WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - The No. 7 UIndy softball team increased their win streak to 10 after defeating in-region Purdue Northwest and New Haven. The Greyhounds are currently undefeated at THE Spring Games with one day of competition left. The Hounds now improved to 19-2 on the season.
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GAME 1 | UIndy 3, Purdue Northwest 2
Trailing 2-1 heading into the sixth,
Lexy Rees' one-out double sparked the game-winning rally.
Dominique Proctor followed with a single, while
Shelby Cook's clutch triple brought home the tying and go-ahead scores.
Kenzee Smith capped another solid start by sitting the Pride down in order in both the bottom of the sixth and bottom of the seventh. She finished the game with six strikeouts and zero walks to move to 9-0 on the season.
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Braxton Downs had the only other hit on the day for UIndy – a first-inning single.
Jocelyn Calvin and
Emily O'Connor had two walks apiece, while Downs and
Grace Mosele each had a stolen base.
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Game 2 | UIndy 15, New Haven 2 (5 innings)
UIndy got off to a hot start in the first inning, scoring six runs. At the beginning of the third, the Greyhounds were up, 8-0. The inning included RBIs for
Lexy Rees, O'Connor, Downs, and Cook. After the third, UIndy led the Chargers, 13-0, before tacking on two more in the fourth.
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By the end of the game, UIndy racked up 13 hits by eight different batters. O'Connor and Cook led the team with three apiece. O'Connor also finished with the most Greyhound ribbies with four. Nichols had two hits while Calvin had a pair of walks.
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Kaitlyn Brown stepped into the circle for the Hounds, earning her second win of the season. After three innings, Brown faced 12 batters and only allowed one hit. Freshmen
Katie Rose and
Hailey Pogue finished out the final two innings, with the latter striking out three and only allowed one hit.
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UP NEXT
The Hounds will face American International and Saint Michael's during their final day in Florida. UIndy will face American International first at 12:30 p.m. and will follow with their matchup against Saint Michael's at 3 p.m.
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