Indiana University Athletics
Saturday, February 14
Tempe, Ariz.
12:00 PM
Indiana University
7-2
6
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Nevada
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Indiana
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1
3
1
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1
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6
6
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Nevada
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7
2
Indiana Tops Nevada in Saturday Showdown
2/14/2026 3:05:00 PM | Softball
TEMPE, Ariz. ––– Indiana kept up its winning ways, picking up the third win of the weekend at the Littlewood Invitational on Saturday (Feb. 14), defeating Nevada, 6-3, at Farrington Stadium.
With the win, Indiana improves the season record to 7-2.
INDIANA 6, NEVADA 3
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana scored first for a 1-0 lead in the top of the second when Jada Ellison made it from second to home on a fielder's choice hit by Ellie Goins.
• In the next inning, Avery Parker broke the game open with a 3-run bomb over the right field wall that bumped the score to 4-0.
• Brooke Mannon stole home to add an insurance run and make it a 5-0 lead in the top of the fourth.
• Nevada threatened with the bases loaded in the top of the fifth but could only muster one run in the bottom of the fifth to make it a 5-1 game.
• When back at the plate, Peyton Drummond got the lead back to five with an RBI single down the left field line to score Cassidy Kettleman.
• Nevada got two runs in the bottom of the seventh, but their run ended there.
NOTABLES
• Parker's home run was her fifth of the season.
• Her 2-for-4 day at the plate marked her third multi-hit game this season.
• VanBrandt hit her fourth double in the last three days.
• Taylor Hess earned her second win of the season to improve her record to 2-0.
• Six different Hoosiers scored a run.
UP NEXT
Indiana will finish out play in the Littlewood Invitational tomorrow (Feb. 15) with another game against Nevada at noon (ET).
With the win, Indiana improves the season record to 7-2.
INDIANA 6, NEVADA 3
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana scored first for a 1-0 lead in the top of the second when Jada Ellison made it from second to home on a fielder's choice hit by Ellie Goins.
• In the next inning, Avery Parker broke the game open with a 3-run bomb over the right field wall that bumped the score to 4-0.
• Brooke Mannon stole home to add an insurance run and make it a 5-0 lead in the top of the fourth.
• Nevada threatened with the bases loaded in the top of the fifth but could only muster one run in the bottom of the fifth to make it a 5-1 game.
• When back at the plate, Peyton Drummond got the lead back to five with an RBI single down the left field line to score Cassidy Kettleman.
• Nevada got two runs in the bottom of the seventh, but their run ended there.
NOTABLES
• Parker's home run was her fifth of the season.
• Her 2-for-4 day at the plate marked her third multi-hit game this season.
• VanBrandt hit her fourth double in the last three days.
• Taylor Hess earned her second win of the season to improve her record to 2-0.
• Six different Hoosiers scored a run.
UP NEXT
Indiana will finish out play in the Littlewood Invitational tomorrow (Feb. 15) with another game against Nevada at noon (ET).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hess, Taylor (2-0)
L: Berlingeri, Ainsley (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Goins, Ellie 1 ; VanBrandt, Aly 1
HR: Parker, Avery 1
RBI: Goins, Ellie 1 ; Parker, Avery 3 ; Drummond, Peyton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mannon, Brooke 1 ; Goins, Ellie 1 ; Parker, Avery 1 ; Cooper, Alex 1 ; VanBrandt, Aly 1 ; Ellison, Jada 1
SB: Mannon, Brooke 2 ; Parker, Avery 1 ; VanBrandt, Aly 1 ; Ellison, Jada 1
CS: Kettleman, Cassidy 1 ; Goins, Ellie 1
Batting:
2B: Haith, Rylie 1
RBI: Braukus, Anna 1 ; Alfaro, Saige 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Braukus, Anna 1 ; Haith, Rylie 1 ; Engelbrecht, Haylee 1
SB: Clark, Madison 1
HBP: Larsen, Maya 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
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1
H
2
RBI
3
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2
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0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
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