Indiana Goes 2-0 on Friday in Paradise Classic

Friday, February 6

Boca Raton, Fla.

3:45 PM

Indiana University

1-1

Army

0-2

Army West Point

Indiana

2/7/2026 2:01:00 AM | Softball

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BOCA RATON, Fla. ––– Indiana Softball took care of business in dominant fashion on Friday, winning against Army and No. 25 Ohio State in two run-rules at FAU Softball Stadium.

Indiana defeated Army, 8-2, and took down No. 25 Ohio State, 12-3. Both wins were in five innings.

The Hoosiers' record now stands at 2-1 on the season.

GAME 1: INDIANA 8, ARMY 2
GAME 2: INDIANA 12, NO. 25 OHIO STATE 3

KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana's bats exploded in the bottom of the third inning against Army, as Alex Cooper hit a triple followed by back-to-back home runs from Avery Parker and Josie Bird to go up 4-0.
• Hannah Haberstroh doubled to right field to score Brooke Mannon to put Indiana's lead at 8-2 over Army.
• Ohio State took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning before Indiana responded with two runs in the top of the second to go up 2-1.
• Indiana's offense opened up in the third, exploding for six runs to take a commanding 8-1 advantage.
• In that run, Hannah Haberstroh had her second double of the day and added on two RBI.
• Via sac fly, an error and an 2-RBI single from Alex Cooper, Indiana added on four more runs in the top of the fourth.

NOTABLES
• Aubree Hooks earned the win in her first career start against Army.
• Hannah Haberstroh had a career-high three hits and three RBI in the win over Ohio State.
• Taylor Hess pitched a complete game in 5.0 innings with a career-high nine strikeouts.
• Avery Parker and Josie Bird each hit their first home run of the season in back-to-back fashion against Army.
• Alex Cooper recorded two triples on the day.

UP NEXT
Indiana will finish out play at the Paradise Classic tomorrow (Feb. 7) with two early games against Delaware at 11:15 a.m. and Stonehill at 1:30 p.m. after that.