INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI softball team dropped back-to-back games at home against Eastern Illinois. The Jags' couldn't match the Panthers' strong offense falling 18-3 in the first game and 10-3 in the second game.
In game one, Eastern Illinois totaled 16 hits compared to the Jaguars' five to take the victory in five innings, 18-3. The Panthers scored one run on a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning to take the early lead, 1-0.
In the top of the second inning, Eastern Illinois extended their lead to 7-0 with six runs on four hits and two IUPUI errors. The Panthers then added seven runs on five hits in the top of the third to take a 14-0 lead.
With four runs in the fourth inning, including a three-run homer, the Panthers extended their lead to 18-0.
In the bottom of the fourth,
Kinsey Pfeiffer singled to left field to score
Kendal Calvert to put the Jags on the board. In the fifth inning, Calvert doubled to left center to score two runs sealing the final score at 18-3.
The Jags totaled five hits with Calvert recording two each while
Rachael Gregory, Pfeiffer and
Kasie Keyes each recorded one hit.
Jasmin Speth took the loss in the circle for IUPUI giving up 11 runs on 10 hits in 3.0 innings of work.
In game two, IUPUI held the Panthers to a close game until the seventh inning when Eastern Illinois put four up in the seventh frame securing the 10-3 win.
With a solo home run to left field, the Panthers took the lead first in the top of the first inning, 1-0. IUPUI quickly tied the game at 1-1 with a solo homer from Pfeiffer.
Eastern Illinois scored three runs on two hits in the top of the third to take the 4-1 lead. After a scoreless fourth and fifth inning, the Panthers scored two runs in the sixth inning with a home run to extend their lead to 6-1.
IUPUI tried to cut away at the deficit with a run in the bottom of the sixth inning, 6-2.
Kennedy Cowan singled to left field to score Calvert.
Eastern Illinois then scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning on five hits to extend their lead to 10-2. In the bottom half of the seventh, Gregory doubled to left field to score
Maicey Bedrick, 10-3.
Bedrick and Pfeiffer each recorded two hits while Gregory, Calvert, McPhearson and Cowan each added one hit.
Alexa Holman took the loss, giving up 10 runs in 11 hits in 7.0 innings of work.
IUPUI will next travel to Oakland this weekend with the first game scheduled for Friday, March 22 at 3:00 PM.
