Indiana University Athletics
Friday, March 6
Bloomington, Ind.
6:00 PM
Indiana University
16-5, 0-1
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8-13, 1-0
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Indiana Drops Home Opener to Minnesota
3/6/2026 9:58:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Minnesota edged Indiana in a close and low-scoring affair on Friday (March 6) night at Andy Mohr Field, winning the series opener, 2-0.
The loss puts Indiana's season record to 16-5 on the season and 0-1 in the Big Ten.
MINNESOTA 2, INDIANA 0
KEY MOMENTS
• The bats were quiet as a pitcher's duel was engaged throughout nearly the entire game.
• Each team only registered one hit in the first two innings, and no runs were scored by either side until the fifth inning.
• Indiana's Brooke Mannon had great control in the circle, throwing one strikeout for each of the innings that she pitched.
• Minnesota took the lead in the top of the fifth when Sydney Schwartz hit a home run to left field to go up 1-0.
• In the top of the seventh, Minnesota added another run to their count to make it a 2-0 game on a Scarlett Kuhn RBI single up the middle.
• Ellie Goins singled to third base in the bottom of the seventh, but the Hoosiers couldn't generate anymore offense in the last chance to score.
NOTABLES
• Mannon threw four strikeouts which accounts for her second-highest total on the season.
• She only allowed two hits and no runs in 4.0 innings of work.
• Madalyn Strader had the first Hoosier hit at Andy Mohr Field of the 2026 season when she laced a single up the middle in the bottom of the second on.
UP NEXT
Indiana will return to Andy Mohr Field tomorrow (March 7) for a 4 p.m. first pitch against Minnesota in game two of the series.
The loss puts Indiana's season record to 16-5 on the season and 0-1 in the Big Ten.
MINNESOTA 2, INDIANA 0
KEY MOMENTS
• The bats were quiet as a pitcher's duel was engaged throughout nearly the entire game.
• Each team only registered one hit in the first two innings, and no runs were scored by either side until the fifth inning.
• Indiana's Brooke Mannon had great control in the circle, throwing one strikeout for each of the innings that she pitched.
• Minnesota took the lead in the top of the fifth when Sydney Schwartz hit a home run to left field to go up 1-0.
• In the top of the seventh, Minnesota added another run to their count to make it a 2-0 game on a Scarlett Kuhn RBI single up the middle.
• Ellie Goins singled to third base in the bottom of the seventh, but the Hoosiers couldn't generate anymore offense in the last chance to score.
NOTABLES
• Mannon threw four strikeouts which accounts for her second-highest total on the season.
• She only allowed two hits and no runs in 4.0 innings of work.
• Madalyn Strader had the first Hoosier hit at Andy Mohr Field of the 2026 season when she laced a single up the middle in the bottom of the second on.
UP NEXT
Indiana will return to Andy Mohr Field tomorrow (March 7) for a 4 p.m. first pitch against Minnesota in game two of the series.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sydney Schwartz (5-5)
L: Hess, Taylor (4-1)
Batting:
HR: Sydney Schwartz 1
RBI: Scarlett Kuhn 1 ; Sydney Schwartz 1
SH: Jessa Snippes 1 ; Tinley Easton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sydney Schwartz 1 ; Jae Cosgriff 1
Base Running:
SB: Strader, Madalyn 1
HBP: Gavin, Alli 1
Game Leaders
AB
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1
RBI
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3
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RBI
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3
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0
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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