CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Indiana State erupted for 12 runs on nine hits in the fifth inning to push the Sycamores to a 14-1 (5 inn.) win over Tennessee State in the final game of the Chattanooga Challenge.
 
The offensive onslaught pushed the Sycamores (5-1) to its first five-game winning streak since the 2015 season.
 
In the fateful fifth frame, Tennessee State did not commit an error but the Trees bats proved too much to handle. Eight of the nine Sycamores in the lineup scored a run in the inning and seven of the nine recorded a base hit. Indiana State had four different players score multiple runs in the inning.
 
The Sycamores had taken an early 2-0 lead when Bella Peterson drove in a pair of runs with a double to right center in the top of the first. Tennessee State (0-8) responded with a run in the bottom half of the inning. The Tigers registered two of their four hits in the game in that first frame.
 
PLAYER OF THE GAME
While there are several to choose from in this offensive onslaught, today's honor goes to Brooke Mann for her 3-for-4 performance. The Sycamore junior drove in four runs and scored two more herself.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
Despite plenty of fireworks by the Sycamores, Indiana State only registered three extra-base hits in the game – a pair of doubles by Bella Peterson and a home run by Rebecca Gibbs.
 
PITCHERS OF RECORD

• Win: Della Gher, Indiana State (1-0)
• Loss: Lauren Powell, Tennessee State (0-6)
• Save: None

 
RECORDS UPDATE

• Indiana State: 5-1 (4-1 Neutral)
• Tennessee State: 0-8 (0-7 Neutral)

 
NOTABLES

• With the win, Indiana State has now won five straight games for the first time since the 2015 season.
• Indiana State is now 8-1 all-time against Tennessee State. With three wins against the league this weekend, the Sycamores are now 73-74 all-time against members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
• The 14 runs Indiana State scored in the game is the most the Sycamores have posted in a single game since a 15-3 (6 inn.) win over Yale on March 10, 2017 in Tampa, Fla.

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