DECATUR, Ala.- UIndy opened the 2011 softball season with a pair of wins at Alabama-Huntsville's Charger Chillout. The Greyhounds started the day with a 7-4 win over Georgia College & State, and followed with a 2-0 win over No. 19 Arkansas-Monticello on a two-run homer by Che' Hanebrink in the top of the seventh.

UINDY 7-GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE 4
The Greyhounds used a two-RBI double from Jennifer DeMotte in the third inning to start the scoring, with Jamie Keltz and Devyn Barker crossing the plate on the play. A solo homer from Dakota Malayer and an RBI single from DeMotte in the fourth added two more runs, and the sixth inning saw a solo homer from Keltz and an RBI single from Cori Eckerle, who would score on a hit by Jessica Breeden.  DeMotte earned the win in the circle in the victory over the Bobcats, in addition to her three-RBI performance at the plate.

UINDY 2-No. 19 ARK.-MONTICELLO 0
A two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning from Hanebrink broke a scoreless tie and gave the Greyhounds a 2-0 win over No. 19 Ark.-Monticello in their second game of the day at the Charger Chillout. Eckerle, who reached via a walk, scored on the play. DeMotte earned her second pitching win of the season with the UIndy victory.

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UIndy continues on at the Chillout, playing Saturday at 11:30 a.m. EST against Lambuth, followed by a 1:30 p.m. game with No. 6 Wayne State. Both of Saturday's games will have an audio broadcast:
Lambuth Audio
Wayne State Audio