WINTER HAVEN, Fla.— The No. 4 UIndy softball team opened its annual trip to the Sunshine State with a pair of wins at THE Spring Games in Winter Haven, Fla. The Greyhounds bested a pair of Charger teams, run-ruling the Dominican College Chargers in six innings, 10-0, before slipping by the University of New Haven Chargers, 2-0.
 
GAME 1 | UIndy 10, Dominican (6 innings)
In the first-ever meeting between the two teams, the Hounds did not get on the board until catcher Lexy Rees' fourth-inning solo homer broke a scoreless. UIndy pushed across one more run in the fifth on an RBI single from Haylie Foster, and then proceeded to blow it open in the sixth inning.
 
UIndy delivered eight hits in the terminal inning, with Dominique Proctor book ending the action herself. The sophomore out of Greenwood led off the frame with a pinch-hit single and later ended it nine batters later with her first career grand slam.
 
In the circle, Kenzee Smith authored yet another shutout – her fifth already this season. The hometown product allowed just five hits and struck out nine to move to 8-1 on the year.
 
Reigning GLVC Player of the Week Emily O'Connor had a pair of hits and a pair of RBIs, while H. Foster finished 3-for-3 with a run and a ribbie.
 
GAME 2 | UIndy 2, New Haven 0
Though the bats cool a bit in game two, the pitching remained hot. H. Foster (9-0) moved to the circle and shut down the Chargers with six-plus scoreless innings. The very first batter finagled a seeing-eye single, marking the final hit of the day for the New Haven.
 
When Foster got in some trouble in the seventh, Smith returned to the rubber and retired the side to notch her first collegiate save.
 
Proctor was once again in the mix offensively. After garnering her first career start in game two, she followed a Sydnie Foster walk with a single to right. Freshman Megan Nichols would later drive them both home with a single of her own.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds are right back at it tomorrow with two more opponents lined up. UIndy takes on Saint Anselm at 8:55 a.m., followed by a meeting with Le Moyne at 1:30.