DeKALB — The softball team split its 2019 season home opener against Ball State University Tuesday at Mary M. Bell Field.
The Huskies won the first game of the doubleheader after taking a six-run lead in the fourth inning and fighting off the Cardinals’ comeback attempt in the sixth and seventh. Junior infielder Anne Allen and first-year outfielder Katie Keller combined for 7-7 at the plate, four runs scored and four RBIs.
Sophomore pitcher Mackenzie Bryan had a no-hit bid through 5.2 innings in the victory and finished within two hits allowed, two earned runs allowed, six walks and eight strikeouts through seven innings.