Blaine Kinsey

GoSycamores.com

TERRE HAUTE, Ind.—The Indiana State softball team was unable to hold the Drake Bulldog offense at bay as they fell in both games of a Missouri Valley Conference doubleheader Friday at Price Field.

GAME ONE

The Indiana State softball team took an early lead in the bottom of the first inning in game one, but was unable to hold on for the victory as Drake defeated the Sycamores 15-6.

Senior Kelsey Montgomery led off the inning with a single before junior Erika Crissman hit her first home run of the season to center field to give the Sycamores a 2-0 advantage.

Drake responded in the top of the second, scoring six unearned runs after a Sycamore fielding error with two outs to take a 6-2 lead.

In the bottom of the second, freshman Monique Castillo drew a leadoff walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice. After a bunt single by junior Kassie Brown, Castillo scored off a throwing error as Brown stole second base, cutting the lead to 6-3.

Drake answered once again in the top of the third, scoring four more runs to extend their lead to 10-3.

Freshman Shaye Barton cut into the Bulldog advantage in the bottom half of the frame with her second home run of the season to make it a 10-4 game but the Sycamores could get no closer.

Drake plated five runs in the top of the fifth, and despite scoring two in the bottom half of the frame and loading the bases, the Sycamores fell by a final score of 15-6.

GAME TWO

Drake jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning and never looked back as they swept the doubleheader with a 12-0 victory in game two.

Indiana State tried to answer in the bottom of the first when Montgomery hit a bunt single and got to second on a ground out, but the Sycamores couldn't push anything across.

The Sycamores held Drake scoreless in the second before the Bulldogs plated three in the third and fourth  and four in the fifth to take a 12-0 advantage.

The Sycamores threatened again in the bottom of the third as senior Abbie Malchow hit a one out triple down the right field line but again, Indiana State came up empty as they fell in game two by a final score of 12-5.

The finale of the three-game series is set for noon on Saturday at Price Field.