Softball weekend series ends with wins
Junior Megan Russell swings for the ball at the Missouri S&T game on March 15.
By Fangfang Li | Editorial Assistant
The University of Indianapolis softball team, came back from a weekend series March 28-29 against Northern Kentucky University and Bellarmine University to improve their record to 17-11, and 9-3 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
“To be honest, I’m a little disappointed about our results with the win/loss ratio so far with our team on the season,” said junior Jessica Breeden. “We are a very good team, so we should have more wins. But on a positive note, our team statistics are a lot higher this early in the season than last year.”
Bellarmine came to the ‘Hound Pound on March 29 to take on the Greyhounds. In the first game of the double header, UIndy kept Bellarmine from scoring throughout the game, winning 11-0.In the second game of the double header, the ‘Hounds wracked another win on their record. The team defeated Bellarmine 3-1.
The softball team faced Northern Kentucky at home on March 28. In the first game, NKU started the game with one run, but the ‘Hounds came back with 2 runs in the bottom of the first inning. NKU would come back to tie the ‘Hounds 3-3 in the top of the fifth, but UIndy would take the lead and keep it, coming out with a 9-3 win at the end of the game. The second game saw the ‘Hounds defeat NKU 6-1. Junior Megan Russell led the ‘Hounds, going 3-for-3 at the plate.
On March 22, the Greyhounds face conference foe the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, winning one game, 3-1, and losing the second game, 7-8.
The ‘Hounds played Lewis University in a double header, March 21, going 1-1 in the double header.
The ‘Hounds played in the Rebel Spring Games March 7-15 in Kissimmee, Fla., going 4-6. The team also had a series against the University of Missouri-St. Louis, March 14 and Missouri University of Science and Technology March 15. The team went 1-1 against Missouri-St. Louis, and 2-0 against Missouri S&T.
“We were disappointed [with the Florida’s competition series],” Frost-Fischer said. “We feel that we are better program than what we have shown, but we feel that things are getting better. ”
According to Frost-Fisher, the team’s lack of good combination was one reason that caused their losses in during the Rebel Spring Games.
“I just don’t think everything has come together yet,” Frost-Fischer said. “We need to have pitching, heading and defense all good combined at one.”
Frost-Fisher said the team had some positives during the series in Florida and they will keep getting better as the players continue to match together and practice.
Frost-Fischer said that she was not disappointed with the competition series in Florida, and that their two wins to Missouri S&T and the one win, one loss to Missouri-St. Louis records were more satisfactory.
“Our team just needs to work on finishing out plays,” Breeden said. “Instead of thinking about past mistakes in the game get over it, or the mistakes will keep accumulating.”
