Copeland, Stone Lead Hoosiers Past Oakland
3/9/2024 5:58:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––––– A brilliant pitching performance from Brianna Copeland and a fourth-inning two-RBI single from Sarah Stone helped the Indiana softball program remain unblemished at home with a 3-0 win over Oakland on Saturday (March 9) at Andy Mohr Field to open the Indiana Invite.
With the win, the Hoosiers improve their season record to 16-4 with a 5-0 mark at home in 2024.
INDIANA 3, OAKLAND 0
KEY MOMENTS
• Copeland stranded two runners on base in the first inning and only allowed five base runners for the entire game.
• Copeland pitched around a leadoff single in the fourth inning, before Sarah Stone drove in the opening runs of the game with a two-RBI single in the bottom half of the frame.
• Kinsey Mitchell singled to drive in the third run of the game for Indiana
• Copeland struck out the final batter of the game to seal the win.
NOTABLES
• In the circle, Copeland (9-3) struck out eight, allowed four hits and walked just one in the victory. She didn't allow a base runner to reach third base in the contest.
• Copeland also posted the lone multi-hit game for the Hoosiers with a pair of singles.
• Stone posted her third multi-RBI game of the season and had the lone extra base hit of the game with a double.
• Taylor Minnick pushed her reached base streak to 11 games
• Mitchell was on base twice with a single and a walk.
UP NEXT
Indiana continues the Indiana Invite on Sunday with a single game against IUPUI at 1:30 p.m. The game will be carried on BTN+ and via live audio at IUHoosiers.com/audio. The Sunday schedule will also feature games between Dayton and Oakland (11 a.m.) and Dayton and IUPUI (4 p.m.).
With the win, the Hoosiers improve their season record to 16-4 with a 5-0 mark at home in 2024.
INDIANA 3, OAKLAND 0
KEY MOMENTS
• Copeland stranded two runners on base in the first inning and only allowed five base runners for the entire game.
• Copeland pitched around a leadoff single in the fourth inning, before Sarah Stone drove in the opening runs of the game with a two-RBI single in the bottom half of the frame.
• Kinsey Mitchell singled to drive in the third run of the game for Indiana
• Copeland struck out the final batter of the game to seal the win.
NOTABLES
• In the circle, Copeland (9-3) struck out eight, allowed four hits and walked just one in the victory. She didn't allow a base runner to reach third base in the contest.
• Copeland also posted the lone multi-hit game for the Hoosiers with a pair of singles.
• Stone posted her third multi-RBI game of the season and had the lone extra base hit of the game with a double.
• Taylor Minnick pushed her reached base streak to 11 games
• Mitchell was on base twice with a single and a walk.
UP NEXT
Indiana continues the Indiana Invite on Sunday with a single game against IUPUI at 1:30 p.m. The game will be carried on BTN+ and via live audio at IUHoosiers.com/audio. The Sunday schedule will also feature games between Dayton and Oakland (11 a.m.) and Dayton and IUPUI (4 p.m.).
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