Hoosiers a 1-0 lead.
• Penn State evened it up in the top of the fifth with an RBI sacrifice fly.
• However, Avery Parker followed suit as she hit a first pitch solo homer to regain the lead.
• The Nittany Lions tied it up with an RBI single, 2-2.
• In the top of the eight, PSU hit a two RBI home run to take the lead, 4-2.
• Sophomore Kinsey Mitchell slaps one into the left field advancing freshman Cassidy Kettleman to second.
• Redshirt junior Cora Bassett hits a two RBI stand up double down the left field line to tie the ball game.
• In the bottom of the ninth, sophomore Sarah Stone hits a walk off homer over the center field wall.

NOTABLES
• The Hoosiers went yard three times against the Nittany Lions bringing the season total to 75 home runs.
• Copeland hit her 12th home run with Parker earning her 10th on the season.
• Copeland improved to 21-2 inside the circle.
• Bassett hit her 14^th double on the season.
• Indiana is 1-0 in extra-inning games on the season.

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will play No. 3 Minnesota tomorrow in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals at 6 p.m. ET at Eichelberger Field at the University of Illinois.

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