SMYRNA, Tenn.—UIndy's All-America pitcher
Kenzee Smith notched her third career no-hitter Sunday, blanking in-region Parkside, 5-0, at the Music City Invitational just outside of Nashville, Tenn.
As a team, the 14th-ranked Greyhounds settled for a split on their final two games of the weekend, as they followed the Parkside win with a tough 5-4 defeat at the hands of Harding.
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GAME 1 | UIndy 5, Parkside 0
Smith retired the first six batters she faced, pitched around a leadoff walk in the third, and all but cruised the rest of the way. She struck out the side in the fourth before finishing with nine Ks against just two walks for the game.
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The feat happened on the one-year anniversary of her last no-no, as she
no-hit Tiffin at last year's Music City Invitational exactly 365 days ago.
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Offensively, the Hounds got all their runs in the second inning. UIndy batted around in the productive frame, with
Emily O'Connor punctuating the scoring with a two-run double – the only extra-base hit of the game.
Lexy Rees,
Jocelyn Calvin and
Megan Nichols also recorded hits in the inning, with Nichols plating two runs with a single to center field.
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GAME 2 | Harding 5, UIndy 4
UIndy had its eight-game winning streak snapped by a talented Harding club. Trailing 3-1 through three innings, the Greyhounds surged ahead in the top of the fifth to earn a 4-3 edge – their first lead of the game. Back-to-back hits from Rees (double) and
Dominique Proctor (single) fueled the rally.
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However, the Lady Bisons found new life down the stretch, plating single runs in the fifth and sixth frames to slip by the Hounds.
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Smith (5-2) was tagged with the loss, as she surrendered the final two runs during her 3 2/3 innings of relief.
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UP NEXT
The Greyhounds head down to Evansville, Ind., this coming Friday and Saturday for four games at the Blue Bridge Battle. They'll kick things off with a rematch versus Davenport.
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