Indiana Advances To Regional Final With Win Over Louisville

Sunday, May 21

Knoxville, Tenn.

2:05 P.M.

Indiana University

44-17

Louisville

36-20

Indiana

Louisville

Indiana Advances To Regional Final With Win Over Louisville

5/21/2023 4:26:00 PM | Softball

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Indiana scored three runs in the top of the seventh as it defeated Louisville, 4-2, to advance to the Knoxville regional final on Sunday afternoon.

KEY MOMENTS

The Cardinals left two on in the bottom of the first but struck in the second when it scored on a Hoosier error. They tacked on one more on a double to center before taking a 2-0 lead.
The Hoosiers showed life in the fifth, as freshman utility Cassidy Kettleman reached on an error and a single up the middle by sophomore outfielder Kinsey Mitchell put a runner in scoring position. But the momentum was quickly taken away as Indiana was caught off the bag at first to end the inning.
Redshirt junior utility Cora Bassett singled to the gap to start off the bottom of the sixth as freshman infielder Taryn Kern snuck one through the Louisville defense to reach base with no outs. Bassett reached third on a fielder's choice and crossed the plate on another fielder's choice from Sarah Stone to make it a 2-1 deficit. The inning would end on a pop-up from Briana Copeland.
Indiana reached on back-to-back singles from freshman Avery Parker and Kettleman in the top of the seventh as it capitalized on a junior infielder Brooke Benson bunt. Benson laid the bunt down on the first baseline as a fielding error sent two runners home and Benson to third. Bassett stepped up for the SAC fly to score Benson from third before the inning was complete to give IU a 4-2 lead.
Sophomore pitcher Heather Johnson came in for five innings of relief, where she had seven strikeouts, retired the side in the bottom of the inning to send the Hoosiers to victory.

NOTES

Six different Hoosiers had hits on the afternoon.
Bassett and Stone each recorded RBI in the win.
The Hoosiers have now beaten Louisville three times this season, once in the regular season and twice in the Knoxville regional.
Johnson improved to 16-6 on the year in her five innings of relief. She struck out seven and did not give up a hit or a run.

UP NEXT
IU advances to face Tennessee at approximately 4:45 p.m. ET in the regional final.

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