ROLLA, MO- The Miners faced a tough challenge today, taking on the 5
th ranked Greyhounds of Indianapolis. While S&T did all they could to hang with UIndy, the Miners ultimately fell to the Hounds 13-5 and 9-1.
After looking at a 4-0 deficit going into the bottom of the 1
st inning, the Miners put themselves right back into the game. With
Maddy Passolano (Mokena, Ill./Lockport Township) at second base,
Holli Finnell (Nolensville, TN/Nolensville) sent a ball into shallow center field to score Passolano and cut UIndy's lead to 4-1.
Bryn Wooldridge (Salisbury, Mo./Salisbury) would cut deeper into the Greyhounds lead when she sent a ball straight away into center field for a 2-run homerun.
They Greyhounds would add in eight runs between the 2
nd and 3
rd innings to extend their lead out to as much as 12-3.
Charlye Rowland (Pearcy, Ark./Lake Hamilton) would get her first homerun of the season in the bottom half of the 4
th inning with a 2-run shot over the left-center fence and make it a 12-5 game. While the Hounds added one more run in the top of the 6
th inning, the Miners were unable to get any offense going in the bottom half of the inning and suffered the 13-5 loss.
It was all UIndy in the second game of the doubleheader; they would hold the Miners hitless through seven innings while the lone S&T run came in the bottom of the 1
st inning when
Keely Morgan (Laguna Hills, CA/Laguna Hills) reached on a fielder's choice and allowed
Maddy Passolano (Mokena, Ill./Lockport Township) to score. The Greyhounds would go on to win the second game 9-1.