BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Indiana State suffered two setbacks in the opening day of the Hilltopper Classic Saturday, Feb. 27, dropping its first game to Bowling Green by a score of 8-2, before being shut out by host Western Kentucky by a score of 6-0 at the WKU Softball Complex.

KEY MOMENT – GAME ONE
Super senior Leslie Sims reached the 100 career stolen bases mark; she is the first Sycamore to reach this accomplishment in Sycamore Softball history. True freshman Isabella Henning hit her third career homerun with a 2-run shot driving in Indiana State's only runs of the contest.

SCORING SUMMARY – GAME ONE
Top 4th – (BG 1, ISU 0)
The Falcons got on the board first with a sacrifice fly to right field.

Bottom 4th – (BG 1, ISU 2)
Annie Tokarek broke the no-hitter for Bowling Green with a single up the middle and Isabella Henning's two-run bomb over the left field wall gave the Sycamores the lead.
 
Bottom 5th – (BG 2, ISU 2)
Bowling Green tied the game with a solo homerun.
 
Top 7th – (BG 8, ISU 2)
Bowling Green scored six runs on three hits and two errors.
 
PITCHERS OF RECORD

KEY MOMENT – GAME TWO
The Sycamores offense was cold in game two with only three hits from Leslie Sims, Isabella Henning and Lexie Siwek.
 
SCORING SUMMARY – GAME TWO
Bottom 1st – (ISU 0, WKU 1)
A Paige Carter homerun put the Hilltoppers on the board first.
 
Bottom 2nd – (ISU 0, WKU 2)
Western Kentucky took advantage of an ISU adding to their lead.
 
Bottom 3rd – (ISU 0, WKU 5)
The Hilltoppers loaded the bases with a pair of singles and an ISU error setting up a two-run double and a sacrifice fly to extend their lead.
 
Bottom 4th – (ISU 0, WKU 6)
WKU gets a base runner with a single and advances around to third and then scores on a groundout.

PITCHERS OF RECORD

 
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