TRIADELPHIA, W.V. – The No. 16 UIndy softball team racked up a lofty 25 runs to twice run-rule Wheeling University Thursday afternoon. Freshman pitcher
Cheyenne Eads overshadowed the offensive onslaught by throwing her first collegiate no-hitter in the opener.
The games were contested indoors at the Highlands Sports Complex in Triadelphia, W.V., located a short drive from the Wheeling campus.
GAME 1 | UIndy 14, Wheeling 0 (5 inn.)
Eads (1-2) faced just two batters over the minimum, with a first-inning hit by pitch and a fourth-inning walk accounting for the only Cardinal base runners. The Shelbyville, Ind., native racked up a dozen Ks in the process, including striking out the side in the fifth and final frame.
Eads become just the third Greyhound freshman to toss a no-no since 2001
*. In just her fourth collegiate start, it marked the earliest ever no-hitter in a Greyhound career in that same time span.
Eads' pitching performance paired well with an impressive outburst from the UIndy offense. Eads herself racked up three hits in four at bats, but the standout was fellow-freshman
Brooklyn Willis, whose five ribbies led the team.
Willis attacked the first pitch she saw, launching a two-run homer in the top of the first. She followed that with a bases-loaded double in the second inning, fueling an eight-run rally. Both hits came with two outs.
Jocelyn Calvin later managed a three-run double of her own, while
Sydney Oliver and
Cara Cooper added a pair of hits apiece.
GAME 2 | UIndy 11, Wheeling 2 (5 inn.)
UIndy once again piled up runs early and often, rushing out of the gate with a six-run first. The Hounds coaxed five consecutive walks in the inning, while Cooper's two-run single capped the rally.
The Hounds scored again in three of the next four innings, including two tallies each in the fourth and fifth frames. Eads and Calvin each had an RBI single.
Senior hurler
Jayden Casebolt (2-1) got the win in the circle, allowing two runs and striking our five in four innings of work. Freshman
Hailey Thompson came on to finish the game with a scoreless fifth.
Willis and Calvin combined for an amazing seven walks in the game.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds return to the Highlands Sports Complex tomorrow for a twin bill versus West Liberty University starting at 11 a.m. ET.
*no-hitter data available starting in 2001
