Saturday, March 4
Athens, GA
1 p.m.
Ball State University
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Stetson
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Ball State
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Softball Splits Saturday Action At Bulldog Classic
March 04, 2023 | Softball
ATHENS, Ga. - - Ball State softball started its second day at the Bulldog Classic with another thriller, topping Stetson 6-5 in 10-innings Saturday afternoon at Jack Turner Stadium.
Unfortunately, the Cardinals (7-7) fell a short in the nightcap, suffering a 1-0 loss in a pitcher's duel to 16th-ranked Georgia.
In the day's opening game, the Cardinals and Hatters (14-7) battled to a 3-3 tie through six innings, eventually going to extras. Both teams scored single runs in the eighth and ninth innings, before Ball State tallied the winning run in the 10th.
With the international tiebreaker rule in effect for extra innings, the Cardinals had the speedy second baseman McKenna Mulholland at second to start the 10th. After a sac bunt from left fielder Kaitlyn Mathews moved her to third, an error on a grounder to short from third baseman Emma Richards allowed Mulholland to cross for the game-winning run.
In the nightcap, it was Angelina Russo's time to shine as she limited the Bulldogs (16-5) to five hits and one run over her 6.0 innings of work. She also struck out a pair.
HIGHLIGHTS
SCORING SUMMARY GAME 1 – Ball State 6 – Stetson 5 (10)
SCORING SUMMARY GAME 2 – Ball State 0 – Georgia 1
UP NEXT
The Ball State softball team closes play in the Bulldog Classic Sunday morning with a schedule 10:30 a.m. first pitch versus Stetson.
Unfortunately, the Cardinals (7-7) fell a short in the nightcap, suffering a 1-0 loss in a pitcher's duel to 16th-ranked Georgia.
In the day's opening game, the Cardinals and Hatters (14-7) battled to a 3-3 tie through six innings, eventually going to extras. Both teams scored single runs in the eighth and ninth innings, before Ball State tallied the winning run in the 10th.
With the international tiebreaker rule in effect for extra innings, the Cardinals had the speedy second baseman McKenna Mulholland at second to start the 10th. After a sac bunt from left fielder Kaitlyn Mathews moved her to third, an error on a grounder to short from third baseman Emma Richards allowed Mulholland to cross for the game-winning run.
In the nightcap, it was Angelina Russo's time to shine as she limited the Bulldogs (16-5) to five hits and one run over her 6.0 innings of work. She also struck out a pair.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Francis King picked up the win for the Cardinals in the opener, throwing the final 6.0 innings, allowing seven hits and three runs, only one of which was earned. It was her first victory for the Cardinals.
- Shortstop Amaia Daniel and first baseman/catcher McKayla Timmons each tallied a pair of this versus Stetson.
- Second baseman Haley Wynn tallied both of BSU's hits versus Georgia and finished the day with three to keep her season average above .500 at .511.
SCORING SUMMARY GAME 1 – Ball State 6 – Stetson 5 (10)
- T2 | A bases loaded RBI single from Alyssa Gilman drives in the game's first run (1-0)
- B3 | Shortstop Amaia Daniel drives a sac fly to right field, driving in center fielder Remington Ross (1-1)
- B3 | An RBI groundout to short from designated player Jazmyne Armendariz brings home Haley Wynn (1-2)
- T5 | Haley Fox drives an RBI single into left field to even the score (2-2)
- T5 | Evette Morgan follows with an RBI single through the left side (3-2)
- B5 | First baseman Samantha-Jo Mata draws a bases loaded walk to plate pinch runner Ashlee Lovett (3-3)
- T8 | An RBI fielder's choice from Briana Robinson brings home the placed runner (4-3)
- B8 | Ball State strikes back with an RBI single up the middle from Mathews to score its placed runner catcher McKayla Timmons (4-4)
- T9 | Gilman gets her second RBI of the game with a double down the left field line (5-4)
- B9 | Timmons strikes back with a base loaded sac fly to send the game to a 10th inning (5-5)
- B10 | Ball State capitalizes on a sac bunt and error to bring home placed runner Mulholland for the game-winning run (5-6)
SCORING SUMMARY GAME 2 – Ball State 0 – Georgia 1
- B4 | Georgia scored the game's lone run in the bottom of the fourth on a RBI single from Lyndi Rae Davis (1-0)
UP NEXT
The Ball State softball team closes play in the Bulldog Classic Sunday morning with a schedule 10:30 a.m. first pitch versus Stetson.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: King, Francys (1-3)
L: KLEIN, Lauren (0-3)
Batting:
2B: GILMAN, Alyssa 1
RBI: FOX, Haley 1 ; MCCLERREN, Annabella 1 ; ROBINSON, Briana 1 ; GILMAN, Alyssa 2
SH: MCCLERREN, Annabella 1 ; STANFILL, Jordyn 1 ; GILMAN, Alyssa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: EPPLEY, Kami 1 ; BAXTER, Marissa 1 ; NAPOLI, Gia 1 ; HAYNES, Jaela 1 ; YEARY, Haley 1
SB: EPPLEY, Kami 2
Batting:
3B: Timmons, McKayla 1
RBI: Daniel, Amaia 1 ; Armendariz, Jazmyne 1 ; Timmons, McKayla 1 ; Mathews, Kaitlyn 1 ; Mata, Samantha-Jo 1
SH: Mathews, Kaitlyn 1
SF: Daniel, Amaia 1 ; Timmons, McKayla 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wynn, Haley 1 ; Timmons, McKayla 1 ; Lovett, Ashlee 1 ; Mulholland, McKenna 1 ; Ross, Remington 2
SB: Wynn, Haley 1 ; Daniel, Amaia 1 ; Ross, Remington 1
HBP: Timmons, McKayla 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
1b/c
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
5
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
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