Sunday, March 31
Bloomington, Ind.
1:00 PM
Indiana University
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Indiana Drops Sunday Game to Michigan
3/31/2024 6:10:00 PM | Softball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 31, 2024
Indiana Softball
Contact: Jackson Yeary
C: 317-370-6557
jbyeary@iu.edu
Indiana Drops Sunday Game to Michigan
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana fell flat in the series finale to Michigan on Sunday afternoon at Andy Mohr Field.
With the loss, Indiana's record now stands at 23-12 overall and 0-6 in the Big Ten.
MICHIGAN 10, INDIANA 1 (F/5)
KEY MOMENTS
• Michigan took the early lead in the second inning when Indiana Langford singled to third base to score Ava Costales and go up 1-0.
• In the bottom of the second, Indiana would tie the game as junior Brianna Copeland hit a double to left field and then senior Aaliyah Andrews hit an RBI single up the middle to even the score.
• Michigan would tack on three more runs in the third inning off of two RBI singles.
• In both the fourth and fifth innings Michigan had a home run, as Jenissa Conway hit a two-run shot in the fourth and Lily Vallimont had a three-run home run in the fifth in addition to Maddie Erickson's RBI single in the fifth to make it a 10-1 game.
NOTABLES
• Copeland went 2-for-2 at the plate today.
• Freshman Alex Cooper made her first collegiate start as a pitcher.
• Junior Sarah Stone plated at least one hit in each game of the Michigan series.
• Andrews made her second start of the season and recorded her second RBI of the year.
UP NEXT
Indiana will stay at home for their next games as it hosts Purdue on Wednesday for a doubleheader at 5 p.m. and approximately 7:30 p.m.
March 31, 2024
Indiana Softball
Contact: Jackson Yeary
C: 317-370-6557
jbyeary@iu.edu
Indiana Drops Sunday Game to Michigan
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana fell flat in the series finale to Michigan on Sunday afternoon at Andy Mohr Field.
With the loss, Indiana's record now stands at 23-12 overall and 0-6 in the Big Ten.
MICHIGAN 10, INDIANA 1 (F/5)
KEY MOMENTS
• Michigan took the early lead in the second inning when Indiana Langford singled to third base to score Ava Costales and go up 1-0.
• In the bottom of the second, Indiana would tie the game as junior Brianna Copeland hit a double to left field and then senior Aaliyah Andrews hit an RBI single up the middle to even the score.
• Michigan would tack on three more runs in the third inning off of two RBI singles.
• In both the fourth and fifth innings Michigan had a home run, as Jenissa Conway hit a two-run shot in the fourth and Lily Vallimont had a three-run home run in the fifth in addition to Maddie Erickson's RBI single in the fifth to make it a 10-1 game.
NOTABLES
• Copeland went 2-for-2 at the plate today.
• Freshman Alex Cooper made her first collegiate start as a pitcher.
• Junior Sarah Stone plated at least one hit in each game of the Michigan series.
• Andrews made her second start of the season and recorded her second RBI of the year.
UP NEXT
Indiana will stay at home for their next games as it hosts Purdue on Wednesday for a doubleheader at 5 p.m. and approximately 7:30 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Derkowski, Lauren (11-5)
L: Cooper, Alex (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Vallimont, Lilly 1
HR: Vallimont, Lilly 1 ; Conway, Jenissa 1
RBI: Langford, Indiana 1 ; Erickson, Maddie 1 ; Vallimont, Lilly 3 ; Conway, Jenissa 2 ; Stephenson, Ella 2 ; McVey, Ella 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sieler, Ellie 1 ; Erickson, Maddie 1 ; Tholl, Keke 1 ; Dellamonica, Lexi 1 ; Vallimont, Lilly 3 ; Conway, Jenissa 2 ; Costales, Ava 1
SB: Langford, Indiana 1
Batting:
2B: Copeland, Brianna 1
RBI: Andrews, Aaliyah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Copeland, Brianna 1
SB: Andrews, Aaliyah 1 ; Cooper, Alex 1
Game Leaders
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