CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Indiana State softball team split its doubleheader against Eastern Illinois Tuesday. The Sycamores (11-17, 3-5 MVC) shutout the Panthers in game one by a score of 5-0 and dropped the second by a score of 4-0 at the Williams Field.
KEY MOMENT – GAME ONE
Senior
Gabbi Schnaiter and sophomore
Lexi Benko tossed the combined shutout. Schnaiter earned her fifth victory of the year fanning three Panthers, while Benko struck out four throwing two scoreless innings only giving up one hit.
SCORING SUMMARY – GAME ONE
Top 1st – (ISU 1, EIU 0)
Mallory Marsicek hit a leadoff single and Annie Tokarek brought her in with a single through the left side.
Top 5th – (ISU 4, EIU 0)
Olivia Patton doubled to left field and Bella Peterson plated her with a single. Isabella Henning reached on an error and Peterson scored. Annie Tokarek hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Henning.
Top 6th – (ISU 5, EIU 0)
Lexie Siwek singled to lead off the inning and stole second. Mycaela Miller brought in Siwek with a single through the left side.
PITCHERS OF RECORD
- Win: Gabbi Schnaiter, Indiana State (5-3)
- Loss: Jade Montgomery, Eastern Illinois (6-8)
- Save: None
KEY MOMENT – GAME TWO
The Sycamores offense went cold with only four Trees recording hits, coming from
Bella Peterson,
Annie Tokarek,
Amanda Guercio and
Lexie Siwek.
SCORING SUMMARY – GAME TWO
Bottom 1st – (ISU 0, EIU 1)
The Panthers struck first with an RBI single.
Bottom 3rd – (ISU 0, EIU 4)
Eastern Illinois extended their lead with a trio of singles.
PITCHERS OF RECORD
- Win: Olivia Price, Eastern Illinois (8-3)
- Loss: Abbey Kruzel, Indiana State (1-6)
- Save: None
ON DECK
Indiana State will travel to Des Moines, Iowa for a three game-series with Drake, April 10-11 with the doubleheader on Saturday slated to begin at 1 p.m. ET. The series will wrap up on Sunday with a single game beginning at noon ET.
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
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