Reagan Hickey Lifts Virginia Past Indiana 8-7 — Ucla Softball Game Today

Reagan Hickey drove in the winning run in the eighth inning, and Virginia edged Indiana 8-7 in the Knoxville Regional. The result sent Virginia on after a game that swung back and forth three times before Hickey ended it.

Hickey Ends Virginia-Indiana

Virginia trailed 3-0 in the first inning, then fell behind 5-3 and 7-5 before tying the game each time. Hickey’s RBI single in the eighth broke the last tie and gave Virginia the one-run win.

Jade Hylton supplied the other major punch for Virginia. She hit two home runs, drove in five runs and also scored the winning run.

Indiana’s Lead Never Stuck

Ellie Goins hit two home runs for Indiana in the loss, but the Hoosiers could not protect any of their three leads. Their 3-0 start in the first inning, then the 5-3 and 7-5 edges later in the game, all disappeared before Virginia answered again.

The game fit the shape of a regional round matchup: one team kept finding answers, and the other kept getting pulled back in. Indiana still had the advantage on the scoreboard three separate times, but Virginia had the final swing in the eighth.

This was one result in a live NCAA softball regionals roundup, but the Knoxville Regional game carried the sharpest finish. Hickey’s single was the last hit that mattered, and it left Virginia with the narrow win while Indiana’s run of leads ended without a payoff.

Virginia’s Eight-Inning Finish

For Virginia, the key numbers were simple: 8 runs, 8 innings, one RBI single. For Indiana, the damage came from letting three separate leads slip away after Goins and Hylton traded big swings all game.