NASHVILLE – Indiana State softball dropped game two of their weekend series at Belmont, falling 2-1 to the Bruins on Saturday afternoon at E.S. Rose Park.
 
The Sycamores (20-21, 9-7) finished with six hits in the contest while Belmont (22-16, 8-7) also had six on the afternoon
 
The Action
Indiana State jumped out to an early lead, scoring a run on a pair of hits in the opening frame. Danielle  Henning singled up the middle and would later come around to score on a double to right field by Kennedy Shade. Lauren Sackett started in the circle for ISU and tossed a scoreless bottom of the first.
 
Kaylee Barrett had an infield single in the top half of the second but that was all for the Sycamore offense in the frame. Sackett picked up two more strikeouts to keep the 1-0 lead intact.
 
In the third inning, Danielle Henning added her second hit of the game with a single to right field but Belmont would turn a double play to retire the side. Sackett worked another scoreless frame in the bottom half.
 
After the Sycamores went down in order to begin the fourth, the Bruins would chase Sackett after 3.1 innings. Hailey Griffin entered and gave up a single to put two runners on but would retire the next two batters with a strikeout and a pop up to escape the jam with no damage.
 
Olivia Patton singled and picked up a stolen base in the top of the fifth but would be stranded on second as the Sycamores couldn't push another run across. Belmont then took the lead with a pair of runs in the bottom half. A solo shot to left center and a single up the middle put the Bruins up 2-1 after five frames.
 
In the top of the sixth, Isabella Henning led of the frame with a single and would move to second on a sacrifice bunt by Annie Tokarek. Belmont would retire Shade and Thomerson to remain in the lead. Cassi Newbanks, who had enterted in relief in the fifth, worked a 1-2-3 bottom of the frame with a strikeout and two groundouts.
 
Belmont closed out the Sycamores in the top of the seventh, bringing up a rubber match to end the series on Sunday afternoon.
 
Up Next
The series finale will begin on Sunday, April 16 at 1 p.m. ET at E.S. Rose Park.
 
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