EAST PEORIA, Ill. – The No. 1-ranked and top-seeded UIndy softball team stayed hot at the GLVC Tournament, winning a 1-0 pitchers' dual Saturday to eliminate Lewis. Leading the Greyhounds to their 24th consecutive win, GLVC Pitcher of the Year Kenzee Smith tossed a one-hit shutout while Jocelyn Calvin hit the game-winning home run in the fifth inning.
 
Calvin's solo shot also netted her a second UIndy single-season record in as many days. After yesterday breaking the program's season benchmark for most walks, Calvin put her name atop the UIndy's single-season runs scored list. Both previous records were held by All-American Casey Williamson (2012-15).
 
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With the game locked in a scoreless stalemate through nearly five full innings, Calvin had had enough. She stepped to the plate with two outs, jumped on the first pitch she saw, and cranked it over the left field fence to give the Greyhounds the first—and only—lead of the day.
 

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— UIndy Softball (@UIndySoftball) May 4, 2024

 
Smith, meanwhile, was straight dealing from the circle. She sat down 21 of the 24 batters she faced, including each of the last 14. A walk, a single and an error accounted for the only Flyer base runners of the contest, none of which came after the third inning.
 
Megan Nichols and Braxton Downs joined Calvin in the hit column, while Emily O'Connor worked a walk. Calvin and Nichols each had a stolen base.