Hoosiers unhappy, head for tourney

Simply put, the softball team is unhappy with how its season has gone so far.\n"Nothing has gone right for us yet," junior outfielder Moe Bullock said. "Yes, we have won some games, but not the one(s) that we should be winning. We have a lot to improve on for the upcoming weekend."\nWith that in mind, the Hoosiers (3-7) take to the road for another weekend tournament, this time at Southern Illinois.\nA week of practice saw the Hoosiers trying to re-group and figure out what needs to be done to get back on track. One aspect the team worked on was communication on defense.\n"We have a lot to improve on for the upcoming weekend. We need to focus on communicating more on the field with each other better than we have been," Bullock said. "We are also working on keeping everybody in the game."\nIU opens with a doubleheader Saturday against Butler (0-3), followed by a game against Northern Illinois, which will be seeing its first action of the season.\nSunday, the team plays another doubleheader against Bradley and then host SIU (3-4).\nIU does bring some momentum into the tournament. Although the Hoosiers finished last weekend a disappointing 1-4, they did leave South Florida with a well-played 4-1 win against Pittsburgh. \nThe win was important to get the Hoosiers thinking positively heading into this weekend.\n"I think we needed the win," junior pitcher Alison Cooke said of the Pittsburgh game. "We did a good job bouncing back, but we need to do a better job this weekend."\nCoach Diane Stephenson plans to send Cooke, her ace, to the mound twice this weekend.\n"We like to pitch her once a day," Stephenson said. "It's key for us how she does."\nThe team will look to improve its hitting. The Hoosiers are hitting only .214 as a team. To do so, Bullock said the Hoosiers just have to play as well as they've been practicing.\n"Our goals for the upcoming weekend are to go out and play the way we have been practicing," Bullock said. "We are all looking forward to playing this weekend, and I believe that with the game win over Pitt, we will definitely carry that momentum over to the weekend"