Offensive Flurry Leads to Series Win over Minnesota

Sunday, March 8

Bloomington, Ind.

1:00 PM

Indiana University

18-5, 2-1

Minnesota

8-15, 1-2

Minnesota

Indiana

Offensive Flurry Leads to Series Win over Minnesota

3/8/2026 6:05:00 PM | Softball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Scoreless through four innings, both offenses found footing in the fifth and Indiana softball rode that momentum to a 6-4 victory and series win over Minnesota on Sunday (March 8) on Andy Mohr Field.

Indiana (18-5, 2-1 B1G) out-hit Minnesota (8-15, 1-2 B1G), 9-8, but capitalized on two Gopher errors and four walks in the victory. Hoosier pitching did not walk a batter for the second straight game and surrendered just one extra base hit in the game.

INDIANA 6, MINNESOTA 4
Indiana wins series, 2-1

KEY MOMENTS
• Aubree Hooks (ND) retired eight straight batters before the Gophers struck for two runs in the fifth inning to open the scoring.
• The win went to Taylor Hess (5-1) after 1.1 innings of work and one run allowed in relief.
• Minnesota struck first with an RBI fielder's choice from Brooklyn Jones with runners on the corner and no outs in the fifth. Two batters later, Lucy Hopper grounded out to bring the second run across.
• Indiana answered with a crooked number of their own in the fifth inning when five of the first six batters reached base safely, capped by a two-run home run from Madalyn Strader. Avery Parker and Josie Bird also drove in RBI in the frame.
• The Gophers drew within one run thanks to a pair of sixth inning runs courtesy of Maggie Werner's two-run home run with two outs.
• An insurance run was manufactured by a leadoff walk to Cassidy Kettleman, a groundout that advanced her to second base and a two-out RBI single from Parker.
• Minnesota got the tying run to the plate in the ninth before Ella Troutt (1) closed out the game for her first career save.

NOTABLES
• Parker produced her ninth multi-RBI game of the season with two in the series finale. She now has 46 such games in her career.
• She reached base three times with two hits and a hit-by-pitch and scored one run.
• Hooks' line finished at four complete innings of work with two runs - one earned - allowed on four hits. She struck out three in the game.
• Troutt finished the weekend with eight innings of shutout work in the circle. She allowed just four base runners, did not walk a batter and finished 1-0 with her first career save.
• Alex Cooper produced a two-double game for the third time in her career and came around to score one run. She reached base safely three times in the game.
• Strader hit her first career home run in the fifth inning and produced her third mutli-RBI game of the season - fourth of her career.
• Cassidy Kettleman walked twice and scored one run. It is her second-career multi-walk game.

UP NEXT
Indiana continues its seven-game homestand with a midweek contest against Loyola Chicago at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 on Andy Mohr Field.