GREEN BAY – The IU Indy softball team opened Horizon League play on Friday afternoon, dropping both games of a doubleheader at Green Bay. The Jaguars fell 12-4 in five innings in game one before dropping the second game, 11-2 in five innings.
In the opener, IU Indy (3-25, 0-2 HL) struck first in the top of the first inning when
Adeline Blackwell came around to score on a Green Bay error. The Jaguars added three more runs in the third inning, highlighted by a triple from
Mae Munson and aggressive baserunning to briefly take a 4-3 lead.
Green Bay responded quickly, using a three-run home run in the second inning to take control before reclaiming the lead in the third. The Phoenix broke the game open with a four-run fourth inning and added three more in the fifth to secure the run-rule victory. IU Indy finished with four hits in the contest, with Munson,
Molly Kable,
Pallas Dominion, and Blackwell each recording one.
In game two, the Jaguars again showed early fight, plating a run in the second inning on a Green Bay error before
Molly Kable launched a solo home run in the third to cut the deficit to 4-2.
However, Green Bay answered with four runs in the second and another four in the third to build separation. The Phoenix added three more in the fourth inning, while limiting IU Indy to just three hits in the game to complete the sweep. Kable,
Callie Dickerson, and
Reese Rosenbaum accounted for the Jaguars' hits.
The two losses marked the Horizon League opener for IU Indy, which will look to bounce back and salvage the series in the finale. The Jaguars and Phoenix are set to close out the three-game set on Saturday at 1:00 PM.
