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10-run rule ends IU loss to Ball State in five innings

IU was in Muncie on Tuesday to take on Ball State, a matchup the Hoosiers dropped 19-9.

The Hoosiers came out aggressively in the first inning, batting around the lineup on their way to scoring five runs. After freshman Rebecca Blitz led off the game with a walk, junior Kelsey Dotson picked up her 37th RBI of the season on a double.

Sophomore CaraMia Tsirigos would walk to set up an RBI single from junior Michelle Huber. Shortly after, a walk from senior Brianna Meyer would set up a two-run single from sophomore Erin Lehman.

Freshman Rachel O’Malley would end the inning being thrown out trying to stretch a single into a double. However, Lehman would score before the out was recorded to give IU the early 5-0 lead.

In the bottom of the first frame, IU squandered its early lead as two Cardinal home runs made for a very productive inning for both teams, ending the first at a score of 5-4.

The Hoosiers would fail to put up any runs in the second inning, but the Cardinals managed to plate five more runs in the bottom of the second, including four runs on four straight hits to take a 9-5 lead after two ?innings.

In the third inning, junior Katelyn Conenna cut into the Ball State lead, scoring from third base on an ?error from the Ball State shortstop to make it 9-6.

The Cardinals would score for the third straight inning on an RBI single and a two-run home run to extend their lead to 12-6.

After a fielding error in the fourth gave Ball State a 13-6 lead, IU would add three runs in the fifth, two being scored on a passed ball and error. The other was earned on an O’Malley RBI single to cut the Ball State lead to 13-9.

The Hoosiers would not get another at bat. With freshman Taylor Uden making her collegiate debut on the mound, the Cardinals scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to end the game in five innings.

Uden’s first batter faced was a strikeout, and, regardless of the score, she couldn’t help but smile as her teammates cheered from the dugout.

Her debut on the mound would end rather abruptly, however, as the Cardinals capped off a six-run fifth inning on a walk-off grand slam to end the game by a score of 19-9.

The Hoosiers will play a doubleheader against Purdue today. The games will not be recorded as Big Ten conference play but will go toward the teams’ overall records.

The first game is scheduled to take place at 5 p.m., with the second game scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

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