Hoosiers swept by Wisconsin

Despite a senior day celebration this weekend at Andy Mohr Field, the IU softball team failed to capitalize on the opportunity.

In a three-game series with Wisconsin (39-8, 15-5), IU (19-31, 3-16) was outscored by a combined 20-3 margin and was swept for a third consecutive series.

The Hoosiers are on an 11-game losing streak, and have not won since a 4-3 victory against Penn State on April 7.

On Saturday’s senior day game against the Badgers, it was junior Meaghan Murphy who came up big with a two-RBI single in the first inning to give the Hoosiers a 2-0 lead.

The team maintained that lead all the way until the seventh inning, when Wisconsin scored four runs in the top half that the Hoosiers never were able to answer.

On their senior day, third baseman Amanda Wagner, shortstop Samantha Heyman and left fielder Kelsey Brannon went a combined 1-for-9 in a 5-2 loss.

In Friday’s doubleheader, IU lost in a mercy-ruled game by a 12-1 margin in five innings, and then followed the performance with a 3-0 loss only hours later.

The team will attempt to reverse course next weekend in its final series of the season at Minnesota. The Gophers are 30-16 on the year, despite having only played three games at home this season.

— Jordan Littman