ALBERTVILLE, Ala.—The No. 16 UIndy softball team concluded its stay at the annual Charger Chillout with two convincing wins. The Greyhounds topped Carson-Newman, 11-3, in six innings before blanking Miles College, 11-0, in five.
 
GAME 1 | 16 UIndy 11, Carson-Newman 3 (6 innings)
UIndy handed the Eagles their first loss of the season, halting their season-starting seven-game win streak.
 
The Hounds sprinted out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first and didn't look back. Emily O'Connor and Dominique Proctor provided the pop, with the former hitting a two-run homer in the second inning and the latter a solo shot in the fourth.
 
UIndy hitters coaxed 10 walks in the game, including three by shortstop Sydnee Perry. Maddy Stout, Shelby Cook and Lexy Rees each added two hits.
 
Kenzee Smith went the distance in the circle, bumping her record to 2-1 on the young season. She struck out eight in six innings of work.
 
GAME 2 | 16 UIndy 11, Miles 0 (5 innings)
The Hounds hung 11 runs on the board for the third straight game, as they run-ruled Miles College in the minimum five innings. O'Connor continued her personal power surge, with an RBI double and a three-run bomb.
 
Her second home run of the day highlighted an eight-run second inning. Cook added a two-RBI single in the rally.
 
In the circle, Jayden Casebolt and Kaitlyn Brown combined for the five-inning shutout. Casebolt tossed three hitless frames to earn the win, while Brown, in her collegiate debut, struck out five of the seven batters she faced.
 
FUN FACT
Six different Greyhounds recorded a home run on road trip, including two apiece from O'Connor and Proctor.
 
UP NEXT
The Hounds will once again head down I-65 next weekend for the Music City Invitational. UIndy will play four games during its two-day stint in Smyrna, Tenn., starting with a Midwest Region matchup with Purdue Northwest on Saturday, Feb. 18.