Game 1 Box Score | Game 2 Box Score | Season Stats
 
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Missouri State got two solid pitching performances and just enough offense to secure a doubleheader sweep at Indiana State here Saturday, 1-0 and 2-1. The Bears (20-12, 8-3 MVC) allowed just three hits on the day and collected their 20^th win of the season.
 
"Pitching and defense was the key," said Missouri State head coach Holly Hesse. "Indiana State plays a lot of small ball, and I thought our infielders really did a great job. Their leadoff hitter (Leslie Sims) is a tough out, and we got her out all six times today.
 
"We struggled at the plate for whatever reason, but we got the timely hit when we needed it. We got the big hit from Bethany Sullinger the first game to put us over the top. I thought we showed good patience and pitch selection and scored just enough to win. Sometimes that's just how games go."
 
Indiana State (16-18, 2-9 MVC) dropped its sixth game in seven tries, while the Bears moved into a tie for first place in the MVC standings.
 
 
Game 1
Missouri State 1, Indiana State 0
 
Kaitlin Beason threw no-hit ball into the seventh inning and recorded her seventh shutout of the season in a 1-0 victory over the Sycamores.
 
Beason (10-6) surrendered a leadoff single to Rylee Holland in the final inning to break up her no-hit bid, but pitched around it, facing two over the minimum in a complete-game effort. She struck out three and got ahead of 18 of the 23 batters she faced on the afternoon.
 
Bethany Sullinger gave the Bears all the scoring they would need, taking a 1-2 pitch over the left field fence to lead off the sixth. Her third long ball of the season -- and 10^th of her career -- was the club's first since March 19.
 
Missouri State collected six hits, including doubles by Mary Stephens and Beason, and left seven runners on base.
 
 
Game 2
Missouri State 2, Indiana State 1
 
MSU's dominant defense continued in the second game as Holly Kelley (9-4) struck out five and gave up just two hits in a complete-game effort to complete the doubleheader sweep.
 
The Bears helped her cause by striking first, taking advantage of a pair of walks in the second inning to set the table early. Olivia Roark then singled off the pitcher's glove and into right field to score Kaitlin Beason and make it a 1-0 game.
 
Indiana State answered in the home half of the second with a two-out, two-strike single to right by Becky Malchow to tie the game, 1-1.
 
But, Missouri State regained the lead for good in the sixth on an RBI groundout by Beason. After back-to-back singles by Madison Jones and Bethany Sullinger to start the inning, Mary Stephens sacrificed the runners into scoring position to setup the hard-hit grounder by Beason that put the Bears on top, 2-1.
 
Kelley retired the final seven batters she faced to lock up Missouri State's 20^th victory of the campaign.
 
Left fielder Hailee Vigneaux accounted for two of Missouri State's five hits to go with her five putouts in the game.
 
 
MVC Standings
Missouri State    8-3    20-12
Wichita State    8-3    21-13
Northern Iowa    8-3    20-13
Illinois State    8-3    18-16
Southern Illinois    7-4    19-18
Bradley    4-7    18-19
Evansville    6-5    14-19
Drake    3-10    19-20
Indiana State    2-9    15-17
Loyola    1-10    18-15