INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI softball team defeated the Green Bay Phoenix in back-to-back games on Friday afternoon.
Alexa Holman earned the complete game win in the first game while
Carly Metcalf took the win in game two.
In game one, the Jags outhit the Phoenix 12-2 to earn the five inning victory, 9-1.
Kennedy Cowan singled to left field to score
Kendal Calvert in the third inning to start the scoring for the Jags, 1-0. Green Bay tied it up in the top of the fourth inning with one run, 1-1, but the Jags quickly retook the lead in the bottom half of the frame.
With the bases loaded,
Morgan Gilbert reached on a fielder's choice, scoring
Kasie Keyes to take the lead. Calvert then singled up the middle to score
Kelli Riordan and
Emma Wheatley. Cowan continued the scoring in the fourth with a triple, scoring Calvert and Gilbert.
Victoria Sivert added one more run in the fourth inning with a single through the right side, scoring Cowan, 7-1.
IUPUI added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth to walk it off in run rule fashion. Gilbert doubled to right center to score
Kalee Roberts then Cowan singled up the middle to score Gilbert.
Holman earned the five inning win, giving up just two hits with three strikeouts. Cowan led the Jags at the plate going 3-for-4 with four RBI while Calvert went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Gilbert also added two RBI on one hit.
Rachael Gregory added two hits while Sivert,
Jordan Barnes and Riordan each added one hit.
In game two, the Jags totaled nine hits to earn the 6-2 victory. After a back-and-forth battle, IUPUI punched a five-run fourth inning to seal the victory.
The Phoenix took the lead first with one run in the first inning. Gregory quickly tied the game at 1-1 with a single to left field, scoring Gilbert.
With a double to left center, Green Bay took the one run lead in the top of the fourth inning, 2-1.
IUPUI then totaled a five-run inning to retake the lead in the bottom of the fourth frame. Barnes hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score
Paige McPhearson to tie the game at 2-2. Riordan followed with another sacrifice fly to score Keyes to take the lead, 3-2. Sivert singled to score Calvert and Gilbert then Gregory singled to right field, scoring Cowan to extend the lead to 6-2.
Metcalf earned the complete game win giving up just two runs (one unearned) on five hits and nine strikeouts. Gilbert, Calvert and Gregory all recorded two hits while Sivert and Gregory totaled two RBI each. Cowan, Sivert and McPhearson all recorded a hit.
IUPUI and Green Bay will close out the three-game series tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 PM. The Jaguars will also celebrate their ten seniors prior to first pitch.
