Indiana University Athletics
Friday, February 27
Elon, N.C.
12:30 PM
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Indiana Dominates Day One of Elon & UNCG Tournament
2/27/2026 7:12:00 PM | Softball
ELON, N.C. ––– Indiana Softball handled Charleston Southern and Elon on Friday afternoon (Feb. 27), defeating both teams by a combined 29-2 at Hunt Softball Park.
The Hoosiers won in five innings by run rule over Charleston Southern to start the day before closing out Elon by a final margin of 20-1.
Today's results make it three wins in a row for Indiana and improves the season record to 13-4.
Game 1: INDIANA 9, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 1 (F/5)
Game 2: INDIANA 20, ELON 1
KEY MOMENTS
• Charleston Southern opened the scoring in game one with a bloop single down the right field line that put the Buccaneers up 1-0.
• Indiana countered in the bottom of the first inning, scoring one to make it a 1-1 game on a sacrifice fly from Avery Parker to left field to score Aly VanBrandt.
• Aly VanBrandt broke the tie in the bottom of the second inning, hitting a 3-run bomb over the right center wall to put Indiana up 4-1.
• Avery Parker went yard in the bottom of the third, hitting the foul pole in left field and putting Indiana up 5-1
• In the bottom of the fourth, Jada Ellison scored from third base on a wild pitch to make it a 6-1 game.
• Alex Cooper tripled to start the bottom of the fifth inning before Avery Parker walked and Josie Bird hit a home run well beyond the center field wall to seal a 9-1 Indiana win in five innings over Charleston Southern.
• Elon got out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI double to right center from Chloe Hatzopolous.
• Aly VanBrandt tied the game at 1-1 with a solo home run in the top of the third and then hit her second home run of the game and third of the day in the top of the fifth to put the score at 5-1.
• VanBrandt and Madalyn Strader doubled in the sixth and seventh innings, respectively, and brought a combined four runs in to make it a 9-1 game.
• The Hoosiers would go on to score 11 more runs in the top of the seventh. In that half inning, Alli Gavin hit two home runs to help accumulate the 11 runs.
NOTABLES
• Brooke Mannon pitched a complete game against Charleston Southern, going all 5.0 innings and only allowing two hits and one run. The win puts Mannon's season record at 3-0.
• Parker's home run increases her season count to eight and Bird's home run moves her season total to four.
• VanBrandt's three home runs on the day put her at five on the season. Her two home runs against Elon marked the second time she had two home runs in one game with the last being the win over Portland State (Feb. 12).
• Gavin's two home runs against Elon were the first two of her collegiate career. She also recorded a career-high five RBIs.
• The Hoosiers scored 12 runs in the seventh inning against the Phoenix.
• VanBrandt's seven RBI against Elon tied a career high and the program's single-game record.
• Aubree Hooks went 4.2 innings in the game and earned a win to improve her season record to 4-0.
UP NEXT
Indiana will play another doubleheader tomorrow, facing Charleston Southern and UNC Greensboro in Greensboro at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.
The Hoosiers won in five innings by run rule over Charleston Southern to start the day before closing out Elon by a final margin of 20-1.
Today's results make it three wins in a row for Indiana and improves the season record to 13-4.
Game 1: INDIANA 9, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 1 (F/5)
Game 2: INDIANA 20, ELON 1
KEY MOMENTS
• Charleston Southern opened the scoring in game one with a bloop single down the right field line that put the Buccaneers up 1-0.
• Indiana countered in the bottom of the first inning, scoring one to make it a 1-1 game on a sacrifice fly from Avery Parker to left field to score Aly VanBrandt.
• Aly VanBrandt broke the tie in the bottom of the second inning, hitting a 3-run bomb over the right center wall to put Indiana up 4-1.
• Avery Parker went yard in the bottom of the third, hitting the foul pole in left field and putting Indiana up 5-1
• In the bottom of the fourth, Jada Ellison scored from third base on a wild pitch to make it a 6-1 game.
• Alex Cooper tripled to start the bottom of the fifth inning before Avery Parker walked and Josie Bird hit a home run well beyond the center field wall to seal a 9-1 Indiana win in five innings over Charleston Southern.
• Elon got out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI double to right center from Chloe Hatzopolous.
• Aly VanBrandt tied the game at 1-1 with a solo home run in the top of the third and then hit her second home run of the game and third of the day in the top of the fifth to put the score at 5-1.
• VanBrandt and Madalyn Strader doubled in the sixth and seventh innings, respectively, and brought a combined four runs in to make it a 9-1 game.
• The Hoosiers would go on to score 11 more runs in the top of the seventh. In that half inning, Alli Gavin hit two home runs to help accumulate the 11 runs.
NOTABLES
• Brooke Mannon pitched a complete game against Charleston Southern, going all 5.0 innings and only allowing two hits and one run. The win puts Mannon's season record at 3-0.
• Parker's home run increases her season count to eight and Bird's home run moves her season total to four.
• VanBrandt's three home runs on the day put her at five on the season. Her two home runs against Elon marked the second time she had two home runs in one game with the last being the win over Portland State (Feb. 12).
• Gavin's two home runs against Elon were the first two of her collegiate career. She also recorded a career-high five RBIs.
• The Hoosiers scored 12 runs in the seventh inning against the Phoenix.
• VanBrandt's seven RBI against Elon tied a career high and the program's single-game record.
• Aubree Hooks went 4.2 innings in the game and earned a win to improve her season record to 4-0.
UP NEXT
Indiana will play another doubleheader tomorrow, facing Charleston Southern and UNC Greensboro in Greensboro at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mannon, Brooke (3-0)
L: DeLuco, Gianna (0-3)
Batting:
RBI: Sandveg, Carsten 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Emma 1
Batting:
3B: Cooper, Alex 1
HR: VanBrandt, Aly 1 ; Parker, Avery 1 ; Bird, Josie 1
RBI: VanBrandt, Aly 3 ; Parker, Avery 2 ; Bird, Josie 3
SH: Kettleman, Cassidy 1
SF: Parker, Avery 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Haberstroh, Hannah 1 ; VanBrandt, Aly 2 ; Ellison, Jada 1 ; Parker, Avery 1 ; Nash, Nevaeh 1 ; Bird, Josie 1 ; Cooper, Alex 1 ; Drummond, Peyton 1
SB: VanBrandt, Aly 2 ; Ellison, Jada 1 ; Cooper, Alex 1
CS: Kettleman, Cassidy 1
HBP: Haberstroh, Hannah 1 ; Drummond, Peyton 1
Game Leaders
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