SOFTBALL THREAD - game 2 @ Sakerlina

[BulldogBear]

About to get started. 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 Alexis Silkwood

[BulldogBear]

Top of 1st

Echols singles to LF

Bailey #buntfail followed by liner that SS can't handle

Seitz sacrifice bunt to move runners to 2B and 3B

Toler 3 run blast to left center!!!!!

Bell BB

Gentle with bleeder to 1B, no play, runners on 1st and 2nd

Winkfield K

Nichols with backward K

Bulldogs lead 3-0

[BulldogBear]

Bottom of 1st

BB

Bunt FC 1-6 throws high, runners at corners

FC - Silk holds runner at 3B but loads bases

F-7 scores a run and advances runners. Ivy made great throw to plate but too late

BB

K

Backward K

After one, State leads 3-1

[BulldogBear]

Top of 2nd

Ivy - BB

Echols - sac bunt thrown away, runners at corners

Bailey - F-7 at warning track scores Ivy. Only play at 2B thrown away, Echols goes to 3rd

Seitz - BB

Toler - hits second 3 run homer of the day!!!

Bell - 6-3

Gentle - BB

Winkfield - single up middle

Nichols - lines out to 5

MSU leads 7-1

Toler is 2 for 2 with 2 HR and 6 RBI. Holy Hail !!!

[BulldogBear]

Bottom of 2nd

K

K

BB

Next batter reached and I missed how

F-7

After two innings, we're ahead 7-1

[BulldogBear]

Top of 3rd

Ivy - singles to CF

Echols - FC 4-3, Ivy on 2B

Bailey - 6-3, Ivy can't advance

Seitz - E7 scores Ivy, Seitz on 2nd

Toler - BB

Bell - base hit over SS scores Seitz

Gentle - FC bag at 3B

Now Bulldogs lead 9-1

[BulldogBear]

Bottom of 3rd

Leadoff solo HR

Chopper infield hit

3-4 gets lead runner

K, 5th today for Silk

F-9

USCe cuts our lead to 9-2

[BulldogBear]

Top of 4th

Winkfield- ground out to 1B

Nichols- speedster beats a 6-3 throws. She is 30 for 30 on SB by the way

Ivy- F-9, hit and run was on so Nichols is caught off base to end the frame.

Still 9-2 State

[BulldogBear]

Bottom of 4th

K, sixth for Silk

HBP

Texas Leaguer

Bobble by Echols results in a run scored and Hens on 1B and 2B

Nice to double play to end inning, Seitz stepping on bag at 3rd then making 5-3 throw

SC manages one, cuts our lead to 9-3

[BulldogBear]

Top of 5th

I missed Echols and Bailey. They got out.

Seitz - chopper 6-3 ends frame

Bulldogs still lead 9-3

[BulldogBear]

Bottom of 5th

Great play! Hard hit one hopper off Winkfield's glove but she palms it at eye level and makes 6-3 throw

Silkwood follows that with 2 strike outs, giving her eight for the day

MSU 9, USCe 3

[BulldogBear]

Top of 6th

Toler - HBP, run for by Ashley Phillips who is promptly caught stealing

Bell - K

Gentle - 6-3 grounder throw was off but tagged by first baseman

Still leading 9-3

[BulldogBear]

Bottom of 6th

HBP

K

HBP

Line drive over SS, Winkfield almost got it

F-8, tag scores a run and advances runner to 2B and 3B

2 RBI double

Flare to Winkfield stops the rally

Bulldogs take 9-6 lead into final inning

[BulldogBear]

Top of 7th

Winkfield - HBP

Nichols - speed turns a sacrifice bunt into a hit

Ivy - base hit loads bases

Echols - FC 5-2

Bailey - blooper F-6

Seitz - 4-3 grounder

After loading bases with no outs, we fail to score. Still 9-6

We'll have to get it done on defense

[BulldogBear]

Bottom of 7th

HBP

FC 4-6, slide spoils throw for double play

Hit to LF

FC 6-3 slow roller moves runners to 2B and 3B

BB, losing run at plate with bases juiced

Pop up to short CF, Nichols make catch to seal the deal!

[BulldogBear]

FINAL:

Mississippi State 9, South Carolina 6

Silkwood goes the distance as we improve to 35-17, with a 10-13 SEC Mark.