Softball game 3 vs. Tennessee - game THREAD

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I won't be able to give updates until later innings.

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Line-up:

2B Julia Echols
3B Caroline Seitz
DP Mackenzie Toler
C Katie Anne Bailey
P Alexis Silkwood
1B Erika Gaul
SS Kayla Winkfield
LF Katie Gentle
CF Ashley Philli
RF Calyn Adams

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Delete: double post

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After two INNING, State up 2-0

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ummmmmm no.that's an 8. I thought it was a zero at a glance. Should've been 8-2 Vols. Now 9-2

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Holly Ward now pitching

It's now 11-2 Tennessee leading. Nothing going right..

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Nice leaping catch by Gentle in LF stops the bloodletting.

Tennessee leads 11-2 middle of 3rd

Long way to go but we'll have to dig deep pitching and hitting to keep from going 0-4 this week

So critical letting So. Ala. win slip away as well as not capitalize in our opportunities the first two games against UT

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Bottom of the 3rd

1184

Caroline Setz

Leadoff homer cuts the UT lead to 11-3!!

12th of season for Seitz

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1185

Mackenzie Toler

3-2 count

If she walks, it'll be her 27th of the year

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BB

She is patient and leads the team in BB

No outs, Toler on 1B

UT changing pitchers

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Katie Anne Bailey

No changes for UT after all of that

Bailey hit a solo HR last time up

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Bailey doubles to CF

No outs, doggies on 2B and 3B

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Now UT gonna actually make a change

Cheyenne Tarango, WP from yesterday

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Each team has used three pitchers and we're only in the 3rd inning. Maybe this thing isn't over yet.

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Alexis Silkwood (.347)

HBP

NO outs, Bases full of Bulldogs

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1188

Erika Gaul

C'mon girl!! Let's get back in this thing!

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Popped straight up

Pitcher missed pop up

No runners advanced, Umps trying to figure out what's going on

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Infield fly called

1 down, bases loaded for MSU

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Kayla Winkfield (.338)

grounder force out at home

2 outs, bases loaded

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Katie Gentle

2 out Grand Slam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

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Tennessee lead cut to 11-7

We're back in this game! That was only her 2nd HR

Way to go KG! 5 rbis today

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1191

Ashley Phillips

HBP

2 down, runner at 1B

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1192

Julia Echols

Was hit by a bounced pitch but called back to the plate. Ruled that she didn't try to get out of the way. Since when do you have to? I thought you were good as long as you didn't move into the pitch

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Phillips steals 2nd

2 down, Phillips at 2B

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Echols hits long ball but is caught against the fence for out 3

After three, UT leading MSU 11-7

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Top of 4th

Leadoff single for UT

No outs, runner at 1B

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2 run HR from a .173 hitter

13-7 lead for UT

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By the Sunday game, teams have usually seen all of each other's pitching and you can get some shootouts

Conference at pitching circle

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Strike zone apparently very small again today

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HBP

No outs, Lady Vol at 1B

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We're making a pitching change

1193

Mackenzie Toler

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RBI double drops in

14-7 UT

Top of the order coming up

No outs, runner at 2B

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F-5

1 down, runner at 2B

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K

2 gone, runner at 2B

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High pitch gets away from Bailey and runner advances

2 outs, runner at 3B

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K ends it

Tennessee answers our 5 runs with 3 of their own

At halfway point, MSU trailing 14-7

Coming up:

Seitz

Toler

Bailey

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Bottom of the 4th

1194

Caroline Seitz

Led off last inning with a solo fourbagger

BB

No outs, Seitz on 1B

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Pitching change, now both teams are on their 4th pitcher

Erin Garbiel (12-5, era 3.08)

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1195

Mackenzie Toler

F-8, Seitz cannot advance

1 gone, runner at 1B

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1196

Katie Anne Bailey

0-2 count

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Bailey F-8

2 down, Seitz at 1B

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Alexis Silkwood

K

We are unable to answer, Tennessee leading 14-7 after 4 innings

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Top of the 5th

F-2, Bailey with the out, pushed the ump outa the way!

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Backwards K

2 gone, no runners for Vols

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Wow, another HR, 2nd of the game for this batter

HR derby today

UT lead expanded to 15-7

We'll be run ruled if we can't answer

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BB

2 outs, runner on 1B

Batter coming up is 2 for 2 today

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Katie Gentle has moved from LF to RF

Amanda Ivy now in LF and she catches a fly ball to end the frame

Tennessee leading 15-7

Game will end by rule if we cannot score

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Bottom of 5th

1198

Erika Gaul

Flys out

1 down

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1199

Kayla Winkfield

Close play at 1B 6-3

Umps ready to go home, already a long game

2 down

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1200

Katie Gentle

Home Run!!!!!

Second of ball game for KG, 6th rbi of the game. Last 2 at bats have left the yard

Great Day for her on senior day

Tennessee lead cut to 15-8, game still alive

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Morgan Bell

K

End of 5th, MSU down 15-8 but Katie Gentle keeps us alive!

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Top of the 6th

K

Toler is mowing 'em down

1 out, no orange on the bases

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Another HR. Really? Wind is blowing out they said. NOw Tennessee with another 8 run lead, 16-8

UT has scored in every frame

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F-7, Ivy playing shallow enough to get in and keep it from dropping for a hit

2 down, no runners

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0-2 count

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Foul territory F-3

Headed to bottom of 6th, trailing 16-8

Once again we have to score to keep playing

Top of the order up for State:

Echols, Seitz, and Toler

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Bottom of the 6th

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Julia Echols

K

1 out

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1203

Caroline Seitz

Pops up to P

2 down

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1204

Mackenzie Toler

Down to our last out

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Flys out to short LF


We are swept for first time this season as the run rule takes effect

FINAL SCORE:

University of Tennessee 16, Mississippi State University 8

Bulldogs drop to 31-16, with a 9-12 SEC mark