TERRE HAUTE, Ind.- Indiana State won game two of the three game series against Bradley with a score of 7-0. The series is now tied 1-1 with one game left to play tomorrow at noon.
Hailey Griffin (3-3) took the win in the circle for Indiana State, throwing a complete game where she recorded five strikeouts, while allowing only four hits and zero runs scored in the victory on Saturday. Griffin went the first 4.0 innings where she recorded no hits.
The Sycamores scored runs in the second, third, fourth, and sixth inning in the 7-0 victory over Bradley.
Kenzie Cornwell started the hitting streak for the Sycamores in the second inning when she singled up the middle before Luci Kapelka was walked. Livi Colip drove in the first run of the game for the Sycamores to take the lead 1-0 over Bradley with an RBI double to score Cornwell.
Indiana State scored two runs in the third inning to advance their lead to 3-0 over the Braves. Danielle Henning connected on a single for the Sycamores and Kennedy Shade recorded her third home run of the season in inning three to drive in two runs.
The Sycamores offense continued into the fourth inning when Livi Colip led off for Indiana State with a single and Lauren Marsicek reached on a fielder's choice where Colip was thrown out at second. Marsicek stole second and put the fourth run on the board for Indiana State when she reached home on an error to further the lead to 4-0 over Bradley.
The final three runs in the 7-0 victory over Bradley came in the sixth inning when Sophie Esposito connected on a single and Morgan Goodrich reached on a fielder's choice to throw out Esposito at second. Chipps and Shade were both walked to load the bases for Indiana State with Robakowski up to bat. Robakowski connected on a 2 RBI single to drive in runs from Chipps and Goodrich. The final run for the Sycamores to take the 7-0 lead was an error by Bradley's second basemen which scored Shade and allowed Cornwell to reach first base.
The Sycamores defense was dominant on Saturday and held Bradley to zero runs scored. The Braves connected on their first hit in the fifth inning when Abbot Badgley recorded a single to make her the first base runner of the game for Bradley's offense. The Braves were in scoring position in the sixth and seventh inning, but Indiana State shut them down in the 7-0 victory.
Up Next:
Indiana State will host the final game of the three game series tomorrow at 12 p.m ET! Game three will be streamed on ESPN+.
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