Indiana Finishes Indiana Invite with 4-0 Weekend

Monday, March 11

Bloomington, Ind.

Noon

Indiana University

18-2

Oakland

7-7

Oakland

Indiana

Indiana Finishes Indiana Invite with 4-0 Weekend

3/11/2024 7:16:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Oakland Box Score (PDF)Dayton Box Score (PDF)

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March 11, 2024

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Indiana Finishes Indiana Invite with 4-0 Weekend

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana kept the momentum going on Monday afternoon with the Hoosiers picking up two more wins for a 4-0 showing to close out the Indiana Invite at Andy Mohr Field.

Indiana defeated Oakland, 9-0, in five innings in the Hoosiers' first game of the day and followed that up with an 8-1 victory over Dayton in the second game.

With the wins, Indiana improved its season record to 19-4. The Hoosiers have also won nine games in a row.

GAME 1: INDIANA 9, OAKLAND 0 (F/5)
GAME 2: INDIANA 8, DAYTON 1

KEY MOMENTS (vs. Oakland)
• Indiana scored all of its runs in the second and third inning, logging five in the second inning and four in the third.
• Freshman Alex Cooper got Indiana's offense started in the bottom of the second, with an RBI double to right center, which scored three runs to put Indiana up 3-0.
• In the third inning senior Brooke Benson tripled to center field and scored Cooper in the process to make it an 8-0 game.
• A double from redshirt senior Cora Bassett scored Benson and solidified Indiana's 9-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning.
• Senior Macy Montgomery pitched in relief, throwing two innings and not allowing a run or a hit and threw four strikeouts in six batters faced.

KEY MOMENTS (vs. Dayton)
• When tied 1-1 in the bottom of the third inning, junior Sarah Stone broke the game open with a double to left center field that scored two runs and put IU up 3-1.
• A few at-bats later, freshman Aly VanBrandt hit for an RBI single to add on another run and extend the lead to 4-1.
• The scoring continued in the bottom of the third inning when sophomore Avery Parker hit one over the fence in left field for a two-run home run.
• Junior Brianna Copeland homered to left center, scoring two runs and extending the lead to 8-1.
• In the top of the seventh inning, the game ended on a lineout and impressive catch from senior Brooke Benson.

NOTABLES
• Indiana outhit Oakland and Dayton by a combined 20-7 on Monday.
• In Indiana's opening homestand of the 2024 season, the Hoosiers went 8-0 in games at Andy Mohr Field.
• Across both games, ten different Hoosiers recorded a hit.
• Against Oakland, Aly VanBrandt, Sarah Stone, Kinsey Mitchell, Alex Cooper and Brooke Benson all went 2-for-2 at the plate.
• With Indiana heading to play at Florida Atlantic and Florida this week, it'll mark Indiana's second trip out to the sunshine state this season.

UP NEXT
Indiana will be back in action on Wednesday at FAU with a 5 p.m. first pitch.