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Indiana Dominates in Game One of Iowa Series
4/19/2024 9:10:00 PM | Softball
IOWA CITY, IOWA ––– Indiana opened their road weekend at Iowa with an impressive win on Friday night, topping the Hawkeyes, 8-0.
Indiana's record now stands at 32-13 on the season with an 8-7 Big Ten mark. The Hoosiers have won nine of their last ten games.
INDIANA 8, IOWA 0
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana started the game off with a bang as junior Taylor Minnick ripped a ball well over the right field wall for a two-run home run to score her and junior Brianna Copeland in the top of the first inning.
• With the bases loaded in the top of the third, freshman Aly VanBrandt hit a ball along the left field line that stayed fair to score Minnick and put Indiana up 3-0.
• Indiana would add two more runs in the top of the fourth to make it a 5-0 game. Senior Brooke Benson had a double off the center field wall to score Andrews, later in the inning Minnick hit a single up the middle to score Benson.
• Copeland set the tone from start to finish in the circle. She only allowed two hits the entire night in a complete game pitched.
• With Copeland and Minnick on base, junior Sarah Stone laced a single to right field to score both runners and make it a 7-0 game in the top of the sixth.
• Senior Aaliyah Andrews hit a moonshot off the top of the scoreboard in center field for a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning to make it an 8-0 game.
• In the bottom of the seventh, sophomore Cassidy Kettleman made an incredible catch at the wall in center field to keep Iowa's offense at bay in their final frame.
NOTABLES
• Minnick and Andrews each hit a home run.
• Sarah Stone went 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBI.
• Copeland pitched a complete game and only allowed two hits.
• Five Hoosiers recorded an RBI: Minnick (3), Stone (2), VanBrandt (1), Andrews (1), Benson (1).
• Indiana outhit Minnesota, 12-2.
UP NEXT
Indiana will be back in action for game two of the series tomorrow at 3 p.m. eastern/2 p.m. central at Bob Pearl Field.
Indiana's record now stands at 32-13 on the season with an 8-7 Big Ten mark. The Hoosiers have won nine of their last ten games.
INDIANA 8, IOWA 0
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana started the game off with a bang as junior Taylor Minnick ripped a ball well over the right field wall for a two-run home run to score her and junior Brianna Copeland in the top of the first inning.
• With the bases loaded in the top of the third, freshman Aly VanBrandt hit a ball along the left field line that stayed fair to score Minnick and put Indiana up 3-0.
• Indiana would add two more runs in the top of the fourth to make it a 5-0 game. Senior Brooke Benson had a double off the center field wall to score Andrews, later in the inning Minnick hit a single up the middle to score Benson.
• Copeland set the tone from start to finish in the circle. She only allowed two hits the entire night in a complete game pitched.
• With Copeland and Minnick on base, junior Sarah Stone laced a single to right field to score both runners and make it a 7-0 game in the top of the sixth.
• Senior Aaliyah Andrews hit a moonshot off the top of the scoreboard in center field for a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning to make it an 8-0 game.
• In the bottom of the seventh, sophomore Cassidy Kettleman made an incredible catch at the wall in center field to keep Iowa's offense at bay in their final frame.
NOTABLES
• Minnick and Andrews each hit a home run.
• Sarah Stone went 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBI.
• Copeland pitched a complete game and only allowed two hits.
• Five Hoosiers recorded an RBI: Minnick (3), Stone (2), VanBrandt (1), Andrews (1), Benson (1).
• Indiana outhit Minnesota, 12-2.
UP NEXT
Indiana will be back in action for game two of the series tomorrow at 3 p.m. eastern/2 p.m. central at Bob Pearl Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Copeland, Brianna (17-8)
L: Greer (2-5)
Batting:
2B: Copeland, Brianna 1 ; Benson, Brooke 1
HR: Minnick, Taylor 1 ; Andrews, Aaliyah 1
RBI: Minnick, Taylor 3 ; Stone, Sarah 2 ; VanBrandt, Aly 1 ; Andrews, Aaliyah 1 ; Benson, Brooke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Copeland, Brianna 2 ; Minnick, Taylor 3 ; Andrews, Aaliyah 2 ; Benson, Brooke 1
SB: Copeland, Brianna 1 ; Minnick, Taylor 1 ; Bassett , Cora 1 ; Andrews, Aaliyah 1
CS: Benson, Brooke 1
HBP: Copeland, Brianna 1
Batting:
2B: Greer 1
Base Running:
HBP: Banes 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
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RBI
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RBI
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2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
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