DES MOINES, Iowa – Indiana State softball dropped a Saturday afternoon rubber game against Drake, 1-0.
 
Madison Poulson started off her three-hit day in the top of the first but was stranded at third base. The game was a stalemate with solid defense and pitching once again, but it was the Sycamores that threatened again in the fifth inning.
 
Poulson singled and stole second, then Morgan Goodrich moved her to third base. But Drake's pitcher recorded a strikeout and forced a groundout to prevent Indiana State from crossing the plate.
 
Lauren Sackett entered the game to relieve Hailey Griffin in the bottom of the fifth and kept the Drake Bulldogs at bay just as her counterpart. Sackett in the bottom of the sixth struck out the side to force the game into the seventh inning still tied at zero.
 
Drake drew back-to-back walks in the bottom of the seventh, threatening to score with runners on first and second with one out. A pinch-hit single loaded the bases, then a sacrifice fly to left field allowed the runner on third to cross the plate, ending the game 1-0 in favor of the Bulldogs.
 
Poulson ended the day 3-for-4, her seventh multi-hit game of the season and first with three knocks. Goodrich, Brailey Mills, Peyton Simmons, and Luci Kapelka each recorded a hit.
 
Griffin tossed 4.0 innings with four hits, no runs, three strikeouts, and a walk while Sackett (1-10) pitched 2.2 innings recording a hit, one run (earned), four strikeouts, and three walks.
 
Up Next
The Sycamores return to action on Tuesday, April 1 at Butler for a single nonconference game beginning at 4 p.m. ET.
 
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