HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – For the third consecutive day, the 21st-ranked UIndy softball team (3-3) earned a split at the annual Charger Chillout.  The Greyhounds went 1-1 versus in-region opponents Sunday, topping Ferris State, 9-7, before dropping a 4-2 final to No. 5 Wayne State.
 
GAME 1
After racking up nine runs in the game's first five innings, UIndy survived a late rally from Ferris State to notch its second region win of the Chillout.  Down 9-2 heading into the seventh, the Bulldogs plated five runs against the Greyhound bullpen before starter Morgan Foley returned to the circle to strikeout the potential go-ahead run for the final out of the ball game.  Foley finished with a line of 4 1/3 innings pitched, two runs (one earned), three hits and eight strikeouts to earn the win.
 
Meanwhile, the UIndy bats generated a season-high 11 hits, including six that went for extra bases.  Freshman Jessie Noone had two doubles in the game, while senior Casey Williamson had a two-run triple.
 
Eight- and nine-hole hitters Tayler Weck and Katie Kelly combined to go 4-for-5 with four runs scored.
 
GAME 2
In a rematch of last year's regional final, the fifth-ranked Warriors managed a run and three hits from their first four batters, chasing game-two starter Coryn Tirpak in the top of the first.
 
Foley returned to stop the early rally, but WSU got to the UIndy ace in the fourth when four singles and an error conspired to produce three more runs.
 
In between, the Hounds scored two tallies in the second inning to take a 2-1 lead.  Taylor Russell, Natalie Lalich, Jenny Thompson and Kelly all singled in the frame, with Thompson and Kelly's hits good for RBIs.
 
Later, UIndy put two on base in the sixth to threaten the Warrior lead, but the threat ended before a run could cross, ensuring a 4-2 win for the defeating Midwest champs.
 
The Hounds have an important tournament ahead as four more region opponents await them at the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover.  The event, which will be held in Evansvile, Ind., Feb. 28-Mar. 1, kicks off with a battle versus Trevecca Nazarene.