Softball team opens tournament against very different teams
Following a difficult start to the weekend in Las Vegas, the Hoosiers look to keep the momentum going after their 8-5 win against Memphis this past Sunday.
Following a difficult start to the weekend in Las Vegas, the Hoosiers look to keep the momentum going after their 8-5 win against Memphis this past Sunday.
Early innings proved a struggle for the Hoosier hardball team’s defense this weekend in the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas.
The Hoosier softball team will continue its season this weekend in Las Vegas at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic.
Home runs were not a rare sight in this weekend’s opening tournament for the Hoosiers. Sophomore Jenna Abraham’s two home runs Friday and junior Amanda Wagner’s two home runs Saturday helped lead the Hoosier softball team to split its four opening weekend games.
The noon softball game in El Paso, Texas, between the Indiana Hoosiers and the University of Texas at El Paso was cancelled today due to high winds and cold temperatures.
During the winter and early spring stints of practice, the team utilized the Mellencamp Pavillion for its warmer practice environment. However, the playing surface of the Pavillion is turf, not dirt.
The heat was not the only thing rising in Bloomington last week. The hearts of the Hoosier softball team rose with the hopes of another successful season to match 2011’s 37-18 performance.
The new varsity baseball and softball stadiums will take the place of the intramural fields on the north edge of campus near 45/46 and Fee Lane and will leave the nearly 10,000 participants of intramural sports without a home field.
On Aug. 19, the IU Board of Trustees approved construction of a new baseball and softball complex to be built north of the Indiana Tennis Center and Mellencamp Pavilion. Ground is scheduled to be broken in spring 2012. The stadiums should be ready for the 2013 season.
IU baseball and softball will have a new complex for the 2013 baseball and softball seasons. The Board of Trustees approved the construction on Thursday with the goal of starting construction in spring 2012 and completing it for the 2013 seasons.
The Hoosiers will participate in postseason play for the first time since 2006 when they match up with DePaul on Friday as part of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship.
The Hoosiers, who finished the 2011 regular season second in the Big Ten and with an overall record of 37-16, drew a first-round matchup with DePaul on Friday in the Columbia, Mo. regional.
Seniors Morgan Melloh, Sara Olson and Kelsey Stander will have gone through their four years of eligibility, making the 2011 postseason their last hurrah in the cream and crimson.
The Hoosiers will find out their next opponent when the NCAA Tournament Selection Show appears on ESPNU at 10 p.m. Sunday.
The IU softball team split its weekend series with Northwestern, falling 4-1 in the second game Sunday and putting a stop to the Hoosiers’ nation-leading 15-game win streak.
As the Hoosiers head into the last four games of the regular season, they are in the midst of a 14-game win streak, and they are tied with No. 2 Michigan for first place in the Big Ten.
Senior pitcher Morgan Melloh added upon an already record-breaking season, as the IU softball team swept its two-game weekend series against Iowa.
The IU softball team swept their rain-delayed doubleheader against Illinois Thursday to extend their winning streak to 12 and improve their record to 32-15 (12-2).
The Hoosiers (30-15, 10-2) have won 10 straight games for the first time since 1994 and currently are tied for first place in the Big Ten with No. 2 Michigan with just eight games remaining in the regular season.
The IU softball team swept its two-game series during the weekend at Michigan State to record its 10th win in a row, its longest streak since 1994, and improve to 30-15 (10-2) on the season. The Hoosiers 30 victories are their most since the 2006 season.