Chavez and Oakland's Back-to-Back Home Runs Not Enough in Minnesota's 5-4 Loss to Indiana

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Junior Kayla Chavez homered and drove in two, but it was not enough to push the Minnesota Golden Gophers over the top in their 5-4 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers on Sunday.

Freshman Macy Richardson (3-4) came out of the bullpen for Minnesota (21-18, 7-5 B1G) and took the loss.

In the batter's box, the Gophers were paced by Chavez, who went 1-for-4 on the day with a home run and two RBI. Sophomore Jess Oakland put together a standout day at the dish as well, going 1-for-2 with a home run, a walk and an RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Trailing 1-0, the Gophers first put runs on the board in the third inning. Minnesota's offense produced a three-run output that included back-to-back homers from Chavez and Oakland.

After the Hoosiers rallied to tie the ballgame at three, the Gophers came back to retake the lead in the fourth inning. Junior Nani Valencia came across to score the lone run of the inning for Minnesota, which brought the score to 4-3 in favor of the Gophers. The Gophers were unable to hold the lead, as Indiana scored two times over the remaining three innings to grab the 5-4 win.

GAME NOTES

» Minnesota's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed three runs across.
» Minnesota pitchers faced 29 Indiana hitters in the game, allowing three ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out four.
» The Gophers drew four walks from Indiana pitching.
» Chavez led the Gophers at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
» Indiana was led offensively by junior Taylor Minnick, who went 3-for-3 with a double, two home runs and two RBI.
» Sophomore Sophie Kleiman led the Hoosiers pitching staff, throwing 3.1 scoreless innings.

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