LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Indiana State committed three errors and allowed six runs in the sixth inning in a 7-1 loss to host Louisville in the opening game of the Cardinal Classic Friday morning.
 
Bailey Martin led ISU with a 3-for-4 day at the plate – her third consecutive game with at least three hits – while Leslie Sims' 2-for-4 performance led to the Sycamores' only run. That score came in the top of the first as she led the game off with an infield single and then was eventually sent home on a bases loaded walk.
 
Louisville (8-6) responded in the bottom of the second with an RBI single to left center that scored Kyra Snyder, who led the inning off with a double.
 
The Sycamores (7-4) had spent over three innings in a 1-1 tie with the Atlantic Coast Conference's Cardinals (8-6) before three separate miscues in the bottom of the sixth allowed Louisville to break open the tie, scoring six runs on three hits with those three errors. Four of the six Louisville runs in the inning came with two outs.
 
Gabbi Schnaiter (3-1) suffered her first loss of the year, allowing three runs (two earned) on four hits in five innings in the circle. Megan Hensley (2-1) claimed the win with one run allowed on six hits in four innings and six strikeouts while Taylor Roby (1) claimed the save, allowing only one Sycamore hit over the final three innings. She fanned three and did not issue a walk.
 
Celene Funke led the Cardinals with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate with an RBI and a run scored. Snyder, whose leadoff double in the second led to a run, drove in two runs herself in a 1-for-2 performance.
 
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Bailey Martin gets the nod after registering an impressive three hits in four at bats against the Cardinals.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
While the errors were crippling late, Indiana State still had opportunities to win throughout the game. The Sycamores were 0-for-9 (.000) with a hit by pitch and a walk with runners in scoring position. Louisville was 4-for-10 (.400) in the same situation.
 
PITCHERS OF RECORD

• Win: Megan Hensley, Louisville (2-1)
• Loss: Gabbi Schnaiter, Indiana State (3-1)
• Save: Taylor Roby (1)

RECORDS UPDATE

• Indiana State: 7-4 (2-3 Away)
• Louisville: 8-6 (1-0 Home)

NOTABLES

• Indiana State falls to 2-6 all-time against Louisville.
• This marked just the second time this season Indiana State has been held under four runs and the first time under three runs.
• With Louisville's run in the second inning, Gabbi Schnaiter's consecutive innings streak of not allowing a run came to an end at 19 straight innings.
• Bailey Martin has now recorded at least three hits in three consecutive games.

 
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