Junior pitcher/third baseman Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky) tossed a one-hit shutout, while senior catcher Lindsey Barr (Whitesville, Kentucky) and senior outfielder/pitcher Caitlyn Bradley (Forest, Indiana) drove in a combined six runs as University of Southern Indiana Softball earned a pair of wins in its fifth day of competition at The Spring Games.
Senior second baseman Claire Johnson (Pittsboro, Indiana) was a combined 6-of-8 at the plate as the Screaming Eagles earned a 5-0 Midwest Region win over The University of Findlay to begin the day before posting a 5-2 win over Notre Dame College (Ohio) in a game that carried regional implications.
The Eagles (11-9) conclude The Spring Games Saturday with games against California University of Pennsylvania (11:15 a.m. CST) and Dominican College (New York) (3:45 p.m.). Live stat updates will be available at GoUSIEagles.com.
USI 5, Findlay (8-8) 0
Leonhardt carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, where a two-out single stopped the All-American’s bid for her third-career no-hitter and first of the 2019 campaign.
The one-hit shutout was more than enough for an Eagles offense that scored runs in the first, fourth and fifth frames. Leonhardt pushed the first run across with an RBI-single in the last half of the first inning, while Bradley and Johnson each had RBI-singles in the fourth.
Bradley went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, including a two-run single in the fifth to extend the Eagles’ advantage to 5-0.
Leonhardt (7-3) allowed just three base runners as she fanned 11 batters without issuing a walk.
USI 5, Notre Dame (OH) (1-3) 2
USI scored three times with two outs in the top of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead it would not relinquish. Junior outfielder Allison Schubert (Nicholasville, Kentucky) had an RBI-double to start the scoring, while Barr capped off the four-hit first inning with a two-run double.
