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Rebecca Gibbs 2018
Dave Wegiel
5
Winner Bradley BRAD 15-18, 4-5 MVC
4
Indiana State INS 16-17, 4-6 MVC
Winner
Bradley BRAD
15-18, 4-5 MVC
5
Final
4
Indiana State INS
16-17, 4-6 MVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bradley BRAD 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 11 2
Indiana State INS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 5 1

W: Kestas, Julie (4-6) L: Kruzel, Abbey (2-5) S: Mahaffy, Megan (3)

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

Gibbs Goes Deep but Rally Falls Short for Indiana State

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Rebecca Gibbs scored twice – including a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh – but the Sycamore rally fell short in a 5-4 loss to Bradley in the second game of a Missouri Valley Conference doubleheader Saturday at Price Field.
 
Indiana State (16-17, 4-6) took a 2-1 lead off a two-run double by Bella Peterson in the first. Bradley (15-18, 4-5) tied it in the next half inning with a solo home run – the second of the game for the Braves – before adding two more runs in the frame and plating another run in the third.
 
Gibbs scored in the fifth after reaching on a Gabby Stoner error, cutting Bradley's lead to 5-3, but Mallory Marsicek would get stranded in scoring position.
 
The Sycamores cut Bradley's lead to one run (5-4) when Gibbs sent the first pitch of the bottom of the seventh sailing over the left field wall but the visiting Braves would retire the next three batters to end the game and the Sycamore rally.
 
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Who other than the big bat of Rebecca Gibbs? She scored half of Indiana State's runs in the game and her solo home run – a shot of the left field wall – pulled Indiana State within one in the seventh and gave the Sycamores a chance to tie.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
The three runners left on base were the fewest Indiana State has stranded in a game with multiple hits since Feb. 17 against Tennessee State.
 
PITCHERS OF RECORD
  • Win: Julie Kestas, Bradley (4-6)
  • Loss: Abbey Kruzel, Indiana State (2-5)
  • Save: Megan Mahaffy, Bradley (3)
RECORDS UPDATE
  • Indiana State: 16-17 (4-6 MVC)
  • Bradley: 15-18 (4-5 MVC)
NOTABLES
  • Indiana State is now 33-63 all-time against Bradley. The Sycamores have dropped four straight to the Braves in Terre Haute.
  • Michael Perniciaro is now 11-8 all-time against Bradley as a head coach.  
  • Indiana State is now 7-5 this season in one-run games.
  • The three runners left on base by the Sycamores are the fewest since stranding two against Drake on March 23.
  • The Sycamores are now 5-1 this season when hitting a single home run in a game.
  • The Trees are now 2-3 this season when the opposing team hits two or more home runs.
 
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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