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Softball Ryan Thorpe, Assistant A.D. for Media Relations

Softball wins pair of one-run games to sweep USI

Sophomore Jenny Thompson
Box Score 1 | Box Score 2

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The UIndy softball team (12-6, 5-1 GLVC) earned two conference road wins Saturday, sweeping a doubleheader at division-rival Southern Indiana, 1-0 and 3-2.  The Greyhounds have won six games in row versus USI and seven of their last eight overall.
 
GAME 1
Sophomore Morgan Foley (7-4) tossed a three-hit shutout in the opener, striking out 14 batters and walking only one.  The final score marked her fourth win of the season in a one-run contest, three of which have come in 1-0 games.
 
The Screaming Eagles (10-7, 2-6) nearly plated an early run with a double and a single in the first, but centerfielder Erika Goodwin gunned down a USI runner at the plate to keep the home team off the board.
 
UIndy's lone run came in the fifth.  Freshman Taylor Weck started the inning with a walk, moved the second on a Cori Eckerle sacrifice and scored on a Katie Kelly single.

GAME 2
Trailing 1-0 through three innings, the Hounds powered their way to three runs in the top of the fourth.  Junior Taylor Russell and sophomore Jenny Thompson blasted back-to-back homers to fuel the rally.  Russell's hit drove in Goodwin, who reached on a bunt single, while Thompson's was a solo shot.
 
Foley (8-4) got the win in a game two as well, allowing just one unearned run in the final 5 1/3 innings while striking out nine.  She came on in relief of starter Morgan Lewis, who gave up one unearned run and three hits – including two doubles – before being pulled in the second.
 
UIndy heads east on I-64 to Louisville, Ky., to face division-leading Bellarmine tomorrow.  The Knights are a perfect 10-0 in GLVC play.  First pitch of the twin bill is scheduled for noon ET.
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