Game 1 Game 2
Southern Indiana (22-21, 12-20 GLVC): 1 Southern Indiana: 2
at St. Joseph’s (15-27, 12-20 GLVC): 0 at St. Joseph’s: 3
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RENSSELEAR, Ind. — After a 1-0 shutout over Saint Joseph’s College in Saturday’s doubleheader opener, the University of Southern Indiana softball team could not keep the momentum going into game two, falling 3-2.
The Screaming Eagles end Saturday at 12-20 in Great Lakes Valley Conference action, 22-21 overall, while the Pumas at 00-00 overall, 00-00 in GLVC play.
It was a battle between both teams in the day’s opener, with USI’s Alison Nord (Gentryville, Indiana) registering the game’s only RBI.
In the top of the second, with bases loaded, a sacrifice fly by Nord sent Green home for the 1-0 lead and eventual game-winning run.
Junior starting pitcher Brooke Harmening (Whiteland, Indiana) led USI in the circle, limiting the Pumas to just two hits. She earned the win, improving to 14-9 on the season.
Saint Joseph’s got out to an early 3-0 lead in game two off a three-run RBI-triple by Audra Rains in the bottom of the first. Following SJC’s scoring run in the opener, USI’s starting pitcher, sophomore Sarah Owens (Indianapolis, Indiana), was relieved by Harmening.
The Eagles remained scoreless until the top of the fourth, when Harmening sent the ball over the right field fence, cutting the Puma’s lead to 3-1.
USI got another run on the board off an RBI-fielder’s choice by freshman Grace Clark (Indianapolis, Indiana) that sent junior MacKenzi Dorsam (Dubois, Indiana) home from second base. It would be the Eagles’ last of the game, though, as St. Joseph’s walked away with the 3-2 win.
Despite leaving the circle after the first, Owens still recorded the loss, falling to 7-12 on the season.
The Eagles conclude regular-season GLVC play Sunday with another two against the Greyhounds of University of Indianapolis. First pitch is set for 11 a.m.
