Neither team scored until the third inning with two quick runs by ISU to put the Bears down. MSU was quick to fight back the next inning, forcing out the first three ISU batters.
The Bears started their offensive rally in the fifth inning. ISU committed their first error of the day. Their shortstop missed a grounder hit by sophomore outfielder Hailee Vigneaux, putting her on base. Senior catcher Braxton Coil followed with a single to right field. Freshman catcher/first baseman Darian Frost pinch hit for freshman outfielder Hannah Heinrichs, earning her first hit and run batted in of the day, driving in Vigneaux for the Bears’ first run.