Indiana University Athletics
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Indiana Drops Close Game in Series Opener
4/11/2025 9:03:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana and Wisconsin were in a back-and-forth battle on Friday night at the Goodman Softball Complex before falling in a 6-5 game late in the final frame.
Wisconsin led 4-1 through the majority of the game and carried a 6-3 lead entering the top of the seventh. Then, Brianna Copeland hit a two-run home run to cut it down to 6-5.
The Hoosiers got the tying run on after that but couldn't pull ahead.
With the loss, Indiana's season record falls to 27-11 and 6-6 in the Big Ten.
WISCONSIN 6, INDIANA 5
KEY MOMENTS
• Wisconsin struck first in the opening frame with an RBI single down the left field line from Hillary Blomberg to make it a 2-0 game.
• Later in the frame, Hannah Conger took home when Emma King stole second for the Badgers to make it 3-0.
• Alex Cooper got Indiana on the board in the top of the second inning when she hit an RBI single to the right center gap to bring home Josie Bird and make it 2-1.
• Kendra Lewis singled up the middle in the bottom of the second to extend the Wisconsin lead to 4-1.
• The defense dictated the game over the next few innings and the scoring stalled until the sixth inning.
• In the top of the sixth, Avery Parker and Kinsey Mitchell each doubled to the gaps to score Taylor Minnick and Peyton Drummond, respectively, to cut the lead down to 4-3.
• Wisconsin upped their lead to 6-3 on a 2-run home run by Blomberg.
• Brianna Copeland responded with a 2-run home run of her own in the top of the seventh to cut the lead down to 6-5.
NOTABLES
• Brianna Copeland hit her 42nd career home run to extend her own program record.
• Four Hoosiers recorded an RBI: Copeland (2), Avery Parker (1), Kinsey Mitchell (1) and Alex Cooper (1).
• Jenae Berry entered in the circle in the fourth inning and only gave up two hits and two runs while striking out three batters in three innings of work.
• Parker and Mitchell each hit a double.
• The two teams were tied in total hits, 10-10.
UP NEXT
Indiana will play game two of the series on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. (ET)/12 p.m. (CT) at Goodman Softball Complex.
Wisconsin led 4-1 through the majority of the game and carried a 6-3 lead entering the top of the seventh. Then, Brianna Copeland hit a two-run home run to cut it down to 6-5.
The Hoosiers got the tying run on after that but couldn't pull ahead.
With the loss, Indiana's season record falls to 27-11 and 6-6 in the Big Ten.
WISCONSIN 6, INDIANA 5
KEY MOMENTS
• Wisconsin struck first in the opening frame with an RBI single down the left field line from Hillary Blomberg to make it a 2-0 game.
• Later in the frame, Hannah Conger took home when Emma King stole second for the Badgers to make it 3-0.
• Alex Cooper got Indiana on the board in the top of the second inning when she hit an RBI single to the right center gap to bring home Josie Bird and make it 2-1.
• Kendra Lewis singled up the middle in the bottom of the second to extend the Wisconsin lead to 4-1.
• The defense dictated the game over the next few innings and the scoring stalled until the sixth inning.
• In the top of the sixth, Avery Parker and Kinsey Mitchell each doubled to the gaps to score Taylor Minnick and Peyton Drummond, respectively, to cut the lead down to 4-3.
• Wisconsin upped their lead to 6-3 on a 2-run home run by Blomberg.
• Brianna Copeland responded with a 2-run home run of her own in the top of the seventh to cut the lead down to 6-5.
NOTABLES
• Brianna Copeland hit her 42nd career home run to extend her own program record.
• Four Hoosiers recorded an RBI: Copeland (2), Avery Parker (1), Kinsey Mitchell (1) and Alex Cooper (1).
• Jenae Berry entered in the circle in the fourth inning and only gave up two hits and two runs while striking out three batters in three innings of work.
• Parker and Mitchell each hit a double.
• The two teams were tied in total hits, 10-10.
UP NEXT
Indiana will play game two of the series on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. (ET)/12 p.m. (CT) at Goodman Softball Complex.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jacobson, M (8-3)
L: Copeland, Brianna (11-5)
S: Jacobson, S (1)
Batting:
2B: Parker, Avery 1 ; Mitchell, Kinsey 1
HR: Copeland, Brianna 1
RBI: Copeland, Brianna 2 ; Parker, Avery 1 ; Mitchell, Kinsey 1 ; Cooper, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Copeland, Brianna 1 ; Minnick, Taylor 1 ; Drummond, Peyton 1 ; Bird, Josie 1 ; Cooper, Alex 1
SB: Minnick, Taylor 1
HBP: Minnick, Taylor 1
Batting:
2B: Bark, A 1 ; Schlosser, M 1
HR: Blomberg, H 1
RBI: Blomberg, H 4 ; Lewis, K 1
SH: Blomberg, H 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bark, A 1 ; Schlosser, M 3 ; Blomberg, H 1 ; King, E 1
SB: King, E 1 ; Conger, H 1
CS: Foster, M 1
HBP: Wells, E 1
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