BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bella Peterson was 2-for-3 and scored the game's only run as Indiana State edged Green Bay, 1-0, in the first game of the Hilltopper Classic to push ISU's win streak to six games.
Indiana State (6-1) took advantage of one of Green Bay's two errors to score the lone run. Peterson singled to second in the top of the fourth then moved over to second on a throwing error by the Phoenix (1-5). Two batters later,
Mallory Marsicek doubled down the left field line to send Peterson home.
The Sycamores would put runners in scoring position in two out of the last three innings but wouldn't need any additional runs. Green Bay threatened in the sixth and seventh but was unable to move a runner past second.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bella Peterson gets the nod as she extends her hitting streak to six games in a 2-for-3 performance at the plate.
STAT OF THE GAME
Shaye Barton was credited with four assists in the game, tying for the most by a Sycamore in a single game this year.
PITCHERS OF RECORD
RECORDS UPDATE
- Indiana State: 6-1 (5-1 Neutral)
- Green Bay: 1-5 (1-4 Neutral)
NOTABLES
- Indiana State is now 6-1 on the year and has won six straight games. That is the longest winning streak for the Sycamores since early in the 2014 season when the Trees won six straight games.
- ISU is now 7-4 all-time against Green Bay and that marks only the second win in the last five meetings.
- Peterson extended her team-leading hitting streak to six games. She has reached base in all seven games this season.
- Della Gher recorded her third save on the season. That ranks second best in school history for saves in a season.
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