TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Leslie Sims tied a career-high four hits but Indiana State was unable to push a run across the plate in an 8-0 loss to Drake, dropping the second game of a Missouri Valley Conference doubleheader Friday at Price Field.
 
Sims accounted for four of Indiana State's five hits in the game as the Sycamores (15-12, 3-2) were thwarted at the plate for the second straight game. The other hit came from Brittany Whiteside in back-to-back fashion following Sims in the seventh inning. Sims would move to second but get stranded there, the third time in four base running opportunities she was stranded in scoring position.
 
Drake (21-9, 5-0) scored three runs in the second and seventh innings, the latter of which put the game out of reach. The Bulldogs also added single runs in the third and fourth innings.
 
PLAYER OF THE GAME
This honor easily goes to Leslie Sims as she tied a career-high with four hits in the contest, matching the four hits she registered against Northern Iowa on March 25, 2017. Sims had three singles and a double as she extended her reached base streak to nine consecutive games.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
The four strikeouts by Sycamore batters matched the lowest over the last five games for Indiana State.
 
PITCHERS OF RECORD

• Win: Nicole Timmons, Drake (8-4)
• Loss: Arielle Blankenship, Indiana State (7-3)
• Save: None

 
RECORDS UPDATE

• Indiana State: 15-12 (3-2 MVC)
• Drake: 21-9 (5-0 MVC)

NOTABLES

• Indiana State is now 31-48 all-time against Drake. The Sycamores have lost eight straight in the series.
• Leslie Sims tied a career-high with four hits in the game.
• Brittany Whiteside registered her second hit in her last four at bats, all coming in pinch hit situations.
• The loss for Arielle Blankenship marks her first charged loss in her last seven appearances.

 
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