FAYETTE, Iowa - The No. 3 UIndy softball team defeated Upper Iowa in two five-inning games on Friday. Totaling 23 runs, it marked the most runs that the Greyhounds have scored in a GLVC doubleheader this season. The pair of victories upped the Hounds' in streak to 13.
 
GAME 1 | UIndy 14, Upper Iowa 0 (5 innings)
After scoring seven runs in the first four innings, the Greyhounds capped the game with a seven-run rally in the fifth to enact the run rule. The frame included two home runs, both being two-run homers. The first came from Braxton Downs, and the second from Lauren Mosele. Mosele's pinch-hit dinger was good for her first career home run. Emily O'Connor and Sydnee Perry grabbed an RBI off doubles in the rally, while Lexy Rees earned her own off a sac fly.
 
Rees opened the game with a bomb over the right-field fence for three RBIs. The senior finished the day with a team-high five ribbies. Megan Nichols slipped passed the Peacock defense and stole two bases.
 
Kenzee Smith had another standout day inside the circle. Finishing with eight strikeouts, three hits, and no walks, Smith is now on an eight-game win streak. With the shutout, the senior continues to have the lowest ERA in DII with 0.18.
 
GAME 2 | UIndy 9, Upper Iowa 1 (5 innings)
The Hounds broke the game open with an eight-run rally in the fourth. After two-run hits courtesy of Dominique Proctor and Nichols, O'Connor hit the ball over the center field fence. The senior had three ribbies on the hit and finished the game with four.
 

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After O'Connor's homer, Rees followed up with one of her own. This is the senior's ninth bomb this season and the 41st of her career.
 

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UIndy finished with an impressive 10 hits. Along with O'Connor and Rees, Proctor also had two hits while four other Hounds had one. Nichols and Cook finished with a double each.
 
Jayden Casebolt was the starting pitcher for the Greyhounds. Casebolt only allowed one run and struck out five batters in 3 1/3 innings. Kaitlyn Brown entered the circle to cap off the game with a scoreless 1 2/3 innings.
 
UP NEXT
The Hounds will return to the field on Sunday, Apr. 21 at Truman. This will be the last road game of the regular season for UIndy in Kirksville, Mo. The doubleheader will start at 1 p.m. ET.