CEDARVILLE, Ohio - UIndy softball head coach
Melissa Frost recorded her 800th win at UIndy with the Greyhounds' shutout sweep at Cedarville Tuesday. Frost, who has been at the helm since 2005, is the winningest coach in program history and is on track for her 20th consecutive winning season with the Hounds. Additionally, the game-one win marked No. 200 at UIndy for Assistant Coach
Ben Ferrell.
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GAME 1 | UIndy 4, Cedarville 0
The third-ranked Hounds got off to a hot start in the first inning with a three-run rally. With a runner on first and second,
Emily O'Connor hit the ball into right field for a double and two RBIs. A hit by
Braxton Downs brought in the final run to cap the rally.
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Shelby Cook led the team in hits with four and was the final Greyhound to earn an RBI during the game.
Megan Nichols and Cook each stole a base. Â
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Kenzee Smith had another standout performance in the circle. The senior only allowed one hit in 24 batters while striking out seven.
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GAME 2 | UIndy 4, Cedarville 0 (9 innings)
The game remained scoreless after regulation and went into extra innings. To start the ninth, each team was allowed to start with a runner on second base. Two of the runs came from singles hit by
Dominique Proctor and Downs, one off a single by
Lexy Rees, and one was off a throwing error.
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Smith grabbed her second win of the day after entering the game in the fifth. The pitcher took on 15 batters and only allowed one hit. Smith grabbed eight strikeouts and pitched two perfect innings to close out the game.
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Rees had two of the four Greyhound hits during game two, including an RBI double. Three other Hounds also had a stolen base as well -- Nichols, Cook, and Proctor.
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UP NEXT
UIndy will continue to stay on the road with a doubleheader against first-year GLVC member Upper Iowa. The Greyhounds haven't played the Peacocks since 2008. The contest is slated for Saturday, April 19 with the first pitch set for 1 p.m. ET.
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