Indiana Goes 2-0 with two run-rules on Saturday
2/8/2025 7:13:00 PM | Softball
MIAMI, Fla. ––– Indiana followed up an impressive Friday with an even more impressive Saturday as the Hoosiers won both of their games by run rule, with dominant wins over Iowa State and Stony Brook.
Indiana only allowed a combined two runs between both games while scoring 19 total.
With the win over Stony Brook, Indiana head coach Shonda Stanton reached 800 career victories as a head coach across all of her head coaching stops.
The Hoosiers now stand at 3-1 on the season.
GAME 1: INDIANA 9, IOWA STATE 1 (F/5)
GAME 2: INDIANA 10, STONY BROOK 1 (F/6)
KEY MOMENTS
• Brianna Copeland hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning to walk off the game into a run rule in the win over Iowa State.
• Melina Wilkison hit her third double in as many days in the bottom of the fourth inning against Stony Brook which brought home two runs.
• Taylor Minnick and Avery Parker followed suit with two RBI singles of their own to push the lead to 7-1 at the end of the fourth inning.
• Hannah Haberstroh scored on a groundout from Alex Cooper to make it 8-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning.
• The game ended on an error by Stony Brook's catcher, Emily Reinstein, who had a bad throw to third base, allowing Alli Gavin and Taylor Minnick to score on the play to make it a 10-1 game in the bottom of the sixth.
NOTABLES
• Shonda Stanton now has 800 career victories as a head coach.
• Both Brianna Copeland and Taylor Minnick hit home runs, both of which were the first two home runs of the year for the Hoosiers in the Iowa State win.
• Jeane Berry made her first collegiate appearance for the Hoosiers against Iowa State.
• The Hoosiers have won three-straight games by run rule.
• Indiana scored nine of its ten runs against Stony Brook in the fourth and fifth innings.
UP NEXT
Indiana will close out play in the Felsberg Invitational tomorrow morning. If FIU wins against Iowa State in the final game of the day, Indiana will play at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday and if Iowa State wins, Indiana will play at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday morning.
Indiana only allowed a combined two runs between both games while scoring 19 total.
With the win over Stony Brook, Indiana head coach Shonda Stanton reached 800 career victories as a head coach across all of her head coaching stops.
The Hoosiers now stand at 3-1 on the season.
GAME 1: INDIANA 9, IOWA STATE 1 (F/5)
GAME 2: INDIANA 10, STONY BROOK 1 (F/6)
KEY MOMENTS
• Brianna Copeland hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning to walk off the game into a run rule in the win over Iowa State.
• Melina Wilkison hit her third double in as many days in the bottom of the fourth inning against Stony Brook which brought home two runs.
• Taylor Minnick and Avery Parker followed suit with two RBI singles of their own to push the lead to 7-1 at the end of the fourth inning.
• Hannah Haberstroh scored on a groundout from Alex Cooper to make it 8-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning.
• The game ended on an error by Stony Brook's catcher, Emily Reinstein, who had a bad throw to third base, allowing Alli Gavin and Taylor Minnick to score on the play to make it a 10-1 game in the bottom of the sixth.
NOTABLES
• Shonda Stanton now has 800 career victories as a head coach.
• Both Brianna Copeland and Taylor Minnick hit home runs, both of which were the first two home runs of the year for the Hoosiers in the Iowa State win.
• Jeane Berry made her first collegiate appearance for the Hoosiers against Iowa State.
• The Hoosiers have won three-straight games by run rule.
• Indiana scored nine of its ten runs against Stony Brook in the fourth and fifth innings.
UP NEXT
Indiana will close out play in the Felsberg Invitational tomorrow morning. If FIU wins against Iowa State in the final game of the day, Indiana will play at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday and if Iowa State wins, Indiana will play at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday morning.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Berry, Jenae (1-0)
L: Schurman (0-2)
Batting:
RBI: Clemons 1
SF: Clemons 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Trice 1

Batting:
2B: Parker, Avery 1 ; Mitchell, Kinsey 1 ; Cooper, Alex 1
HR: Copeland, Brianna 1 ; Minnick, Taylor 1
RBI: Copeland, Brianna 2 ; Minnick, Taylor 1 ; Mitchell, Kinsey 2 ; Cooper, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wilkison, Melina 1 ; Copeland, Brianna 1 ; Minnick, Taylor 1 ; Drummond, Peyton 1 ; VanBrandt, Aly 1 ; Mitchell, Kinsey 2 ; Strader, Madalyn 1 ; Cooper, Alex 1
SB: Wilkison, Melina 2 ; Drummond, Peyton 1 ; VanBrandt, Aly 2 ; Haberstroh, Hannah 1 ; Strader, Madalyn 1
HBP: VanBrandt, Aly 2
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