Indiana University Athletics
Indiana University
10-3
Boston College
5-10
Indiana Splits Day Three in Tampa
2/22/2026 10:15:00 PM | Softball
Indiana has a 3-1 record for the weekend and a season record of 10-4 overall.
Game 1: INDIANA 12, BOSTON COLLEGE 9
Game 2: USF 5, INDIANA 3
KEY MOMENTS
• Boston College started the scoring with a triple and a run scored in the top of the first to go up 1-0.
• Indiana immediately responded with seven runs in the bottom of the first to take a 7-1 lead, fueled by back-to-back home runs from Avery Parker and Josie Bird.
• From the second through fourth inning, Boston College worked to tie the game at 7-7.
• After the tie, Indiana took the momentum back quickly in the bottom of the fourth, adding on three runs to take a 10-7 lead via a sac fly from Hannah Haberstroh and RBI singles from Peyton Drummond and Cassidy Kettleman.
• Avery Parker added on some insurance runs with her 2-run bomb in the bottom of the fifth inning.
• Boston College would score two runs in the top of the sixth, but the Indiana defense held off from there to secure the 12-9 win.
• In the second game of the day, it was a scoreless first inning with Ella Troutt throwing two strikeouts in the bottom of the first inning.
• USF opened the scoring with an RBI double and a sac fly to go up 2-0 in the bottom of the second inning.
• The Bulls added on in the fourth, with scoring on a fielder's choice and sac fly to make it a 4-0 game.
• The Hoosiers gained some ground in the top of the fifth when Aly VanBrandt tripled and scored Cassidy Kettleman. In the next at bat, Alex Cooper grounded out to second, but scored VanBrandt to cut into the lead, 4-2.
• Alex Wilkes hit a solo home run in the bottom of the frame, bringing the lead back up to 5-2.
• The Hoosiers threatened in the top of the seventh with the bases loaded but could only score one.
NOTABLES
• Against Boston College, Avery Parker hit two home runs in a game for the second time in her career and the first time since 2024 against Purdue.
• Taylor Hess improved her season record to 3-0 in her win against Boston College. She pitched 6.0 innings and threw seven strikeouts.
• Josie Bird hit her third home run of the season.
• Alex Cooper (2), Avery Parker (3), Bird (2), Madalyn Strader (2) and Cassidy Kettleman (2) each had multi-hit games.
• VanBrandt hit her sixth triple of the season against USF.
• VanBrandt went 3-for-4 at the plate with a run scored and an RBI in that game.
• Ella Troutt only allowed five hits in 4.2 innings of work in the circle.
UP NEXT
Indiana will close out the weekend with a game against host USF on Monday (Feb. 23) at 1:05 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hess, Taylor (3-0)
L: Alyx Rossi (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Adriana Martinez 1
3B: Abby Ptak 1
RBI: Kae DePerio 1 ; Sammy Horn 1 ; Abby Ptak 1 ; Emma Knight 2 ; Adriana Martinez 1
SH: Sammy Horn 1 ; Janis Espinoza 1 ; Carly Bunnell 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kae DePerio 3 ; Sammy Horn 2 ; Emma Knight 1 ; Tavye Borders 1 ; Janis Espinoza 1 ; Carly Bunnell 1
Batting:
2B: Bird, Josie 1
HR: Parker, Avery 2 ; Bird, Josie 1
RBI: Parker, Avery 4 ; Bird, Josie 1 ; Haberstroh, Hannah 2 ; Drummond, Peyton 1 ; Kettleman, Cassidy 2
SH: Strader, Madalyn 1 ; Goins, Ellie 1
SF: Haberstroh, Hannah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: VanBrandt, Aly 1 ; Cooper, Alex 1 ; Parker, Avery 2 ; Bird, Josie 1 ; Nash, Nevaeh 1 ; Strader, Madalyn 1 ; Goins, Ellie 2 ; Haberstroh, Hannah 1 ; Drummond, Peyton 1 ; Kettleman, Cassidy 1
SB: VanBrandt, Aly 1 ; Kettleman, Cassidy 2
CS: Ellison, Jada 1
HBP: Goins, Ellie 1
