LEBANON, Ill. – The No. 24-ranked UIndy softball team (19-7, 2-2 GLVC) earned a doubleheader split for the second consecutive day, trading wins with Missouri-St. Louis Saturday afternoon. After falling 4-2 in the opener, junior Lauren Honkomp blanked the Tritons (12-14, 1-3) with a four-hit shutout in game two. The contests were played in Lebanon, Ill., on the campus of McKendree University.

UMSL 4, UIndy 2
Starter Halie Waters (9-4) tossed four scoreless frames until UMSL finally broke through with a four-spot in the bottom of the fifth. The Tritons used four singles and two walks in the rally to take the lead.
 
The Hounds responded with a pair of runs in the next half inning. Brooke Montgomery and Hanna Burris led off with back-to-back singles, and both later scored on RBI groundouts by Taylor Danielson and Haylie Foster, respectively.
 
The score would remain 4-2, however, as UMSL went on to take the opener.
 
UIndy 5, UMSL 0
UIndy salvaged a split behind a solid pitching performance from junior Lauren Honkomp (8-2). The veteran hurler tossed her first shutout of the season, whirling a four-hitter while striking out six and walking only one. It marked her second complete-game win of the weekend and sixth pitching victory in as many decisions.
                                                                                                          
UIndy got the majority of its runs in the fourth. A 0-0 tie was broken when a Taylor Podschweit single and a subsequent error plated two UIndy runs. Later in the inning, Gianni Iannantone drove in two more with a double to left.
 
Iannantone added another RBI in the sixth on a two-out single. Podschweit had three hits on the day, as did sophomore Sydnie Foster.
 
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UIndy's home doubleheader versus Tiffin University on Wednesday, March 20 has been postponed. The 2019 home opener will now come Saturday, March 23 when the Hounds welcome Quincy University to Baumgartner Field.