Site: West Lafayette, Ind. (Harrison High School Field)
Event: Boilermaker Classic
Results: #8 Michigan 11, Indiana State 0 (5 innings)
    #8 Michigan 11, Loyola (Ill.) 0 (5 innings)
Records: U-M (27-5-1)
Next U-M Game: Sunday, March 28 -- vs. Bradley, #25 Central Michigan at Boilermaker Classic (West Lafayette, Ind.), 9/11 a.m.

Back-to-Back Shutouts Extend U-M Unbeaten Streak

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- No. 8-ranked Michigan flexed its softball muscles and posted a pair of five-inning, 11-0 shutout victories vs. Indiana State and Loyola (Ill.) in day-one action at the Purdue Boilermaker Classic Saturday (March 27). The Wolverines (27-5-1) extended their unbeaten streak to 19 games (18-0-1). U-M completes Boilermaker Classic play Sunday morning with games against Bradley (9 a.m.) and No. 25 Central Michigan (11 a.m.).

Junior pitcher Jamie Gillies (Saugus, Calif./Saugus HS) paced the defensive half of Michigan's opening win, tossing a one-hitter against Indiana State. Gillies (6-2) notched one strikeout and allowed three walks.

On the offensive side, Michigan jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, then added four runs in both the second and third innings to cruise to its second win over the Sycamores in a week. Catherine Davie (Westlake Village, Calif./Westlake HS) drilled a triple and Tammy Mika (Brighton, Mich./Brighton HS) a double for Michigan's only extra-base hits. Davie, Mika, Pam Kosanke (Chesterfield, Mo./Parkway Central HS) and Stefanie Volpe (Plymouth, Mich./Plymouth-Salem HS) were each 2-for-3 at the plate.

Against Loyola, the Wolverines again used a big first inning to set the winning tone, scoring five runs on four hits in its first batting cycle. Davie tallied the Wolverines' only extra-base hit, sending a leadoff double to center field in the fourth. Davie, Kosanke and Mika had two hits apiece to lead the 11-hit U-M offense.

Freshman Kate Eiland (Fresno, Calif./Clovis West HS) moved her record to 10-2, allowing no walks while giving up eight hits to the Ramblers.

Linescores

Score by Innings		1	2	3		4	5		R	H	E
Michigan (26-5-1)		3	4	4		0	0		11	11	0
Indiana State		0	0	0		0	0		0	1	0

U-M -- Jamie Gillies and Karmen Lappo. ISU -- Kara Przygocki, Cathy Yamashiro (4) and Aimee Rytting. W -- Gillies (6-2). L -- Przygocki. 3B -- Michigan, Catherine Davie. 2B -- Michigan, Tammy Mika; ISU, Kristen DiFilippo.

Score by Innings		1	2	3		4	5		R	H	E
Loyoa (Ill.)		0	0	0		0	0		0	8	1
Michigan (27-5-1)		5	2	0		4	x		11	11	0

Loyola -- Erin Smith and Jackie Geraci. U-M -- Kate Eiland and Karmen Lappo. W -- Eiland (10-2). L -- Smith. 2B -- Michigan, Catherine Davie.

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