Indiana University Athletics
Sunday, March 10
Bloomington, Ind.
1:30 PM
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Bassett Blast Two Home Runs in Win over IUPUI
3/10/2024 5:00:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––––– An early deficit was turned around quickly as the Indiana softball program used an eight-run bottom of the first inning to set the tone for an 11-2 victory over IUPUI in five innings on Sunday (March 10) at Andy Mohr Field.
Indiana won its second game at the Indiana Invite to improve to 17-4 overall and 6-0 at home in 2024.
INDIANA 11, IUPUI 2
KEY MOMENTS
• IUPUI took an early lead with a pair of first-inning unearned runs. A pair of IU errors aided the Jaguars.
• With two outs in the first inning and two runners on base, Sophie Kleiman entered the game and struck out the final two batters of the inning to limit the damage.
• The Hoosier offense responded with an eight-run bottom of the first inning to race in front on its way to the run-rule victory. IU scored the eight runs on just three hits, with the big swing from Cora Bassett, a three-run home run to cap the scoring.
• Three more runs in the fourth inning gave IU the edge it needed with Basset hitting her second home run to lead off the frame.
NOTABLES
• Cora Bassett posted her team-best eighth multi-hit game of the year and reached base in all three plate appearances with two home runs and one hit-by-pitch.
• Bassett produced a career-best four RBIs with three runs scored.
• With two home runs, Bassett equaled her career-best effort, doing so twice in the 2022 season (last vs. Houston, 3/18/2022).
• Taylor Minnick moved her reached base streak to 12 games with a 1-for-3 day at the plate.
• Sarah Stone logged three RBIs and scored one run as part of a 2-for-3 day at the plate.
• Kleiman (5-0) struck out six over 3 2/3 innings of work to post her fifth win of the season.
• Macy Montgomery made her eighth appearance of the season and threw the fifth inning scoreless with one strikeout.
• Indiana stole six bases in the game to mark the seventh time in 2023 with five-plus stolen bases.
• The Hoosiers walked four times, reached via one hit-by-pitch and struck out just once.
UP NEXT
Indiana wraps up the Indiana Invite on Monday (March 11) with a pair of games. The Hoosiers will play Oakland at noon and Dayton at 3 p.m. The Monday schedule begins at 9:30 a.m. with a contest between Dayton and Oakland.
Indiana's two games will be carried with live audio at IUHoosiers.com/audio.
Indiana won its second game at the Indiana Invite to improve to 17-4 overall and 6-0 at home in 2024.
INDIANA 11, IUPUI 2
KEY MOMENTS
• IUPUI took an early lead with a pair of first-inning unearned runs. A pair of IU errors aided the Jaguars.
• With two outs in the first inning and two runners on base, Sophie Kleiman entered the game and struck out the final two batters of the inning to limit the damage.
• The Hoosier offense responded with an eight-run bottom of the first inning to race in front on its way to the run-rule victory. IU scored the eight runs on just three hits, with the big swing from Cora Bassett, a three-run home run to cap the scoring.
• Three more runs in the fourth inning gave IU the edge it needed with Basset hitting her second home run to lead off the frame.
NOTABLES
• Cora Bassett posted her team-best eighth multi-hit game of the year and reached base in all three plate appearances with two home runs and one hit-by-pitch.
• Bassett produced a career-best four RBIs with three runs scored.
• With two home runs, Bassett equaled her career-best effort, doing so twice in the 2022 season (last vs. Houston, 3/18/2022).
• Taylor Minnick moved her reached base streak to 12 games with a 1-for-3 day at the plate.
• Sarah Stone logged three RBIs and scored one run as part of a 2-for-3 day at the plate.
• Kleiman (5-0) struck out six over 3 2/3 innings of work to post her fifth win of the season.
• Macy Montgomery made her eighth appearance of the season and threw the fifth inning scoreless with one strikeout.
• Indiana stole six bases in the game to mark the seventh time in 2023 with five-plus stolen bases.
• The Hoosiers walked four times, reached via one hit-by-pitch and struck out just once.
UP NEXT
Indiana wraps up the Indiana Invite on Monday (March 11) with a pair of games. The Hoosiers will play Oakland at noon and Dayton at 3 p.m. The Monday schedule begins at 9:30 a.m. with a contest between Dayton and Oakland.
Indiana's two games will be carried with live audio at IUHoosiers.com/audio.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kleiman, Sophie (5-0)
L: Speth, Jasmin (0-2)
Batting:
RBI: McPhearson, Paige 1
SH: Calvert, Kendal 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gregory, Racheal 1 ; McPhearson, Paige 1
SB: McPhearson, Paige 1
HBP: Pfeiffer, Kinsey 1
Batting:
2B: Copeland, Brianna 1 ; Stone, Sarah 1
HR: Bassett , Cora 2
RBI: Bassett , Cora 4 ; Minnick, Taylor 1 ; Parker, Avery 1 ; Stone, Sarah 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Bassett , Cora 3 ; Copeland, Brianna 1 ; Andrews, Aaliyah 1 ; Kettleman, Cassidy 1 ; Parker, Avery 1 ; VanBrandt, Aly 1 ; Stone, Sarah 1 ; Cooper, Alex 1 ; Benson, Brooke 1
SB: Copeland, Brianna 1 ; Kettleman, Cassidy 1 ; VanBrandt, Aly 1 ; Cooper, Alex 2 ; Benson, Brooke 1
HBP: Bassett , Cora 1
Game Leaders
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