MONTEVALLO, Ala. – After splitting the season-opening doubleheader at Montevallo yesterday, the 12th-ranked UIndy softball team (2-1) took the rubber match in convincing fashion, cruising past the past the host Falcons (4-3) by a score of 8-1. The Greyhounds combined for four extra-base hits, including a two-run home run from both Taylor Danielson and Haylie Foster.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hounds jumped out to an early lead on Danielson's homer in the second and didn't look back. Four more runs crossed in the third inning, with RBI doubles coming from Gianni Iannantone and Emily O'Connor. Foster piled on with her first bomb of the season in the fifth: a two-run shot to left field.
 
Meanwhile, Hallie Waters (2-0) went the distance in the circle, tossing a three-hitter and striking out four. The Falcons' lone run came on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- O'Connor finished the day 3-for-4 at the plate, leading the team in hits and runs (2).
- Eight of UIndy's nine starting hitters earned at least one hit.
- Freshman Lexy Rees got her first career knock with a pinch-hit single in the fifth.
 
UP NEXT
UIndy heads to the Nashville, Tenn., area next weekend for the Music City Invitational Feb. 14-15. The Hounds kick things off with a Valentine's Day twin bill, starting with an in-region contest against Tiffin.