Score by Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Eastern Illinois 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Ball State 1 0 0 0 3 0 X
Trailing 3-1 going into the bottom of the fifth inning, the Ball State softball team put up three runs and held off Eastern Illinois in the sixth to end play at the Tiger Invitational with a 4-3 victory.
The Cardinals finished the weekend with a record of 2-3 over a three-day span.
Junior Nicole Steinbach pitched a complete game, allowing two earned runs on six hits. She struck out nine and walked two in the win, her third of the season.
Offensively, Ball State picked up six hits in the game.
Leadoff hitter India Steward was 2-2 to lead the team. Senior Hanne Steudemann recorded a hit with two RBIs.
Ball State moves back above .500 for the season at 5-4 with the win. The Cardinals will travel to compete in the South Alabama Invitational on Feb. 20.
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