Wagner fills leadership role
As the Hoosier softball team practiced Tuesday afternoon, the bases were loaded, and junior Amanda Wagner was up to bat.
As the Hoosier softball team practiced Tuesday afternoon, the bases were loaded, and junior Amanda Wagner was up to bat.
The Hoosiers 21-20 (5-7) faced slightly different problems and saw slightly different victories in this weekend’s Big Ten play against the Nittany Lions of Penn State 13-23 (5-7).
The Hoosiers 21-20 (5-7) faced slightly different problems and saw slightly different victories in this weekend’s Big Ten play against the Nittany Lions of Penn State 13-23 (5-7).
As the Hoosiers (20-18, 4-5) make the trip to University Park, Pa., this weekend, they look to keep the momentum from their past four games.
IU defeated the Indiana State Sycamores 3-0 Wednesday afternoon in a game of milestones for the Hoosiers.
Scoring early has been a touching point for IU Coach Michelle Gardner all season.
In three games, the Hoosiers finished 2-1 against the Boilermakers who — prior to this weekend — were undefeated in Big Ten play.
The Hoosiers (17-17, 2-4) look to assert the 1-2 punch between freshman pitcher Lora Olson and sophomore pitcher Meaghan Murphy this weekend during their matchup with in-state rival Purdue (23-9, 6-0).
The Indiana Hoosiers forfeited their 15-game winning streak at home while the Michigan Wolverines ended their six-game winning streak as well.
Indiana (16-15, 1-2) this season currently has the sixth-best home winning streak in the NCAA at 15 games straight. Its last loss at home coincidentally took place nearly a year ago in a loss to Minnesota.
The Indiana Hoosiers 16-5 (1-2) opened Big Ten play this weekend facing the Ohio State Buckeyes 16-11 (2-1) in Columbus, Ohio.
Coming off a 4-0 sweep at the Hoosier Classic this past weekend, the Hoosiers (15-13) look to continue their winning ways heading into the next stage of their thus-far successful season.
On Sunday, the Hoosiers (15-13) wrapped up the Hoosier Classic with a 9-1 win in five innings against the University of Illinois-Chicago.
On March 9-11, the Hoosiers competed in the Oklahoma Spring Festival in Norman, Okla. The Hoosiers finished the weekend 2-3, winning both games against Wichita State (6-18) and losing three games to then-No. 8 Oklahoma (24-3).
This weekend the Hoosiers (9-10) head to Norman, Okla. for the OU Spring Festival. The Festival will feature two games against Wichita State (6-11) and three games against No. 8 Oklahoma (15-3).
Late innings were all the rage this weekend at the DeMarini Invitational in Fullerton, Calif. During Indiana’s 2-3 weekend, the Hoosiers scored 12 of their 19 total runs in the final three innings of this weekend’s games.
The DeMarini Invitational this weekend marks the first instance the Hoosiers (7-7) face a ranked opponent this season. IU Coach Michelle Gardner said she believes the Hoosiers have the potential to do great things if they stay consistent with their past wins.
Its record ratio has stayed the same moving from 2-2 to 7-7, but the IU softball team has morphed into a different team since the beginning of the season.
Following a 1-4 showing this past week, Indiana (7-7) exploded offensively during four wins this weekend, finishing 4-1 in the Phyllis Rafter Memorial tournament in Woodstock, Ga.
After two games Friday, the Hoosiers will gear up to face three experienced teams in the rest of the Phyllis Rafter Memorial tournament in Woodstock, Ga., on Saturday and Sunday.