Indiana softball’s magical spring came to an end in the NCAA Tournament with a loss to Tennessee.
Then Taryn Kern, a 2nd-Team All American, entered the transfer portal on Monday. Kern batted .404 on the season with 23 home runs and 68 RBIs. She led the nation in home runs and accomplished it all as a freshman. No other freshman cracked the top-20 nationally in home runs.
The day got worse as the baseball season came to a brutal end, falling to Kentucky while stranding seemingly a million runners on base. The broadcast ended with the commentators predicting that the Hoosiers would be back in the tournament next year, but following the Kern news, it’s easy to see why fans may not find that thought comforting.