TERRE HAUTE, Ind.â€" Despite holding the Hoosiers of Indiana (20-18) scoreless after the first inning, the Indiana State softball team (14-23) fell to the Hoosiers by a final score of 3-0 Wednesday at Price Field.
The Hoosiers jumped out to an early lead over the Sycamores in the top of the first inning, scoring three runs, two earned to take a 3-0 lead.
In the bottom of the fourth inning the Sycamore offense threatened as freshman Ashley Dickerson led off the inning with a base on balls. Dickerson then advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt off the bat of junior Mackenzie Connelly and third off a groundout by junior Alex Lucas. The Sycamores could not find a way to get Dickerson to score, however, as a strikeout ended the inning.
The Sycamores again threatened in the bottom of the seventh as Lucas led off the inning with a walk and then advanced to second and third off groundouts by freshman Megan Bunting and sophomore Alex Baumgart. Freshman Megan Stone then received a base on balls to put runners on the corners for the Sycamores but a strikeout stranded the runners and ended the game 3-0 in favor of the Hoosiers.
“I thought Kristen Felker threw very well,†assistant coach Amanda Zust said. “She had the opportunity to come and start a game and she took advantage of that opportunity.â€
Despite getting the loss, junior Kristen Felker finished the game allowing just five hits and only three after the first inning.
The Sycamores will return to action Saturday when they get back to Missouri Valley Conference play with a three-game series against Bradley University beginning at 11 a.m. All three games of the series are part of the Strikeout Cancer promotion where all fans are encouraged to wear pink to raise cancer awareness.
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