Indiana University Athletics
Friday, April 5
East Lansing, Mich.
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Stone Leads the Way in Indiana’s 6-2 Win Over Michigan State
4/5/2024 10:42:00 PM | Softball
EAST LANSING, Mich. –––– After seven innings of a gridlocked game where both Indiana and Michigan State couldn't break a 1-1 tie, the Hoosiers took the lead in the eighth inning when junior Sarah Stone hit a three-run home run to put the Hoosiers in front.
Indiana would add on a couple of insurance runs later in the eighth to pull away with a 6-2 win in East Lansing.
With the win, Indiana improves its season record to 24-12 and 1-6 in the Big Ten.
INDIANA 6, MICHIGAN STATE 2 (F/8)
KEY MOMENTS
• Michigan State opened the game with a 1-0 lead on an RBI single to center field in the bottom of the first inning.
• Indiana tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the second when junior Sarah Stone hit a solo home run to left field.
• Neither team would score another run through seven innings.
• In the top of the eighth Cora Bassett opened the inning with a walk, followed by a single through the right side by Taylor Minnick to put two runners on.
• After that, Sarah Stone would hit another home run, this one to put Indiana up 4-1.
• Indiana would get Aly VanBrandt and Cassidy Kettleman on base following Stone's home run, freshman Alex Cooper laced an RBI single to right field to score VanBrandt and make it 5-1.
• Then, Indiana executed a double steal to get Kettleman safe at home and Cooper safe at second, bringing Indiana's lead to 6-2.
NOTABLES
• Stone's four hits in the game are a single-game career high.
• It was the third time in her career that Stone had two home runs in a game.
• Indiana has now won four straight games over Michigan State, dating back to the 2023 season.
• Five different Hoosiers scored a run: Cora Bassett, Sarah Stone, Aly VanBrandt, Cassidy Kettleman and Aaliyah Andrews.
• Brianna Copeland's four strikeouts brings her season count to 107.
UP NEXT
Indiana will stay in East Lansing for the second game of the series tomorrow with a 1 p.m. first pitch.
Indiana would add on a couple of insurance runs later in the eighth to pull away with a 6-2 win in East Lansing.
With the win, Indiana improves its season record to 24-12 and 1-6 in the Big Ten.
INDIANA 6, MICHIGAN STATE 2 (F/8)
KEY MOMENTS
• Michigan State opened the game with a 1-0 lead on an RBI single to center field in the bottom of the first inning.
• Indiana tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the second when junior Sarah Stone hit a solo home run to left field.
• Neither team would score another run through seven innings.
• In the top of the eighth Cora Bassett opened the inning with a walk, followed by a single through the right side by Taylor Minnick to put two runners on.
• After that, Sarah Stone would hit another home run, this one to put Indiana up 4-1.
• Indiana would get Aly VanBrandt and Cassidy Kettleman on base following Stone's home run, freshman Alex Cooper laced an RBI single to right field to score VanBrandt and make it 5-1.
• Then, Indiana executed a double steal to get Kettleman safe at home and Cooper safe at second, bringing Indiana's lead to 6-2.
NOTABLES
• Stone's four hits in the game are a single-game career high.
• It was the third time in her career that Stone had two home runs in a game.
• Indiana has now won four straight games over Michigan State, dating back to the 2023 season.
• Five different Hoosiers scored a run: Cora Bassett, Sarah Stone, Aly VanBrandt, Cassidy Kettleman and Aaliyah Andrews.
• Brianna Copeland's four strikeouts brings her season count to 107.
UP NEXT
Indiana will stay in East Lansing for the second game of the series tomorrow with a 1 p.m. first pitch.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Copeland, Brianna (13-7)
L: Grey, Liv (9-10)
Batting:
HR: Stone, Sarah 2
RBI: Stone, Sarah 4 ; Cooper, Alex 1
SH: VanBrandt, Aly 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bassett , Cora 1 ; Stone, Sarah 2 ; VanBrandt, Aly 1 ; Kettleman, Cassidy 1 ; Andrews, Aaliyah 1
SB: Kettleman, Cassidy 1 ; Cooper, Alex 1
CS: VanBrandt, Aly 1
Batting:
2B: Hawley, H. 1 ; Beshears, B. 1
RBI: Beshears, B. 1 ; Doloszycki 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hawley, H. 1 ; Beshears, B. 1
CS: Beshears, B. 1
HBP: Wash, Jenae 1
Game Leaders
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