Milian Leads Cardinals To 8-0 Win Over Indiana

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ? The Ball State softball team defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 8-0 in just six innings due to the eight run rule.

Amanda Pick and Elizabeth Milian hit back-to-back solo home runs in the top of the second inning to take an early lead against Indiana.

Pick now leads the team with four home runs. She has 11 career home runs placing her fifth all-time in BSU history. Milian hit her third of the season giving her five career home runs.

Indiana's Jennifer Moore walked Kate Wilczynski and Kamilah Holle after the home runs. Allie Pennock loaded the bases picking up her first hit of the game off a bunt.

The Hoosiers replaced Moore with Monica Wright after Pennock's bunt single. Wright walked Lisa Rozanski to put the Cardinals up 3-0.

Wright got Indiana out of the inning by recording two strikeouts with the bases loaded.

Lisa Rozanski got her first hit of the game in the fourth inning. Rozanski went on to steal second base giving her a team-high 27 steals this season.

Alicia Barkley hit her first career triple to right centerfield to increase the BSU lead to 4-0. Rozanski crossed the plate to score her 27^th run of the season.

Alyssa Maiese took the mound for Indiana in the fifth inning. She started off the sixth inning by walking Jen Moore, Pennock, and Rozanski to load the bases.

Maiese walked Collins to increase the Cardinal lead to 5-0, and then was replaced on the mound by Sara Olson.

Barkley drove a double into the gap to push the lead to 7-0. Pick put the Hoosiers away with a single to left field sending Barkley home giving the Cardinals the 8-0 victory.

Ball State will play another Big Ten team Wednesday as the face the Purdue Boilermakers at the BSU Softball Complex at 4:00 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Alicia Barkley

Kamilah Holle

Elizabeth Milian

Jen Moore

Allison Pennock

Amanda Pick

Lisa Rozanski

Kate Wilczynski