BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana took game one of a four-game weekend series on Friday afternoon, 4-1, as the Hoosiers struck for two runs in the bottom of the fifth and one more in the sixth for the victory. Ohio State is now 13-11 on the season while Indiana improves to 12-13.
The Short Story
IU’s Emily Goodin pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts but was matched by freshman Allison Smith, who entered the game in the second inning and fanned six over five innings of work. Indiana, however, broke a 1-all tie in the bottom of the fifth inning RBI single by Grayson Radcliffe and an RBI ground out off the bat of Bella Norton that scored Gabby Jenkins from third. The Hoosiers tacked on a run in the bottom of the sixth via a Brooke Benson RBI single.
How to Follow the Action
All six games this weekend will be streamed on BTN Plus (subscription required). Twitter updates will also be available at @OhioStateSB. Links to the BTN Plus streams will be available each day by following the Buckeyes on Twitter, Facebook and the team’s schedule page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
About the Badgers and Wildcats
Northwestern was the only team in the Big Ten to win all six of its opening-weened games Feb. 26-28, going 6-0 against Penn State, Rutgers and Michigan State. The Wildcats are receiving votes in this week’s NFCA Top 25 poll and are No. 23 in the USA Softball/ESPN.com poll.