Credit to: iuhoosiers.com
EVANSTON, Ill. ––– Indiana dropped a close game at No. 20 Northwestern, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at Sharon J. Drysdale Field.
With the loss, the Hoosiers finish the regular season with a 37-17 record and 12-11 mark in Big Ten play.
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INDIANA 2, NO. 20 NORTHWESTERN 4
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana opened the scoring in the top of the first inning when junior Sarah Stone had a sac bunt to score junior Brianna Copeland and put the team up 1-0.
• In the top of the second, Indiana would extend their lead to 2-0. Junior Taylor Minnick hit a line drive to left field to score Benson.
• Northwestern’s Lindsey doubled to left center and brought Cunnea home to make it a 2-1 game in the bottom of the second.
• The Wildcats would take the lead in the bottom of the third on a three-run home run from Raye, making it a 4-2 game.
• Neither team would score from the fourth through the sixth innings.
• In the bottom of the sixth, Copeland accounted for all three outs in the inning, striking out three Northwestern hitters.
• Indiana threatened to score with two outs in the top of the seventh as the Hoosiers drew three walks to load the bases. Northwestern would end the game on a groundout at second, though.
NOTABLES
• Copeland threw six strikeouts, bringing her season count to 157.
• Minnick went 2-for-2 at the plate in addition to drawing two walks and an RBI.
• Stone’s RBI puts her at 42 on the season.
• Benson’s double was her 11th of the season.
UP NEXT
Indiana’s regular season is now finished with the attention turning to the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers are the No. 8 seed and will face No. 9 seed Purdue in the opening round on Wednesday, May 8 at 11:00 a.m. (CT). The entire tournament will be held at the University of Iowa.