BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Indiana State Softball team outlasted Green Bay's five run seventh inning to earn the 9-7 victory this morning.
 
The Sycamores scored first in the bottom of the first inning. Leslie Sims led off the inning with an infield bunt beating the throw to first and stealing second. Amanda Guercio hit a single advancing Sims to third base. Bella Peterson delivered the RBI single scoring Sims; Guercio also came around to score on a Green Bay and the Trees jumped out to an early two run lead.
 
Green Bay answered in the bottom of the first taking advantage of an ISU passed ball to cut the Sycamores lead in half.
 
In the bottom of the second inning Mallory Marsicek smoked her second home run of the season to add to the Trees lead. The Sycamores also took advantage of two errors by Green Bay tacking on another run, now leading, 4-1.
 
The Phoenix answered with a solo home run of their own in the bottom of fifth cutting the lead in half.
 
The Trees bats were hot in the top of seventh scoring five runs to add a good cushion for the bottom half of the inning. Green Bay would fight back an make it interesting scoring five runs, but the Sycamore outlasted the Phoenix as Arielle Blankenship closed the door earing her first save of the season.
 
Kayla Schwebke (2-4) was charged with the loss in 6.2 innings of work for Green Bay allowing nine runs (eight earned) on nine hits with five walks and two strikeouts. Gabbi Schnaiter (2-3) was credited with the win in 4.2 innings of work, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits with two walks and three strikeouts. Arielle Blankenship earned her first save of the season allowing no runs on one hit with no walks and one strikeout in 0.2 innings of work.
 
PITCHERS OF RECORD

• Win: Gabbi Schnaiter, Indiana State (2-3)
• Loss: Kayla Schwebke, Green Bay (2-4)
• Save: Arielle Blankenship, Indiana State (1)

 
RECORDS UPDATE

• Indiana State: 4-8
• Green Bay: 3-10

 
The Sycamores continue action at the Hilltopper Classic later on today playing at either 4 pm ET or 6:30 ET depending on their seeding.
 
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