UIndy Athletics

EAST PEORIA, Ill. – The top-seeded UIndy softball team saw its stay at the 2026 GLVC Tournament come to a close Friday afternoon. After winning an elimination game earlier in the day, the Greyhounds fell to fifth-seeded Rockhurst, 12-0, to end their quest for a second consecutive conference tourney crown.
    
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The Hounds now await the release of the 2026 NCAA DII Championship field. The selection show will air on NCAA.com at 10 a.m. ET Monday morning, May 11. UIndy was ranked No. 1 in the Midwest in the previous set of regional rankings.

GAME 1 | UIndy 7, Drury 2
In the first elimination game of the day, the Hounds struck first with four-run blow in the bottom of the second. Each of the first four UIndy batters in the frame reached base, with Sydney Oliver's bases-loaded walk plating the first tally. RBIs from Brooklyn Willis and Cara Cooper followed, as the Hounds were off and running.
 
Oliver added a two-run single in the third and Cheyenne Eads tacked on an RBI single of her own in the fourth. Cooper did not make an out in the contest, finishing 4-for-4 with three doubles. Maya Rodriguez had two hits and two runs, while Emma Piercy worked three walks and scored twice.
 
In the circle, UIndy's two all-conference pitchers split duty in the winning effort. Eads (29-2) got the start and ultimately the win, tossing four-plus innings and giving up just one earned run. Caitlin Bunte took over in the fifth and worked three scoreless frames to net her second collegiate save.
 
GAME 2 | Rockhurst 12, UIndy 0
The Greyhounds fell to Rockhurst for the second time in as many days. A rocky third inning put the Hounds on their heels, as the Hawks pushed across four runs to take a 5-0 lead.

Nevertheless, UIndy had its chances, putting runners in scoring position four of the seven frames. They ultimately stranded 11 base runners, however, and could not come up with the timely hit.

Cara Cooper reached base three times in the game, generating a single and two walks. She finished the tournament with a team-high .533 batting average and five doubles. Cheyenne Eads had two hits and Maya Rodriguez added a single and a walk. Caitlin Bunte (26-3) took the loss in the circle.