INDIANAPOLIS—The No. 6 UIndy softball team had a memorable day at Baumgartner Field Sunday. celebrating their six seniors before sweeping Southwest Baptist to clinch the 2023 GLVC regular season title. The Greyhounds have won each of their last 11 contests and 29 of the last 30.
 
Prior to first pitch, seniors Piper Belden, Kaitlyn Brown, Emily O'Connor, Lexy Rees, Maddy Stout and Tara Williams were recognized for their dedication to the program. To date, the group has helped the Hounds to a 153-27 (.850) combined record since 2020, including two (and soon-to-be three) NCAA Tournament appearances, two GLVC regular season crowns and one GLVC Tournament championship.
 
GAME 1 | UIndy 9, SBU 0 (5 innings)
UIndy jumped on the Bearcats with crooked numbers in each of the first three innings to cruise to the win. A couple of early Bearcat errors sparked the Hounds' first-inning rally, and things got out of hand from there.
 
Eight different Greyhounds recorded a hit, with Lexy Rees driving in a game-high three runs. Tara Williams, Emily O'Connor and Maddy Stout each had a sacrifice fly.
 
Meanwhile, Kenzee Smith (26-4) kept the SBU bats quiet with four scoreless innings of work. Senior Kaitlyn Brown, who prior to the game delivered a beautiful rendition of the national anthem, closed the game with a hitless fifth.
 
Smith's four Ks on the day upped her career total to 591 to move her into fourth place in the UIndy all-time annals.
 
GAME 2 | UIndy 4, SBU 2
The Bearcats earned their first lead of the day with a single in the top of the first, but the Hounds answered back in the bottom half with a two-run single from O'Connor.
 
O'Connor and the Hounds responded again in the bottom of the third when, after SBU tied it in the top half, the senior third baseman launched the ball over the leftfield fence to give the Hounds a lead they would not relinquish.
 
Jayden Casebolt got the start and got six outs before running into trouble in the third. After SBU put the go-ahead run on first with no one out, UIndy went to freshman reliever Alexa Huth (3-0). She got the next three batters to end the threat and went on to finish the game with five scoreless innings to garner the win.
 
Tori Angles joined O'Connor with two hits while adding the day's final RBI. Grace Mosele got the start in centerfield and collect her first hit of the year with a fourth-inning single.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhound wrap up the regular season next weekend with a trip to the Show Me State. They'll face UMSL on Saturday and Missouri S&T Sunday, with both doubleheaders starting at 1 p.m. ET.