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Softball Completes Season Sweep of IU Indy
March 31, 2026 | Softball
INDIANAPOLIS - - The Ball State softball team completed a three-game season sweep of IU Indy Tuesday afternoon, earning a 13-4 (5) victory at the IU Indy Softball Complex.
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The Cardinals (14-15) topped the Jaguars (4-26) twice Hilltopper Spring Fling earlier in the season, earning a 2-1 (8) win on Feb. 27 and a 12-4 (5) victory Feb. 28.
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In third meeting of the season, Ball State scored in all five innings, highlighted by a five-run third inning. In fact, the Cardinals tallied a season-high 16 total hits led by three each from junior shortstop Maia Pietrzak and redshirt sophomore catcher Allee Noble.
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Overall, 10 different Cardinals registered at least one hit in the game, while eight scores at least one run and seven were credited with at least one RBI.
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Redshirt junior third baseman Skylinn Pogue scored the game's first run on an RBI single in the first inning from senior left fielder Ashlee Lovett and finished the day with a team-high three runs scored.
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Senior designated player Ella Whitney led the squad with three RBI, with two coming on a second-inning double and another on a fielder's choice in the five-run third.
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Redshirt junior Bridie Murphy picked up the win in the circle, improving to 3-3 on the season after holding the Jaguars to five hits and one runs over her 3.1 innings of work. She also struck out three of the 16 batters she faced in the game.
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The Ball State softball team returns to action Friday when it opens a three-game homestand versus Ohio with a 3 p.m. first pitch. The Cardinals and Bobcats are also currently scheduled to play a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday at the Ball State Softball Stadium.
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SCORING SUMMARY: Ball State 13 - IU Indy 4 (5)
T1 - Lovett drives in Pogue for the game's first run on a single up the middle (1-0)
T2 - Redshirt junior right fielder Grace Spencer scores on an error (2-0)
T2 - Whitney makes it a four-run game with a two-run double to right field (4-0)
B2 - Ana Powell gets the hosts on the scoreboard with an RBI single through the right side (4-1)
B2 - Pallas Dominion cuts the lead to two runs on a sac fly to center field (4-2)
B2 - A wild pitch brings home Kalilah Dela Cruz (4-3)
T3 - Spencer starts the scoring in Ball State's five-run third with an RBI single up the middle (5-3)
T3 - Freshman pinch runner Grace Gray scores on a wild pitch (6-3)
T3 - Pietrzak picks up an RBI with a single up the middle (7-3)
T3 - Whitney's third RBI of the game comes on a bases loaded fielder's choice (8-3)
T3 - Senior first baseman Lindsey DeRoeck followed with an RBI double to left field (9-3)
B3 - IU Indy gets one run back on a single up the middle by Mae Munson (9-4)
T4 - A single by Pietrzak drives in one run, while an error on the play adds another (11-4)
T4 - Pietrzak scores from third while another runner is thrown out trying to steal second (12-4)
T5 - Noble drives in the game's final run with a single to left field (13-4)
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The Cardinals (14-15) topped the Jaguars (4-26) twice Hilltopper Spring Fling earlier in the season, earning a 2-1 (8) win on Feb. 27 and a 12-4 (5) victory Feb. 28.
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In third meeting of the season, Ball State scored in all five innings, highlighted by a five-run third inning. In fact, the Cardinals tallied a season-high 16 total hits led by three each from junior shortstop Maia Pietrzak and redshirt sophomore catcher Allee Noble.
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Overall, 10 different Cardinals registered at least one hit in the game, while eight scores at least one run and seven were credited with at least one RBI.
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Redshirt junior third baseman Skylinn Pogue scored the game's first run on an RBI single in the first inning from senior left fielder Ashlee Lovett and finished the day with a team-high three runs scored.
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Senior designated player Ella Whitney led the squad with three RBI, with two coming on a second-inning double and another on a fielder's choice in the five-run third.
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Redshirt junior Bridie Murphy picked up the win in the circle, improving to 3-3 on the season after holding the Jaguars to five hits and one runs over her 3.1 innings of work. She also struck out three of the 16 batters she faced in the game.
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The Ball State softball team returns to action Friday when it opens a three-game homestand versus Ohio with a 3 p.m. first pitch. The Cardinals and Bobcats are also currently scheduled to play a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday at the Ball State Softball Stadium.
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SCORING SUMMARY: Ball State 13 - IU Indy 4 (5)
T1 - Lovett drives in Pogue for the game's first run on a single up the middle (1-0)
T2 - Redshirt junior right fielder Grace Spencer scores on an error (2-0)
T2 - Whitney makes it a four-run game with a two-run double to right field (4-0)
B2 - Ana Powell gets the hosts on the scoreboard with an RBI single through the right side (4-1)
B2 - Pallas Dominion cuts the lead to two runs on a sac fly to center field (4-2)
B2 - A wild pitch brings home Kalilah Dela Cruz (4-3)
T3 - Spencer starts the scoring in Ball State's five-run third with an RBI single up the middle (5-3)
T3 - Freshman pinch runner Grace Gray scores on a wild pitch (6-3)
T3 - Pietrzak picks up an RBI with a single up the middle (7-3)
T3 - Whitney's third RBI of the game comes on a bases loaded fielder's choice (8-3)
T3 - Senior first baseman Lindsey DeRoeck followed with an RBI double to left field (9-3)
B3 - IU Indy gets one run back on a single up the middle by Mae Munson (9-4)
T4 - A single by Pietrzak drives in one run, while an error on the play adds another (11-4)
T4 - Pietrzak scores from third while another runner is thrown out trying to steal second (12-4)
T5 - Noble drives in the game's final run with a single to left field (13-4)
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Murphy, Bridie (3-3)
L: Callie Dickerson (0-6)
Batting:
2B: Whitney, Ella 2 ; DeRoeck, Lindsey 1 ; Hoffman, Jessica 1
RBI: Pietrzak, Maia 2 ; Pogue, Skylinn 1 ; Whitney, Ella 3 ; DeRoeck, Lindsey 1 ; Lovett, Ashlee 1 ; Noble, Allee 1 ; Spencer, Grace 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pietrzak, Maia 1 ; Pogue, Skylinn 3 ; Lovett, Ashlee 1 ; Noble, Allee 2 ; Zimpleman, Addison 1 ; Gray, Grace 1 ; Spencer, Grace 2 ; Kelley, Paige 2
SB: Pietrzak, Maia 1
CS: Pogue, Skylinn 1
HBP: Pogue, Skylinn 1 ; Zimpleman, Addison 1
Batting:
RBI: Ana Powell 1 ; Pallas Dominion 1 ; Mae Munson 1
SH: Callie Dickerson 1
SF: Pallas Dominion 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kennedy Cowan 1 ; Sonia Ruchala 2 ; Kalilah Dela Cruz 1
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