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ISU softball goes 1-3 in away series Sports
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Upcoming Events Baseball
Friday-Sunday at Eastern Kentucky vs. Richmond, Ky., 2 p.m.
Men’s Basketball Wednesday at Hulman Center vs. Drake, 7:05 p.m. Saturday at Evansville, Ind. vs. Evansville, 5 p.m. (ET)
Softball Friday-Sunday at Athens, Ga. for the Bulldog Invitational, 12:30 p.m.
Track and Field Friday-Saturday at South Bend, Ind. for the Alex Wilson Invitational, 5 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
Friday at Hulman Center vs. Missouri State, 7:05 p.m.
Senior outfielder Mackenzie Connelly prepares to catch the ball. (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
LeVon Whittaker Reporter Indiana State Sycamores softball team traveled Feb. 22 and 23 to Southaven, Miss. for the 2013 Blue City Classic for their third series of games this season. The Sycamores went 1-3 in their four games and finished the Classic with a season record of 7-7. “We played four good teams with good competition and we didn’t play well,” said head softball coach Shane Bouman. ISU vs. Wright State The Sycamores softball team ended their first game with a 3-1 win over Wright State in a seven inning battle. Sophomore Ashli Scott, pitched all seven innings, only allowing four hits, one run and five strikeouts. The girls started to score in the beginning of the game after junior infielder Morgan Allee led the first inning off with a walk and later scored when junior utility player Shelby Wilson laid down a sacrifice bunt to give ISU the lead. They later scored again in the bottom of the third inning when freshman infielder Alexa Cavin was hit by a pitch and stole
second, then later advanced to third on a single from Wilson, before scoring on one of three errors from Wright State. ISU vs. Memphis The Sycamores lost their next game of the series to Memphis in a nail biter. The game ended in a 2-1 win for the Tigers. Although the Sycamores failed to come away with the win, starting sophomore pitcher Stephanie Fougerousse pitched five innings with two hits, two runs and seven strikeouts. Along with the exceptional pitching by Fougerousse, sophomore utility player Megan Stone got her third home run this season in the top of the fourth inning to give the Sycamores their only run of the game. ISU vs. University of Missouri-Kansas City After a win over a Wright State and a loss to Memphis, the girls took another loss against the University of Missouri-Kansas City Kangaroos. The Sycamores started freshman pitcher Halley Humphrey who pitched seven
innings with only one strikeout but allowed twelve hits by the Kangaroos. Although they didn’t win the game, losing 5-3, the girls did battle with UMKC throughout the game. Wilson went 3-4 at the plate against UMKC’s pitcher Deanna Friese with an RBI single in the seventh inning. ISU vs. Nicholls State In their final game the Sycamores fell to Nicholls State, 3-0. They ended the game with five hits but were not able to put any points on the scoreboard. After two innings, the Sycamores began with Scott who pitched seven strikeouts and three hits by the Colonels. “We have to start winning game like these to be a good team,” Bouman said. “We had the chance to win all four games, but we are looking forward to the Bulldog Invitational in Athens, Ga.” The ISU softball team will be attending the Bulldog Invitational next weekend in Athens, Ga. They will face North Dakota State, Radford and the Georgia Bulldogs who are ranked number 23, according to USA Today and NFCA coaches poll.