University of Southern Indiana Softball earned a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader sweep of host Missouri University of Science & Technology Monday afternoon.
The Screaming Eagles (15-18, 12-12 GLVC) won the opener, 3-0, before clinching the sweep with a 5-1 win in the nightcap.
Sophomore second baseman Rachel Martinez (Chicago, Illinois) went a combined 4-for-5 at the plate with a double, a run scored and two RBI to lead USI.
Game 1: USI 3, S&T 0
Sophomore pitcher Allie Goodin (Evansville, Indiana) tossed a two-hit shutout and the Eagles got RBI-singles from three different players as USI earned the 3-0 win over Missouri S&T in the opener.
USI followed a one-out walk with three straight hits in the top of the second inning, including an RBI-single by junior catcher Courtney Schoolcraft(Crest Hill, Illinois), to take a 1-0 lead. The Eagles tacked on another tally in the fifth inning when senior outfielder Alicia Webb (Elberfeld, Indiana) laid down a sacrifice bunt to score freshman outfielder Mackenzie Bedrick (Brownsburg, Indiana).
Junior pitcher/utility player Maddie Duncan (Lynnville, Indiana) had a pinch-hit single to drive in the Eagles’ third run in the sixth inning.
Goodin (8-5), meanwhile, took a no-hitter into the fifth inning, but a two-out single by Missouri S&T senior outfielder Marcy McCalla broke up the bid for her first collegiate no-hitter.
Missouri S&T (7-31, 4-20 GLVC) got a lead-off hit in the seventh inning, but Goodin retired the final three batters she faced to finish the complete-game shutout. Goodin finished with three strikeouts and did not issue a walk, allowing just four baserunners in total.
Game 2: USI 5, S&T 1
The Eagles scored two runs in the top of the second inning and three runs in the fifth while junior pitcher Katie Back (Indianapolis, Indiana) took a shutout into the seventh inning en route to a 5-1 win in the nightcap.
Martinez had a two-run single in the top of the second inning to give USI a 2-0 lead. The Eagles added three more tallies to their lead in the fifth as Back led the frame off with a double.
Martinez followed with a single and junior third baseman Mary Bean (Schaumburg, Illinois) was hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs. Two batters later, sophomore shortstop Jordan Rager (Fishers, Indiana) drove in a run on a fielder’s choice. Webb followed with a two-run single to put the Eagles up 5-0.
The Miners put together a rally in the home half of the seventh inning as they racked up a run and three hits, however, the would-be second run was nullified after McCalla was called out on an appeal play for leaving third base early.
Back (6-8) earned the win after giving up one run off seven hits in seven innings of work. She struck out two batters and issued just one walk.
