Indiana University Athletics
Friday, May 5
Bloomington, Ind.
6:00 P.M.
Indiana University
vs
Michigan State
Softball Welcomes Michigan State for Regular Season Finale
5/4/2023 1:00:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana softball (37-15, 15-5 B1G) travels to Michigan (24-18, 10-7 B1G) to compete in their final road match up of the regular season at Carol Hutchins Stadium this weekend in Ann Arbor, Mich.
GAMEDAY INFO
LAST TIME OUT
RBI (336)
1. 278 (1994)
Home Runs (69)
1. 56 (2022)
Runs Scored (357)
1. 328 (1994)
Hits (422)
1. 466 (1994)
2. 462 (1987)
Doubles (90)
1. 95 (1994)
Stolen Bases (98)
1. 141 (2019)
2. 120 (1987)
3. 114 (2022)
4. 112 (2018)
5. 96 (2020)
Batting average (.321)
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GAMEDAY INFO
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | IUHoosiers Radio | TV |
| May 5 | Michigan State | 6:00 p.m. | Listen | B1G+ |
| May 6 | Michigan State | 2:00 p.m. | Listen | B1G+ |
| May 7 | Michigan State | 12:00 p.m. | Listen | BTN |
LAST TIME OUT
- Indiana (37-15, 15-5) earned their fifth conference sweep against Michigan.
- Freshman Taryn Kern earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week after hitting .500 on the weekend with a 1.250 slugging percentage and a 1.583 OPS with two hits, five walks and three hit by pitch.
- Redshirt-Junior Cora Bassett hit .500, recording six hits including one triple and one home run for two RBI, highlighted by her third leadoff homer of the season in the series finale. She held a .917 slugging percentage with a .538 on-base percentage for a 1.455 OPS.
- Sophomore pitcher Brianna Copeland picked up two wins against the Wolverines and holds an 18-2 record inside the circle.
- Michigan State (14-29, 4-16 B1G) won the series against Purdue last weekend (9-8, 4-0, and 2-4).
- Sophomore pitcher Faith Guidry tossed the Spartans' 24th no-hitter against the Boilermakers. She leads MSU inside the circle with 101 innings pitched, with a 4.44 ERA and has tallied 55 strikeouts with a 5-11 record on the season.
- Guidry tossed a one-hit shutout against Northwestern and two no-hitters against Purdue on the season.
- Senior outfielder Jessica Mabrey is hitting a .325 on the season on 41 hits and 21 RBI. She holds a 1.013 OPS.
- The Spartans are batting .247 on the season with 262 hits for 262 runs. They have tallied 47 doubles, 10 triples and 16 home runs with 125 RBI.
- The Hoosiers lead the series 73-57 against the Spartans.
- IU won the series in 2021, 2-1, with two shutouts (3-0, 4-0) before falling 2-0 in game three.
- Team 50 is etching itself in the record book after setting new single-season records for most home runs, RBI and runs scored.
- Indiana is on pace to set season records in four additional categories: hits, doubles, stolen bases and batting average.
RBI (336)
1. 278 (1994)
Home Runs (69)
1. 56 (2022)
Runs Scored (357)
1. 328 (1994)
Hits (422)
1. 466 (1994)
2. 462 (1987)
Doubles (90)
1. 95 (1994)
Stolen Bases (98)
1. 141 (2019)
2. 120 (1987)
3. 114 (2022)
4. 112 (2018)
5. 96 (2020)
Batting average (.321)
- .293 (1997)
- Indiana won its first three series going 9-0 to start conference play sweeping No. 22 Maryland, Purdue and Ohio State.
- They earned their fifth sweep with back-to-back weekend wins against Rutgers and Michigan.
- BASSETT WITH A B1G PERFORMANCE
- Bassett was named Big Ten Player of the Week after she hit a .500 batting average in the series sweep over Michigan. She recorded six hits including one triple and one home run for two RBI, highlighted by her third leadoff homer of the season in the series finale.
- The Newburgh, Ind., native held a .917 slugging percentage with a .538 on-base percentage for a 1.455 OPS.
- She scored five runs in the series for a season total of 62. Bassett currently leads the Big Ten ahead of Kern in addition to breaking the record for most runs in a single season that she set in 2022.
- She surpassed her own school record for most runs scored in a single season (62). In 2022, she set the record with 57.
- Indiana freshman Taryn Kern earned her fifth Big Ten honor after she was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week, while teammate and redshirt-junior Cora Bassett earned Big Ten Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday.
- Kern hit .455 on the weekend in the series sweep over Michigan, with a 1.091 slugging percentage and a 1.629 OPS. On the weekend, she totaled five hits, one double, two home runs and five RBI with five runs scored.
- In game two of the series, Kern hit a couple of two-run homers recording four RBI for the Hoosiers. She has totaled 21 long balls on the season and is tied with Louisville's Taylor Roby to lead the NCAA.
- She also got it done in the field this weekend coming up with some big defensive plays for the Hoosiers, totaling 12 assists with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
- The San Jose, Calif., native leads the Big Ten in seven categories: slugging percentage (.992), OBS (.595), OPS (1.587), RBI (62), home runs (21), walks (39), and hit by pitch (19). The Indiana freshman is second in runs scored (59) and third in conference in batting average (.423).
- Kern has reached base in 44 consecutive games and has 10 multi-RBI games on the season as the leader of Indiana's offense.
- Freshman Taryn Kern leads the nation with 21 home runs this season for the second-most by a Big Ten freshman (23 by Michigan's Sierra Romero in 2013). She is also tied for seventh-most in conference history.
- The Big Ten record is 24 by Illinois' Angelena Mexicano in 2008)
- Kern also captured her fifth Big Ten Freshman of the Week award, tying for third-most in conference history (most since Michigan pitcher Meghan Beaubien was a five-time honoree in 2018).
- Bassett was named Big Ten Player of the Week after she hit a .500 batting average in the series sweep over Michigan. She recorded six hits including one triple and one home run for two RBI, highlighted by her third leadoff homer of the season in the series finale.
- The Newburgh, Ind., native held a .917 slugging percentage with a .538 on-base percentage for a 1.455 OPS.
- She scored five runs in the series for a season total of 62. Bassett currently leads the Big Ten ahead of Kern in addition to breaking the record for most runs in a single season that she set in 2022.
- She surpassed her own school record for most runs scored in a single season (62). In 2022, she set the record with 57.
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