MSU vs. #3 Auburn - Saturday SOFTBALL game thread, shake it off time

[BulldogBear]

Well, a 14 inning affair ended in heartbreak last night to extend our losing streak to 4 games. We are 18-7 (0-1 SEC) going into today's game. Our best pitcher doesn't have a win yet. This is the setting today. If we're going to take this series we have to win today. Although it's early, I feel like winning today is big and coming back to win the series would be huge and tone setting.

First pitch is at 2pm.

[BulldogBear]

1905

[BulldogBear]

1906

Will Carson is ready to go in the.... RFL?

[BulldogBear]

Holly Ward in the Circle

Bailey - RF
Heimberger - 2B
Seitz - 3B
Toler - DP
Kelly - 1B
Adams - C
Moore - LF
Winkfield - SS
Ivy - CF

[BulldogBear]

T1

BB
F-2 #bunt fail

F-8 or F-9?

BB

Ground out to Kelly at 1B

0-0

[BulldogBear]

B1

Bailey, F-4 shallow right

Heimberger, F-8

Seitz, F-7

No score after one

[BulldogBear]

T2

BB

Backward K

FC 6-4

Grounder to Heimberger who beats runner to 2B

0-0 Mid 2nd

[BulldogBear]

B2

Big inning for Bulldogs!

Toler, BB (pinch run for by Carmen Carter)

Kelly, Backward K

Adams, BB ( Carter advances on illegal pitch)

Moore, Bunt single all safe!

Winkfield, F-6

Ivy, looooooong at bat, 2 RBI (her 14th of season) double scores Carter and Adams

Bailey, 2 RBI triple, scoring Moore and Ivy!!!!!!!

Illegal pitch scores Bailey

Heimberger, F-2

Bulldogs take a 5-0 lead into the 3rd!!!!

[BulldogBear]

T3

Tigers get on board on some Bovine Scatology

First batter out, missed it

HBP, batter becomes a career record holder for HBP with 68, however it was obvious that she leaned into it. Vann argued it but to no avail

Grounder past Kelly at 1B

Grounder to Kelly tags runner but run scores...BS!!!!

4-3

Mid 3rd, State leads 5-1

[ScoobaDawg]

thanks bear..hell of a start!!!!

[BulldogBear]

B3

Seitz, BB, Auburn makes pitching change

Toler, (Seitz SB) 1-3

Kelly, 5-3

Adams, Backward K

After three, MSU leads 5-1

[BulldogBear]

T4

Edge of seat inning

HBP, for real this time

K

K

Infield single

Bunt single loads bases

5-3

Halfway point, we're still ahead 5-1

[BulldogBear]

B4

Dawgs go down in order

Moore, 6-3

Winkfield, F-8

Ivy, grounder to 1B

MSU 5, Auburn 1 after four innings played

[BulldogBear]

T5

Auburn goes down 1-2-3 in a six pitch inning

Ground out

Ground out to 1B

5-3

Mid 5th, good gals still ahead 5-1

[BulldogBear]

B5

Bailey, safe on a slow roller infield single

Heimberger, sacrifice bunt

Seitz, F-4 blooper in right field

Toler, four pitch BB

Kelly, with first hit of college career gets an RBI single (Olivia Golden will pinch run)!!!

Adams, nice bloop single to left near line loads bases

Moore, 6-2 at plate

After 5 played, State now leads 6-1

[BulldogBear]

T6

6-3

F-7

4-3

Mid 6th - Bulldogs 6, Tigers 1

[BulldogBear]

B6

Winkfield, grounder to 1B

Ivy, 1-3

Bailey, 5-3

Leading 6-1, Bulldogs are three outs away from first SEC win of season

[BulldogBear]

T7

Another one that had your interes!

First batter grounder out

Come backer that Ward can't handle

Grounder to 1B, runner advances to 2B

RBI single up middle

Grounder to 3B, gets thru on error by Seitz

RBI single to right field

4-3 ends it!

Final:

Mississippi State 6, Auburn 3

Bulldogs improve record to 19-7, 1-1 SEC

Rubber game tomorrow at 1130AM