Hoosiers Secure Series at Michigan in Run-Rule Fashion

Sunday, April 26

Ann Arbor, Mich.

1:00 PM

Indiana University

37-13, 14-7

Michigan

30-19, 8-13

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Indiana	4	3	0	0	4	11	8	1
Michigan	2	0	0	0	0	2	6	1

Hoosiers Secure Series at Michigan in Run-Rule Fashion

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. ––– Indiana handled business on Sunday afternoon (April 26), claiming the series victory with an 11-2 win in five innings at Michigan.

The win marked the Hoosiers' third in the last four games and improves the season record to 37-13 and 14-7 in conference play.

GAME 3: INDIANA 11, MICHIGAN 2 (F/5)
*Indiana wins the series, 2-1

KEY MOMENTS
• A single from Aly VanBrandt along with hit by pitches taken by Avery Parker and Madalyn Strader set up a bases loaded situation for Ellie Goins. She proceeded to send the ball over the center field wall for a grand slam and 4-0 Hoosier lead in the top of the first.
• Michigan responded with a 2-run homer by Ella Stephenson in the bottom of the first to make it a 4-2 game.
• In the top of the second, Avery Parker crushed one to right center for a 3-run home run in the top of the second to give Indiana a 7-2 advantage.
• Ella Stephenson lined out to Alex Cooper who then dove to tag Indiana Langford for an unassisted double play in the bottom of the third.
• With the bases loaded for Michigan in the bottom of the fourth, Taylor Hess threw a clutch strikeout to keep the score at 7-2 and end the inning.
• Avery Parker hit her second home run of the day to left center to put the lead at 8-2 in the top of the fifth.
• Via an Ellie Goins' single through the left side, a Brooke Mannon sac fly and a Cassidy Kettleman RBI double, Indiana built up the lead to 11-2 by the end of the top of the fifth.
• Taylor Hess ended the game to secure the win in the bottom of the fifth with a strikeout of Jenissa Conway.

NOTABLES
• Parker's home run in the top of the second was her 50^th career bomb. She would later hit her second home run of the day in the top of the fifth for career homer No. 51.
• Indiana's 11 runs today pushed the season total to 409 which sets a new program record. Last year's total of 403 was the previous high.
• Indiana tied its program's single-season RBI record of 374. It matches the team's total from the 2023 season.
• The Hoosiers have won six of their seven Big Ten series this season.
• Hess pitched a complete game (5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 SO) and got the win to improve her season record to 9-2.

UP NEXT
Indiana will next play on Wednesday (April 29) against Evansville and that game is slated for a 6 p.m. first pitch at Andy Mohr Field.