SPRINGFIELD- Indiana State Softball split a pair of games against Missouri State on Friday afternoon. The series is now tied 1-1, with the finale tomorrow at 2 p.m ET!

Game One: Missouri State 4, Indiana State 2

The Sycamores rally fell short in game one of the three-game series against Missouri State on Friday afternoon, where they fell to the Bears with a score of 4-2. 

The Bears took the early lead and scored all four of their runs in inning two, from a grand slam by Krehbiel, to take the 4-0 lead over the Sycamores. 

The Sycamores connected on four hits in game one which came from Kennedy Shade (2), Haley Webb, and Livi Colip. Two of the hits came in the seventh inning, when the Sycamores rallied and drove in two runs to cut the Bears lead to 4-2. Isabella Henning was hit by a pitch, Kennedy Shade recorded a double before a sacrifice fly RBI by Kenzie Cornwell drove in the first run for the Sycamores. The second and final run from ISU came from an RBI single by Livi Colip to score Shade, but that wasn't enough to outscore the Bears in game one. 

Lauren Sackett (8-15) took the loss in the circle for Indiana State, where she allowed four hits and four runs scored, while striking out three. Cassi Newbanks took over the ball in the third inning, allowing four hits and zero runs scored, while striking out one in the 4-2 loss. 

Game Two: Indiana State 6, Missouri State 5

The Sycamores won game two of the series over Missouri State with a score of 6-5 on Friday evening. 

Indiana State scored three runs in the first inning to take the 3-0 lead over Missouri State. Isabella Henning knocked in the first run of the game with an RBI single to score Abi Chipps before Kenzie Cornwell reached on a fielder's choice, which scored Henning. The final run of the first inning came from a sacrifice fly RBI by Danielle Henning to advance the Sycamores lead to 3-0 over the Bears. 

Missouri State cut Indiana State's lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the first inning where they connected on three hits by Krehbiel, Ulrich, and Derryberry to drive in two runs for the Bears to close out inning one. 

The Sycamores picked up another three hits and three runs scored in the second inning to advance their lead to 6-2 over Missouri State in game two. With bases loaded, Livi Colip connected on a 2 RBI single to drive in runs from Chipps and Esposito before Kenzie Cornwell recorded an RBI single to put the sixth run on the board for Indiana State. 

The Bears added one run in the bottom of the fourth inning with a triple by Lewis, where she scored on a wild pitch to cut the Sycamores lead to 6-3 after four innings of play. The final two runs of game two came in the fifth inning when Perales connected on a 2 RBI single to make it a 6-5 score, but Kennedy Shade threw out the tying run at home to keep the ISU lead. 

Hailey Griffin (7-6) took the win in the circle for Indiana State in 5.0 innings of work, where she allowed eight hits and five runs scored. Annie Waggoner took over the ball in the sixth inning where she allowed one hit and zero runs scored. Megan Asher recorded a save for the Sycamores in the victory where she struck out one and the Sycamore defense got the final two outs to take game two of the series over the Bears.

Up Next:
The Sycamores will play game three of the series against Missouri state tomorrow at 2 p.m ET. This game will have live stats available and streamed on ESPN+. 

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