Softball vs. Memphis - GAME THREAD, last home game of season

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Lineup:

2B Julia Echols
C Katie Anne Bailey
3B Caroline Seitz
DP Mackenzie Toler
1B Morgan Bell
RF Katie Gentle
SS Kayla Winkfield
CF Loryn Nichols
LF Amanda Ivy
P Cassady Knudsen

No Erika Gaul tonight. Surprises me a little, but I don't know the in and outs.

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This game is just about to start but I won't be able to give regular updates till after 730pm

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We're leading 3-0 in the top of the 4th

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Picking up in the Bottom of the 4th, Memphis has cut the lead to 3-2

We have 1 down, bases loaded

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1205

Julia Echols

HBP puts State ahead 4-2

1 out, bases juiced

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1206

Katie Anne Bailey

reaches on FC 1-2 at plate

REALLLLY looked like C dropped ball

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Umpires meet and overule the call

Miss. State 5, Memphis 2

still 1 out, bases loaded

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Pitching change for Tigers

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1207

Caroline Seitz

3 RBI double to fence in Left Center!!!!

1 out, Seitz on 2B

Mississippi State 8, Memphis 2

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1208

Mackenzie Toler

K

2 down, runner at 2B

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1209

Morgan Bell

K

After 4, MSU leads 8-2

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Erika Gaul now in at 1B

Ashley Phillps in at CF

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Top of the 5th

F-9

Gentle running in to make the catch

1 out, no runners

Bell has moved over to 3B

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F-8

Phillips running to make over hand catch

2 outs, no runners

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Infield single, that girl was quick

2 outs, Tigress at 1B

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Chopper over Bell's head, backed up by Winkfield but no play

2 outs, runners on 1B and 2B

Memphis's best hitter up next

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Calyn Adams now catching in place of Bailey

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A texas leaguer scores 1

2 outs, runners at 1B and 2B

Memphis cuts our lead to 8-3

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F-4 to end the frame

Mid-5th, State leading 8-3

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Bottom of 5th

1210

Katie Gentle

grounds out 6-3

1 out, no runners

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1211

Kayla Winkfield

Nice little slap flare for a base hit

1 out, runner at 1B

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1212

Ashley Phillips at plate

Winkfield steals 2nd

1 down, runner at 2B

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Phillips HBP

1 down, doggies at 1B and 2B

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1213

Amanda Ivy (had a 2 out RBI single earlier)

2 RBI triple hit to the right center wall!!!!

MSU lead extended to 10-3

1 out, Ivy represent winning run at 3B as we are now in the 5th inning and could win via the 8 run rule

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1214

Julia Echols

A base hit will win the game

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Echols walks in four pitches

1 down, runners at corners

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1215

Calyn Adams

Base hit RBI double wins the game!!!!!

Two runs would normally score, but the game actually ends immediately upon the 8th run

FINAL SCORE:

Mississippi State University 11, University of Memphis 3