INDIANAPOLIS—The No. 6 UIndy softball team celebrated a perfect spring afternoon in the Circle City with a pair of shutout wins against visiting Cedarville Wednesday. With both the starting pitching and the bats clicking, the Greyhounds disposed of the non-conference Lady Jackets by a combined score of 20-0.

The doubleheader marked the end of a 10-game homestand for the Hounds, who moved to 38-4 on the season.
 
GAME 1 | UIndy 12, Cedarville 0 (5 innings)
With pitching ace Kenzee Smith dealing, the Greyhound hitters hung crooked numbers in all four of their turns at bat in the abbreviated win. Seven Hounds earned at least one ribbie in the game, including RBI doubles from Lexy Rees and Tori Angles.
 
The cherry on top came from Piper Belden, however, as the senior from Greenwood, Ind., came off the bench to deliver a dramatic three-run blast in the bottom of the fourth. She pulled an 0-1 offering just over the right field fence for her first career home run.
 

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Piper Belden with her 1??st career HR puts the Jackets away in game 1!! pic.twitter.com/fqGlcvzVQr

— UIndy Athletics (@UIndyAthletics) April 12, 2023

 
Smith (22-3) was her normal stingy self in the circle, allowing just one hit – a second-inning single – the entire game. She faced exactly one over the minimum, fanning three on her way to her seventh shutout of the season.
 
Two- and three-hole hitters Megan Nichols and Emily O'Connor combined to score five runs, while Tara Williams and Megan Wineinger both had late-game pinch hits.
 
GAME 2 | UIndy 8, Cedarville (6 innings)
Game-two starter Alexa Huth (2-0) was also impressive in the circle. Just four days removed from earning her first collegiate win, the freshman hurler recorded her first career shutout Wednesday, striking out seven and walking zero in six scoreless frames. She currently sports a tidy 0.98 ERA in nine appearances on the year.
 
But as in game 1, the showstopper came in the form of a late home run. This time it was O'Connor in the spotlight, as her grand slam walked the Greyhounds off with another run-rule win.
 

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O'Connor crushes an opp-field homer to give the Hounds the 8-0 win! pic.twitter.com/IU4XGlWGBf

— UIndy Athletics (@UIndyAthletics) April 12, 2023

 
Sydnee Perry had a pair of extra-base hits with an RBI double in the first and a two-run homer in the fifth. Dominique Proctor had two hits as well, and Jocelyn Calvin scored twice.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds jump back on the bus this weekend for its longest road trip of the conference season. They'll head to the Kansas City area to take on Rockhurst Saturday and William Jewell on Sunday.