Sycamores to Host Loyola Chicago for Final Regular Season Series – Indiana State University Athletics

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State softball will welcome the Ramblers to Value Discipline for a three-game set this weekend which is able to conclude the common season for each groups. 

The collection will start Saturday with a doubleheader at midday ET with Sunday being a single recreation scheduled to start at midday ET as effectively. Every recreation might be carried dwell on ESPN3. The Sycamores will honor seniors Amanda Guercio, Grace Starvation, Bella Peterson and Lexie Siwek earlier than Sunday’s recreation.

Indiana State is coming off of a visit to Cedar Falls the place the Panthers took each video games in a doubleheader at Robinson-Dresser Sports activities Complicated on Could 1. Bella Peterson went 2-for-4 in recreation one with a house run and three RBIs. Annie Tokarek additionally launched a solo shot in recreation one. Abi Chipps drove in a pair of runs within the second recreation to steer the Sycamore offense.

Loyola took two of three in a house collection towards Drake, falling solely within the collection finale in a detailed 2-1 recreation to provide the Ramblers their first collection win over the Bulldogs since 2014.

Scouting the Ramblers
Alicia Abbott is in her third season because the Ramblers’ head coach who enter the weekend at 9-14 in MVC motion.

Offensively, Loyola is led by Maddie Ebeling who was named the MVC Participant of the Week for her efforts final week. She at present owns a .277 common and 31 hits which incorporates 5 doubles, two triples and 4 residence runs. Ebeling has additionally stolen a team-high 17 bases. Amelia Thomas is second on the group with 30 hits on the season, accumulating an MVC-best 5 triples.

Within the circle, freshman Peyton Pepkowski has been one of many league’s greatest arms in 2022, going 11-10 with a 2.91 ERA and 142 strikeouts to date. Her strikeout complete ranks fifth-best within the Valley which incorporates 45 batters struck out wanting which is only one behind Missouri State’s Sydney Dickerson for many within the convention.

This might be Loyola Chicago’s closing MVC collection as they’ll be part of the Atlantic 10 Convention in the summertime.

The Ramblers lead the all-time collection over Indiana State 12-10 since becoming a member of the MVC in 2014. Loyola gained two out of three in 2021.

Across the Horn
–Bella Peterson and Amanda Guercio are tied for the group lead in residence runs this season with 9 apiece.

-Peterson is one double away from breaking the only season report for doubles which she set final season with 19.

–Annie Tokarek enters the weekend on a six-game hitting streak the place she’s gone 9-20 on the plate with a pair of residence runs and 4 RBIs.

-Indiana State ranks second within the convention with 23 residence runs throughout MVC play, trailing solely UNI who has hit 40.

Event Time
The MVC Event might be held from Could 11-14 in Springfield, Mo. hosted by Missouri State at Killian Stadium. At the moment, the Sycamores sit within the #7 spot within the MVC rankings the place they’d start play on Wednesday towards the #10 seed.

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