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The Horizon

The student news site of Indiana University Southeast

The Horizon

The student news site of Indiana University Southeast

The Horizon

The IU Southeast Softball team huddles up after defeating #9 Marian 4-0. The Grenadiers defeated two top 10 teams in the NAIA Opening Round, their second coming on a 1-0 walk-off victory against #7 Columbia College.

Softball’s historic season comes to an end in NAIA Opening Round final against Mount Mercy

Brandon Miniard, Sports Editor May 27, 2021

As the IU Southeast Softball team transitioned into postseason play, every game felt as if they were fighting to extend their season as long as possible. After falling to Rio Grande in the winner's bracket...

Freshman catcher Erin Templeman squares up against a fastball shooting down the middle of the strike zone against West Virginia Tech on May 15. Templeman went 3-for-10 with five RBI in the RSC Tournament, three of which came on a mammoth game-tying three-run home run against Rio Grande in the RSC title game.

Softball heads for NAIA Opening Round despite falling to Rio Grande in RSC Championship

Brandon Miniard, Sports Editor May 16, 2021

After battling Rio Grande for the River States Conference Regular-Season title for much of the year, the IU Southeast Softball team was dealt a bad hand after splitting their final doubleheader of the...

Freshman outfielder Brooklyn Gibbs gets tagged at home plate after a perfect throw from Carlow centerfielder Morgan Nedley, preventing the Grenadiers from scoring in the second inning of the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Celtics on May 3.

Softball concludes regular season with split against Carlow, prepare for RSC Tournament

Brandon Miniard, Sports Editor May 6, 2021

When the 2021 softball season began, the River States Conference picked IU Southeast and Rio Grande to finish the regular season atop the conference standings, with the Grenadiers edging the RedStorm by...

Brescia's Brooklyn Ray (#31) tries to make contact on an off-speed pitch from Grenadier freshman pitcher Gabby Mahoney, resulting in a weak groundball back to the pitcher's circle in the nightcap of a doubleheader on March 29. Mahoney went 5.2 innings, allowing four runs on 10 hits and earning her fifth win as the Grenadiers took the game 11-4 and swept the four-game season series against the Bearcats.

Softball sweeps Brescia to begin RSC slate

Brandon Miniard, Sports Editor March 31, 2021

The last time that the IU Southeast Softball team confronted a River States Conference rival, they endured a 13-0 loss against Rio Grande in the 2019 RSC Tournament before winning the loser's bracket to...

Ellie Jackman rips an RBI single to centerfield, driving in Ysa Fox. The hit completed a late Grenadier rally to take game two of a doubleheader against Huntington University on March 13.

Softball snaps cold streak with sweep of Huntington

Brandon Miniard, Sports Editor March 15, 2021

After starting the season with a record of 11-1, the IU Southeast Softball team encountered a slight rough patch over the past week. The Grenadiers, who moved up to #22 in the latest NAIA Top 25 Poll,...

Ellie Jackman barely beats the tag of Siena Heights' Lily Guerra to steal second base during game two of a doubleheader against the Saints on March 6.

Softball sweeps Siena Heights for first half of weekend slate

Brandon Miniard, Sports Editor March 8, 2021

The IUS Softball team continues to impress in the early goings of the 2021 campaign. Despite suffering their first loss of the season after splitting a midweek doubleheader against #5 Marian University,...

Grenadier pitcher Hannah Ogg fires a strike in game one of a doubleheader against #5 Marian University on March 3. Ogg appeared in both contests, pitching 10 innings while allowing three runs on eight hits.

Softball splits midweek doubleheader with Marian

Brandon Miniard, Sports Editor March 5, 2021

The IU Southeast Softball team had a strong start to the season, winning their first six games against Alice Lloyd, Grace College, and IU South Bend. During that span, the #24 Grenadiers were an offensive...

Centerfielder Kaitlyn Flowers slides into home plate on a Macie Zink squeeze bunt, narrowly avoiding the tag to give the Grenadiers a 1-0 victory over IU South Bend in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Feb. 27.

Softball sweeps IU South Bend to complete dominant week

Brandon Miniard, Sports Editor March 1, 2021

The IU Southeast Softball team had a dominant start to their season last week, starting with a two-game sweep of Alice Lloyd by scores of 12-1 and 13-0 in a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday, Feb....

From left to right; Ellie Jackman, Madeline Probus (23), Lindsey Nelson, Brooklyn Gibbs (14), Kelsey Warman, and Reecie Gilliam all share a conversation in the pitcher's circle between innings during a home doubleheader against Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College on March 4, 2020.

Softball looks to build off historic shortened season in 2021

Brandon Miniard, Sports Editor February 8, 2021

The Historic Year That Almost Was A year removed from an improbable run at the River States Conference Tournament championship and a trip to the NAIA Opening Round, the IU Southeast Softball team looked...

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