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IU loses five over weekend at Mary Nutter Classic

After losing five games this weekend at the Mary Nutter Classic, IU is on the verge of its worst start in school history.

“We had four days before we had to turnaround for this tournament,” IU Coach Michelle Gardner said. “Not enough to recover.”

Play at the Mary Nutter Classic began Thursday against No. 8 Georgia. IU lost in five innings.

IU senior Miranda Tamayo picked up her fifth loss of the season (1-5), giving up seven runs on seven hits in just two innings. Freshman Rebecca Blitz scored the lone run for the Hoosiers due to a hit by pitch an error.

Despite giving up an earned run, Georgia pitcher Brittany Gray threw a no-hitter for the Bulldogs, who won 9-1.

Later that night, IU played against another ranked team, No. 12 UCLA.

Freshman Taylor Uden had a big game for the Hoosiers going 2-for-2, including her first home run.

“The best part was that it was against UCLA, and I knew a girl on that team,” Uden said. “Coach said that my face was priceless as I was coming around third.”

However, Uden’s efforts were not enough to beat the Bruins as they won 7-4.

The Classic continued Friday as IU took on Loyola Marymount for the first part of a doubleheader.

The Lions threatened to win for most of the game, having scored eight runs in the first three innings.

LMU would eventually win 13-5.

In the second game IU played Cal Poly.

It was a low-scoring affair as the score was 1-0 Mustangs after five innings of play, but Cal Poly would eventually win 4-0.

The Hoosiers only collected three hits and suffered a season-high 12 strikeouts.

“We have to limit the mistakes,“ Uden said. “Really comes down to just one ?inning at a time.”

The Mary Nutter finale put the Hoosiers up against BYU.

The Cougars jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two ?innings.

IU capitalized on an error and a bases loaded walk to make the score 4-2.

Uden led off the final inning with a double, which was followed by a Blitz single. But IU made three straight outs and lost 5-3.

“We are in most of these games,” Gardner said. “We are just trying to put the pieces together and find a way to get over that hump.”

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