SOFTBALL GAME THREAD - MSU vs. Penn State

[BulldogBear]

Bailey - CF
Heimberger - 2B
Winkfield - SS
Seitz - 3B
Toler - DP
Niu - 1B
Nichols - RF
Moore - LF
Ivy - CF

Alexis Silkwood in action again in the Circle

[DawgPoundtheRock]

Hey BB, I want you to know that this is one of the threads that I truly appreciate. I have a daughter who played softball from the time she was 4 through high school. she played select A level ball from the age of 8. We played everywhere from Ft. Lauderdale to Los Angeles over the years. Consistently in national tournaments. When the scholarship offers came in, she said nope, I'm through, but I still appreciate the game. We used to schedule vacations around softball tournaments. If nobody else cares about these threads, I do.

[BulldogBear]

Hey BB, I want you to know that this is one of the threads that I truly appreciate. I have a daughter who played softball from the time she was 4 through high school. she played select A level ball from the age of 8. We played everywhere from Ft. Lauderdale to Los Angeles over the years. Consistently in national tournaments. When the scholarship offers came in, she said nope, I'm through, but I still appreciate the game. We used to schedule vacations around softball tournaments. If nobody else cares about these threads, I do.

Thanks. It's to good to know that! Sorry I haven't been able to update this one. Working over a bit.

But it's Bulldogs leading 3-0 after three innings.

[BulldogBear]

Amanda Ivy with 2 RBI single makes it 5-0 Doggies in B4

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She steals and goes from 1B to the plate on a bad throw

Dogs lead 6-0

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Picking up action in the top of the 5th. Here's the situation:

Penn State batting

No outs

runner at first who just singled to drive in a run, cutting the MSU lead to 7-1


Cassady Knudsen

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now pitching for Bulldogs

[BulldogBear]

A little flare to short left and now there are runners at 1B and 2B

[BulldogBear]

Grounder sneaks thru the right side, scoring a run

Now Bulldogs 7, Penn State 2 with runners at corners, NO OUTS

Meeting at the circle

[BulldogBear]

F-6, Winkfield a step into the outfield

1 out, runners at corners

[BulldogBear]

6-3 RBI grounder scores runner from 3B

2 down, runner at 2B, Dogs lead cut to 7-3

[BulldogBear]

F-7 in foul territory, Loryn Nichols sliding into the wall, ends the frame

Mid-5th, MSU 7, PSU 3

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Bottom of the 5th

Had to run to the restroom, we already have one out

[BulldogBear]

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Sarai Niu

BB

1 out, Niu on 1B

[BulldogBear]

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Carmen Carter

will run for Niu at 1B

[BulldogBear]

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Kat Moore

Nice single right up the middle!

1 out

Carter on 2B, Moore on 1B

[BulldogBear]

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Olivia Golden

Bats (R) in for Nichols, Bats (L).... Cohening?***

FC 6-5 to get lead runner fails as ball gets away from third baseman, Carter then runs home to put MSU up 8-3

1 out, Moore on 2B, Golden on 1B

[BulldogBear]

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Loryn Nichols

takes her spot back, pinch running for Golden at 1B

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Amanda Ivy

RBI (her 3rd of the night) double, scores Moore, putting Bulldogs up 9-3

1 out

Nichols at 3B, Ivy (representing the winning run) at 2B

[BulldogBear]

A base hit probably wins the game folks!

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Wut??????

Nichols thown out at home on a delayed (?) steal

2 outs, Ivy (no longer representing the winning run) at 2B

[BulldogBear]

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Katie Anne Bailey

grounds out 5-3

After 5 innings played, MSU leads 9-3

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Top of the 6th

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Holly Ward now pitching for Dawgs

[BulldogBear]

Leadoff batter flies out

1 down

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Next batter beats a throw from Winkfield on a deep ground ball for an infield hit

Runner will be pinch run for

1 out

[BulldogBear]

#buntfail

now 0-2 count

[BulldogBear]

Another deep ground ball to Winkfield, throw to 2B not in time

1 out, runners at 1B and 2B

[BulldogBear]

Ball off Ward's glove but she grabs it and get the lead runner, 1-5

2 outs, runners at 1B and 2B

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Grounder to Niu who steps on 1B to get out of the frame

Mississippi State 9, Penn State 3, Mid-6th

Heimberger, Winkfield and Seitz coming up for MSU

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Bottom of the 6th

Pinch Hitter for Heimberger

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Morgan Bell

K

1 out

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Kayla Winkfield

1-3

2 outs

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Caroline Seitz

Blooper over the SS head, nice single

2 out, Seitz on 1B

[BulldogBear]

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Mackenzie Toler

Backwards K

Headed to the final inning, MSU leads 9-3

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Top of the 7th

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Regan Green

in the circle to finish it out for MSU

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4-3

1 out

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Single to center field

1 out, runner at 1B

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FC 6-4

2 down, runner at 1B

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Another FC 6-4 ends the game

Final: Mississippi State 9, Penn State 3

Bulldogs will now take a 17-3 record to Long Beach, CA next weekend for the Louisville Slugger Invitational and will face a five game slate of UC-Santa Barbara, UCLA, Cal State-Fullerton, Long Beach State, and Cal-State Fullerton again.

Hail State Guys and Dolls!!

[BulldogBear]

Hey BB, I want you to know that this is one of the threads that I truly appreciate. I have a daughter who played softball from the time she was 4 through high school. she played select A level ball from the age of 8. We played everywhere from Ft. Lauderdale to Los Angeles over the years. Consistently in national tournaments. When the scholarship offers came in, she said nope, I'm through, but I still appreciate the game. We used to schedule vacations around softball tournaments. If nobody else cares about these threads, I do.

This is similar to how it went for me except my girl didn't play at that level or for as long. She pursued art instead and is currently at the Mississippi School of the Arts. I still enjoy the game though. It's been easier to get more excited about the softball team than the baseball team of late anyway.

[VandelayIndustries]

How good are the teams in the tournament this weekend?

[BulldogBear]

How good are the teams in the tournament this weekend?

UCLA is going to be a tough out. They're 13-8 against a very tough schedule, including LSU, Florida, Michigan, among others that I don't recall. They split with TAMU.

UCSB (12-8) also seems to have a respectable schedule, including a win over USCe.

Fullerton is 13-7 IIRC, and CSULB is 11-8

[blacklistedbully]

Hey BB, I want you to know that this is one of the threads that I truly appreciate. I have a daughter who played softball from the time she was 4 through high school. she played select A level ball from the age of 8. We played everywhere from Ft. Lauderdale to Los Angeles over the years. Consistently in national tournaments. When the scholarship offers came in, she said nope, I'm through, but I still appreciate the game. We used to schedule vacations around softball tournaments. If nobody else cares about these threads, I do.

I 2nd that. My daughter, too did the same. Recruited by a college even though she decided against pursuing or playing. Made her mind up she wanted to major in Chem-E, so decided playing ball would be too much of a distraction.

I'm really proud of her decision, but there are times I can't help but wonder how fun it would have been to watch her play college ball.


ETA - Brings back some fond memories, including a few times I'd take her out to a local ballpark to field grounders, etc. Often when she was fielding at Short and she'd throw the ball to first with that distinct, "pop", guys hanging around the park would sometimes stop and watch, with some stunned looks &, "Holy shit"'s, etc.

She was so fast and quick that her HS coach (who played pro ball himself) would sometimes laugh when he was having the infielders practice diving for grounders by hitting them a little too far for them to get to without diving. He'd chuckle because my daughter would routinely get in position to field it without diving. He just couldn't believe he wasn't hitting it far enough away. Her range was impressive.

[DawgPoundtheRock]

West coast teams tend to be very good.

[DawgPoundtheRock]

I have the same type of memories. Today that daughter is about 3 months away from completing her PhD in psycology

[RocketDawg]

Hey BB, I want you to know that this is one of the threads that I truly appreciate. I have a daughter who played softball from the time she was 4 through high school. she played select A level ball from the age of 8. We played everywhere from Ft. Lauderdale to Los Angeles over the years. Consistently in national tournaments. When the scholarship offers came in, she said nope, I'm through, but I still appreciate the game. We used to schedule vacations around softball tournaments. If nobody else cares about these threads, I do.

I agree with you. I've never been to a girls' softball game at the college level, but I've watched them on television and it's pretty interesting. They're all Bulldogs and deserve our support, even if it's only pulling for them.