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Brooke Mann
Evan Brown
6
Winner Northern Iowa UNI 10-9, 1-0 MVC
3
Indiana State INS 9-11, 0-1 MVC
Winner
Northern Iowa UNI
10-9, 1-0 MVC
6
Final
3
Indiana State INS
9-11, 0-1 MVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Northern Iowa UNI 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 10 2
Indiana State INS 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 4 0

W: Emma Olejniczak (4-3) L: Schnaiter, Gabbi (5-4) S: Brooke Craig (1)

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

Sycamores Drop Valley Opener, 6-3

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Home runs were the story of the opening game in Missouri Valley Conference play for Indiana State and Northern Iowa. Brooke Mann hit her 12th career home run but back-to-back home runs in the first followed by a three-run shot in the sixth prevented a dramatic come-from-behind win in a 6-3 loss to Northern Iowa.
 
Mann's solo shot over the left field fence in the third inning moved her into a tie for sixth all-time at Indiana State in career home runs with Audrey Childress (2007-09) and marked her second blast of the season. But that dinger cut the deficit to 2-1 after UNI (10-9, 1-0) opened the game with back-to-back shots.
 
The chance of a comeback win remained for Indiana State (9-11, 0-1) and might have even succeeded as the Sycamores scored two runs on successive plays in the sixth; an Amanda Guercio RBI groundout to score Bella Peterson then Shaye Barton scoring in the next at bat thanks to one of Northern Iowa's two errors. But the Panthers had already padded their lead with four runs in the top half of the inning with a three-run home run by Brittney Krodinger – her second of the day - that followed an earlier run as UNI led off with a double followed by an RBI single.
 
Mann was 1-for-3 at the plate with the home run while Bella Peterson and Becky Malchow were each 1-for-2. Gabbi Schnaiter (5-4) was charged with the loss after allowing two runs on the three hits while striking out two after going 3.1 innings in the start.
 
The Panthers were led by Brittney Krodinger's 2-for-4 day at the plate with two runs scored and four RBI. She hit the game-opening home run and also the three-run shot in the sixth. Emma Olejniczak (4-3) was credited with the win after allowing one run on three this and fanning two in four innings while Brooke Craig (1) was credited with the save, striking out two and facing four batters in the seventh inning.
 
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Brooke Mann gets the tab for her solo home run in the second inning, moving her up a spot in the Indiana State career record books.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
Indiana State moved to 3-3 on the season when the opposing team commits two or more errors in a game.
 
PITCHERS OF RECORD
  • Win: Emma Olehniczak, Northern Iowa (4-3)
  • Loss: Gabbi Schnaiter, Indiana State (5-4)
  • Save: Brooke Craig, Northern Iowa (1)
RECORDS UPDATE
  • Indiana State: 9-11 (0-1 MVC)
  • Northern Iowa: 10-9 (1-0 MVC)
NOTABLES
  • Indiana State falls to 31-64 all-time against Northern Iowa. The Trees have won two of the last four games played in Terre Haute and six of the last 10 overall.
  • Brooke Mann's home run marked her second of the season and 12th of her career. That moves her into a tie for sixth all-time at Indiana State alongside Audrey Childress (2007-09).
  • This marked the first time Indiana State has allowed three home runs in a game since the opening weekend of Valley play last year. The Trees allowed three home runs to Valpo in a 7-4 win on March 17, 2018.
  • The Sycamores are now 3-3 this season when the opposing team commits two or more errors in a game.
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