Indiana University Athletics
Saturday, March 21
College Park, Md.
2:00 PM
Indiana University
24-6, 6-2
10
at
2
Maryland
13-16, 1-7
1st innning1
2nd innning2
3rd innning3
4th innning4
5th innning5
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ErrorsE
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0
6
1
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1
10
6
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Maryland
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2
2
5
2
Hoosiers Homer to Saturday Run Rule
3/21/2026 4:48:00 PM | Softball
COLLEGE PARK, Md. ––– Indiana Softball continued its winning ways on Saturday (March 21) afternoon in Maryland Softball Stadium, putting up a dominant run rule performance, winning the game, 10-2 in five innings.
The win clinched a third-straight Big Ten series victory and marks the team's third win in a row. Indiana is now 24-6 on the season and 6-2 in conference play.
GAME 2: INDIANA 10, MARYLAND 2 (F/5)
*Indiana leads the series, 2-0
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana set the tone in the top of the second inning when Ellie Goins hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Jada Ellison and put Indiana up 1-0. A few at bats later and a few more Hoosiers on base, Aly VanBrandt walked with the bases loaded to make it a 2-0 game.
• Alex Cooper broke the game open with a grand slam out to right center and the Hoosiers were up 6-0.
• A solo home run from Madalyn Strader in the third inning and a 2-RBI triple from Avery Parker in the fourth increased Indiana's lead to 9-0 through four frames.
• Brooke Mannon's RBI single to shortstop in the top of the fifth gave Indiana another insurance run with a 10-0 lead in the top of the fifth.
• Maryland would load the bases in the bottom of the fifth, threatening to disrupt the run rule, but the Terrapins could only plate two and Indiana took the game in five innings.
NOTABLES
• The Hoosiers have won all three of their Big Ten series thus far in 2026.
• Indiana is now 6-3 on the road this season and has won 14 games by run rule.
• Cooper's home run was her fifth of the season and her first grand slam of 2026. It also marked back-to-back games for her with a homer.
• Strader has hit a home run in back-to-back games and has hit three in her last four games.
• Indiana has won nine-straight games over Maryland, with the streak dating back to 2021.
UP NEXT
Indiana will close out the series with Maryland tomorrow (Mach 22) afternoon when the Hoosiers face Maryland at noon in Maryland Softball Stadium.
The win clinched a third-straight Big Ten series victory and marks the team's third win in a row. Indiana is now 24-6 on the season and 6-2 in conference play.
GAME 2: INDIANA 10, MARYLAND 2 (F/5)
*Indiana leads the series, 2-0
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana set the tone in the top of the second inning when Ellie Goins hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Jada Ellison and put Indiana up 1-0. A few at bats later and a few more Hoosiers on base, Aly VanBrandt walked with the bases loaded to make it a 2-0 game.
• Alex Cooper broke the game open with a grand slam out to right center and the Hoosiers were up 6-0.
• A solo home run from Madalyn Strader in the third inning and a 2-RBI triple from Avery Parker in the fourth increased Indiana's lead to 9-0 through four frames.
• Brooke Mannon's RBI single to shortstop in the top of the fifth gave Indiana another insurance run with a 10-0 lead in the top of the fifth.
• Maryland would load the bases in the bottom of the fifth, threatening to disrupt the run rule, but the Terrapins could only plate two and Indiana took the game in five innings.
NOTABLES
• The Hoosiers have won all three of their Big Ten series thus far in 2026.
• Indiana is now 6-3 on the road this season and has won 14 games by run rule.
• Cooper's home run was her fifth of the season and her first grand slam of 2026. It also marked back-to-back games for her with a homer.
• Strader has hit a home run in back-to-back games and has hit three in her last four games.
• Indiana has won nine-straight games over Maryland, with the streak dating back to 2021.
UP NEXT
Indiana will close out the series with Maryland tomorrow (Mach 22) afternoon when the Hoosiers face Maryland at noon in Maryland Softball Stadium.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Troutt, Ella (6-5)
L: Elisea Wiegand (3-5)
S: Hooks, Aubree (1)
Batting:
3B: Parker, Avery 1
HR: Cooper, Alex 1 ; Strader, Madalyn 1
RBI: VanBrandt, Aly 1 ; Cooper, Alex 4 ; Parker, Avery 2 ; Strader, Madalyn 1 ; Goins, Ellie 1 ; Mannon, Brooke 1
SH: Kettleman, Cassidy 1
SF: Goins, Ellie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: VanBrandt, Aly 1 ; Cooper, Alex 2 ; Ellison, Jada 1 ; Strader, Madalyn 2 ; Goins, Ellie 1 ; Haberstroh, Hannah 1 ; Drummond, Peyton 1 ; Kettleman, Cassidy 1
HBP: Cooper, Alex 1
Batting:
RBI: Anna McGowan 1 ; Matti Benson 1
SF: Matti Benson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bailey Murphy 1 ; Caitlyn Cornwell 1
HBP: Mariah Penta 1
Game Leaders
AB
2
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
2
R
2
H
1
RBI
4
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AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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