COLUMBUS, Ohio—Fresh off earning the No. 6 ranking in the latest Division II coaches poll, the UIndy softball team looked every bit the part Wednesday, taking two region games from host Ohio Dominican. The Greyhound hitters launched five home runs on the day while both starting pitchers notched complete-game victories.
 
GAME 1 | UIndy 13, ODU 6
UIndy built a 5-0 lead by the top of the third, but the host Panthers clawed back to pull within two heading in the seventh. That's when the Hounds dropped the hammer, as both Tori Angles and Emily O'Connor went yard, fueling a five-run rally that all but put it away.
 

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Starter Kenzee Smith finished off the complete-game win when Jocelyn Calvin's unassisted double play ended the game. Smith moved to 17-3 after scattering eight hits and four walks and striking out three.
 
A native of the Columbus suburb of Pickerington, Angles went 4-for-4 at the dish with a career-high four RBIs. O'Connor added a two-run double earlier in the game, as did Calvin and Shelby Cook.
 
GAME 2 | UIndy 6, ODU 1
The hits kept coming in game 2 as the Hounds combined for three more round-trippers. Megan Nichols started the scoring early, as the No. 2 hitter followed Calvin's leadoff single with a homer to centerfield.

UIndy led the rest of the way as O'Connor added a solo shot in the third and Sydnee Perry got in on the fun with a two-run blast in the fifth. Angles' RBI triple in the fifth plated Maddy Stout with the day's final tally.

Starter Kaitlyn Brown made it three straight starts of allowing just one earned run. The senior out of nearby Granville, Ohio struck out five and walked only two in the complete-game effort. She is now 6-0 on the season.

HOUND BYTES
Head Coach Melissa Frost on the teams win streak heading into their home opener…
"I think it is taking it just one game at a time. Today was two big wins for us, they're a quality team, they're always a tough opponent to play on the road. We've been on the road for the last thirty games, and it gets to you after a while, but I think our girls really took what we did in practice yesterday and applied in the game and I couldn't be happier with their performance."
 
Frost on playing like the No. 6 team in the country…
"Keeping the mark, I think that's the biggest thing. Its really about our standard, and its about what we look for and what we do on a daily basis. I think we hit the ball extremely well today. Our defense was rock solid today, I think we played well.
 
Frost on the five-dinger day for the Hounds…
"I think what we did yesterday in practice, some adjustments and changes we made, were really implemented today, I feel like we were tough outs. We talk a lot about being tough outs and digging our heels in and just battling. I think we saw some really productive and solid at bats.

UP NEXT
With 32 games played away from Baumgartner Field, the 2023 home opener finally arrives for the Hounds. UIndy will host Truman on Saturday, April 1 for a GLVC doubleheader starting at 12 p.m. ET.