INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy softball team got back to business Wednesday, earning two region wins over visiting Cedarville. The Greyhounds won both ends of the doubleheader via run-rule, blanking the Lady Jackets, 9-0, in five innings before dismissing them, 11-2, in six.
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GAME 1 | UIndy 9, CU 0 (5 innings)
Some first-inning pop propelled the Hounds to an early 3-0 lead. After
Cara Cooper led off with a hit by pitch,
Brooklyn Willis smoked an RBI double ahead of a two-run blast by
Josie Jager. The homer was Jager's first as a collegian. She has at least one hit in eight of the last nine contests.
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Meanwhile, starting pitcher
Cheyenne Eads (13-9) kept hanging zeros on the scoreboard, notching her fourth shutout of the season. She finished with a two-hitter, striking out nine and walking just one.
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Junior
Shelby Cook had a productive game at the plate, collecting a double and a triple, scoring twice and driving in two more. Both
Jocelyn Calvin and
Maya Rodriguez added a walk and a ribbie.
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GAME 2 | UIndy 11, CU 2 (6 innings)
UIndy tallied a run in both the first and second innings before a 45-minute rain delay paused the action and potentially the Greyhound momentum.
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But the Hounds returned to the diamond unfazed, breaking it open with a four-spot in the bottom of the third. The decisive rally was punctuated by a gapper from
Sydney Oliver—her first of two doubles in the game—scoring Cook and Eads to extend the lead to 6-0.
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Casebolt (12-3) tossed three hitless frames before the Jackets finally got on the board with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth. She eventually escaped the inning, going on to pitch two more scoreless before the Hounds walked it off in the sixth.
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Cooper had two hits, two walks and three runs out of the leadoff spot, while Oliver finished 3-for-3 at the plate with four RBIs. Eight different Greyhounds scored at least one run.
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UP NEXT
The Hounds return to the road with a trip to Illinois Springfield on Saturday before a quick jaunt down to McKendree on Sunday.
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