Indiana University Athletics
Indiana University
23-10, 0
#18 Ohio State
29-7-1, 0
Copeland Leads Indiana to Dominant 13-7 Win at No. 18 Ohio State
3/31/2025 10:43:00 PM | Softball
Copeland tied two program records and set her own career high in the win. She tied the program record for home runs (40), tied the single-game record for home runs in a game (3), and set a career high for strikeouts in a game (13).
The Hoosiers jumped out to a 12-4 lead through four innings and didn't look back. Ohio State scored three in the bottom of the fifth, but never seriously threatened to make it close.
With the win, Indiana's season record improves to 23-10 and 3-3 in Big Ten play.
INDIANA 13, OHIO STATE 7
KEY MOMENTS
• On a cold night, Indiana started the game with some hot bats. In the first at bat of the game, Brianna Copeland crushed a ball over the left field to put Indiana up 1-0 right away.
• The Hoosiers added two more runs in the first on a sacrifice fly from Avery Parker to score Taylor Minnick and then Melina Wilkison got home on an error two at bats later to make it 3-0 Hoosiers out of the gate.
• Ohio State got on the board with a Kami Korktokrax home run in the bottom of the first to bring it to 3-1.
• Avery Parker doubles to left field in the top of the second and made it home on an error along with Copeland to extend the lead to 5-1.
• Josie Bird hit a 2-run home run in the top of the third to bring the lead to 7-3.
• Copeland hit her second home run of the day on a solo shot to right center field. In the same inning, Kinsey Mitchell hit a bases-clearing double to score three runs and put the game away at 12-4 in the top of the fourth.
• To tie both the program's career home run record and the single-game record for home runs in a game, Copeland crushed a homer to center field in the top of the seventh and bring the score to 13-7.
NOTABLES
• With her third home run, Brianna Copeland has tied with Tory Yamaguchi for the program record of 40 career home runs.
• Copeland tied her own record and a program record three home runs in a single game. She last hit three home runs in a game against Kent State (March 30) in 2022.
• She is the only player to have achieved the feat twice as Emily Bergeson (2008) and Moni Armendarez (1996) both achieved three home runs in a game once.
• Copeland threw a career-high 13 strikeouts in the win and in a complete game pitched.
• Bird has hit a home run in back-to-back games.
• Indiana outhit Ohio State, 16-7.
UP NEXT
Indiana will be back at home next weekend for a series against Maryland from Saturday through Monday (April 5-7).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Copeland, Brianna (8-4)
L: Boutte (13-5)
Batting:
2B: Parker, Avery 1 ; Wilkison, Melina 1 ; Mitchell, Kinsey 1
3B: Wilkison, Melina 1
HR: Copeland, Brianna 3 ; Bird, Josie 1
RBI: Copeland, Brianna 3 ; Parker, Avery 2 ; Mitchell, Kinsey 3 ; Bird, Josie 2
SF: Parker, Avery 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Copeland, Brianna 4 ; Minnick, Taylor 1 ; Parker, Avery 1 ; Drummond, Peyton 1 ; Wilkison, Melina 2 ; Cooper, Alex 1 ; VanBrandt, Aly 1 ; Mitchell, Kinsey 1 ; Bird, Josie 1
SB: VanBrandt, Aly 1
CS: Wilkison, Melina 1
Batting:
2B: Burns 1 ; Limon 1
HR: Kortokrax 1 ; Frye 1
RBI: Kortokrax 1 ; Burns 1 ; Milliken 1 ; Frye 2 ; Limon 2
SH: Farley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bewick 1 ; Kortokrax 2 ; Landmesser 1 ; Milliken 2 ; Frye 1
SB: Burns 1
