TERRE HAUTE, Ind.- Indiana State Softball heads to Normal, Illinois this week on May 8-11 to compete in the MVC tournament, which is hosted by Illinois State. The Sycamores first game will be played at 8 p.m ET against Missouri State on Wednesday evening. Indiana State enters the MVC tournament as the 11th seed, with the Bears as the 6th seed.
Indiana State (20-29, 8-16) won the three game series over Missouri State last weekend, 2-1. The Bears took game one while the Sycamores took games two and three to claim the series.
Each game of the tournament will be streamed live on ESPN+. The winner of Wednesday's game will take on No. 3 seed Belmont on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. Tickets will ONLY be available for purchase at the tournament. There will be no presale tickets.
- Adult All-Tournament Pass: $25
- Youth All-Tournament Pass: $20
- Adult Individual Single Day: $12
- Youth Individual Single Day: $8
No complimentary tickets will be provided for tournament games.
Sycamore Standouts:
- The Sycamores enter the MVC tournament ranked fourth in the MVC in batting, with a .261 average, which consists of 331 hits, 52 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs, 160 RBIs, and 180 runs scored in a totaled 49 games played.
- Chipps continues to lead the Sycamores offensively, with a .352 batting average, where she records 56 hits on the 2024 season, second best in the conference. Chipps lead the Sycamores with 12 stolen bases and 31 runs scored this season.
- Luci Kapelka recorded her first collegiate home run on Saturday's victory over Missouri State. Kennedy Shade leads the Sycamores with 6 home runs after regular season, Abby Robakowski with four, Isabella Henning with three, while Danielle Henning, Livi Colip, Bri Marx, Haley Webb, and Randi Jo Pryor each record one for Indiana State.
- Kennedy Shade has been dominant this season offensively, where she is ranked third in the conference with 40 RBIs.
- Isabella Henning is ranked second in the MVC in doubles, with 15 and has a .477 on base percentage, and a .540 slugging percentage in the 2024 season. Henning has also been dominant defensively this season, where she has recorded 201 putouts and eight double plays.
- Megan Asher picked up her third save of the season in the series victory this weekend, against Missouri State.
- Lauren Sackett (8-15) leads the Sycamores pitching staff in strikeouts, with 84 in 105 innings of work in the regular season.
- Hailey Griffin (7-6) leads the pitching staff with a 3.62 ERA in the regular season in 26 appearances.
Up Next:
The winner of Wednesday's game will take on No. 3 seed Belmont on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.
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