Indiana Picks Up Two More Wins on The Weekend

Saturday, February 28

Greensboro, N.C.

10:00 AM

Indiana University

14-4

Charleston Southern

4-16

Indiana

Charleston Southern

2/28/2026 10:22:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Game 1 Box (PDF)Game 2 Box (PDF)

GREENSBORO, N.C. ––– Indiana Softball's Saturday looked a lot like its Friday, picking up two dominant victories. Today, the tournament shifted to UNC Greensboro where Indiana defeated Charleston Southern in the first game, 9-0 in five innings, and then topping UNC Greensboro, 11-0.

The two shutouts and 4-0 weekend showing put Indiana's win streak at five, and the season record at 15-4.

Game 1: INDIANA 9, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 0 (F/5)
Game 2: INDIANA 11, UNC GREENSBORO 0

KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana wasted no time against Charleston Southern to get runs on the board as Alex Cooper hit a home run over the right center field wall to jump to a 1-0 lead in the second at bat of the game.
• Alli Gavin hit a 2-run home run in the top of the second to make it 3-0 before Avery Parker hit an RBI single down the third base line and extend the lead to 4-0.
• Hannah Haberstroh hit a sac fly to center field to bring home Madalyn Strader and put the lead at 5-0.
• Jasmine Reyes continued to work through the innings with ease, as her and the Hoosier defense had back-to-back 1-2-3 innings in the second and third.
• The Hoosiers charted four runs in the top of the fourth thanks to home runs from Josie Bird and Gavin and RBIs from Strader and Drummond.
• In the game against UNC Greensboro, Indiana got its first run on the board when Aly VanBrandt hit a line drive off of first base to score Hannah Haberstroh and put the Hoosiers up 1-0.
• From there, a defensive battle ensued with no runs scored from either side until the sixth inning. In the bottom of the fourth, Taylor Hess threw two of her seven strikeouts.
• The Hoosiers charted six runs in the top of the sixth, including a grand slam from VanBrandt to make it a 7-0 game.
• In the top of the seventh, Indiana added on to the lead with RBI doubles from Gavin and Alex Cooper to push the lead to 11.

NOTABLES
• Against Charleston Southern, Alli Gavin had her second consecutive game with 2-plus home runs. It marked four home runs in the past two games.
• Josie Bird's homer against Charleston Southern marked back-to-back days with a bomb.
• Reyes' win against Charleston Southern improved her season record to 2-0. She pitched 4.0 innings with two strikeouts and only two hits in the win.
• Against UNC Greensboro, Hess pitched a complete game and shutout while striking out seven batters.
• Aly VanBrandt hit Indiana's first grand slam since March 12, 2025.
• Alex Cooper charted three RBI and had a double.
• Avery Parker was hit by a pitch three times against the Spartans.
• The return to UNC Greensboro marked a homecoming for Indiana Head Coach Shonda Stanton and Indiana Assistant Coach Kendra Kirkhoff. At UNCG, Stanton was a four-year starter and led the team to back-to-back Southern Conference Championships. Stanton scored 66 runs during her senior campaign in 1995, good for eighth in the nation and most all-time in a single season at UNCG.
• Kirkhoff was an assistant coach on the UNCG staff in 2022 and 2023, helping lead the Spartans to back-to-back regular season conference championships and Southern Conference Tournament Title in 2023.

UP NEXT
Indiana will close out the weekend with a game against UNC Greensboro tomorrow at 11 a.m.