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Bailey Martin 2018
Frank Mattia
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Indiana State INS 7-2
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Winner WKU WKU 9-4
Indiana State INS
7-2
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Final
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WKU WKU
9-4
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Indiana State INS 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1
WKU WKU 5 0 0 2 0 7 7 1

W: NUNN, Shelby (6-3) L: Stober, Kylie (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | By Patrick Walsh | GoSycamores.com

Sycamores Drop Saturday Game to Hilltoppers

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Indiana State gave up five runs in the first inning and dropped a 7-2 decision at Western Kentucky in a rain-shortened contest in Bowling Green at the Hilltopper Classic.
 
WKU (9-4) used a three-run home run in the first inning to propel the Hilltoppers to the win, ending Indiana State's seven-game win streak. The Sycamores (7-2) responded after the first, retiring six of the next seven batters.
 
Bailey Martin would score the only run of the game for Indiana State after leading off the fourth with a double then eventually scoring on an RBI groundout by Rebecca Gibbs. The leadoff double in the inning extended Martin's hitting streak to four games.
 
The Hilltoppers added two more runs in the bottom half of the fourth inning. WKU was threatening again in the fifth when inclement weather halted the game. Shortly thereafter, officials declared the game final with inclement weather projected to continue.
 
Due to the weather, the tournament has changed from a bracketed final to a round robin. Indiana State will play Toledo Sunday at 1:15 p.m. ET/12:15 p.m. CT and then face the Hilltoppers at 5:45 p.m. ET/4:45 p.m. CT.
 
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bailey Martin gets the nod with her 1-for-3 performance at the plate, scoring the lone run for the Sycamores.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
After a tumultuous first inning, ISU settled in and allowed only four hits over the next four innings.
 
PITCHERS OF RECORD
  • Win: Shelby Nunn, Western Kentucky (6-3)
  • Loss: Kylie Stober, Indiana State (0-2)
RECORDS UPDATE
  • Indiana State: 7-2 (1-1 away)
  • Western Kentucky: 9-4 (2-1 home)
NOTABLES
  • Indiana State is now 1-7 all-time against Western Kentucky.
  • Sunday's game against WKU marks the first time the two teams will play multiple times in a season since 2000.
  • Bailey Martin and Mallory Marsicek each extended their team-leading hitting streaks to four games.
 
For the latest information on the Sycamore Softball team, make sure to check out GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
 
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