Ball State University Athletics
Ball State University
2-3
Troy
8-1
Softball Suffers Second Straight Loss To Troy
February 24, 2012 | Softball
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - - Despite limiting the Trojans to just four hits, the Ball State softball team suffered a 9-4 setback to Troy to open play in the 2012 Frost Classic Inspired by Memorial which is being hosted by UT-Chattanooga.
Sophomore first baseman Taylor Rager (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeaster) continued her solid offensive play, going 3-for-4 at the plate with a double, two RBI and a run scored.
The Cardinals return to action at 3:30 p.m. this afternoon, when they play Belmont at 3:30 p.m.
After senior pitcher Audrey Workman (Wickenburg, Ariz./Wickenburg) struck out the final three batters of the top first, the Cardinals bats came to life in the bottom of the frame starting with a one-out double through the right side from sophomore left fielder Jennifer Gilbert (McKinney, Texas/McKinney).
Senior catcher Amanda Montalto (Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde) followed with a walk, before a double form Rager drove in the first run. Sophomore third baseman Audrey Bickel (Munster, Ind./Andrean) push across two more runs with a single up the middle, moving the score to 3-0. Junior center fielder Amanda Carpenter (Santee, Calif./Santana) followed with a double, putting runners at second and third, but a pair of strikeouts ended the inning.
Troy put its first run on the board in the top of the second when a bases loaded fielder's choice from Kelly Luquette plated Taylor Smartt who walked to lead off the frame.
The Trojans rallied to take the lead in the top of the fifth, posting five runs in the frame by capitalizing on four walks and three Ball State errors to pull ahead 6-3.
Ball State got one of the runs back in the bottom of the frame, as Montalto led off the frame with a double and scored on a RBI single driven up the middle by Rager.
Unfortunately, Troy scored one run and the sixth and two more in the seventh to earn a 9-4 victory.
Despite tying her season-high with seven strikeouts and allowing just one hit, Workman (1-3) suffered the loss in the contest surrendering six runs (one earned) over 4.2 innings
Jaycee Affeldt picked up the win for the Trojans, allowing four runs and eight hits over 4.0 innings. Sarah Thomas earned a save by throwing the final three innings and limiting BSU to three hits while not allowing a run.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Affeldt, Jaycee (3-1)
L: Workman, Audrey (1-3)
S: Thomas, Sarah (2)
Batting:
2B: Hewett, Michelle 1
RBI: Renn, Hannah 1 ; Hewett, Michelle 2 ; Smartt, Taylor 1 ; Rainey, Ashley 1 ; Luquette, Kelly 1
SH: Renn, Hannah 1 ; McAllister, Kacie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Renn, Hannah 1 ; Hewett, Michelle 1 ; Gann, Hayden 1 ; Smartt, Taylor 2 ; Rainey, Ashley 1 ; Eytel, Chelsea 1 ; Shields, Sarah 1 ; Luquette, Kelly 1
SB: Renn, Hannah 2
HBP: Affeldt, Jaycee 1
Batting:
2B: Gilbert, Jenny 1 ; Montalto, Amanda 1 ; Rager, Taylor 1 ; Carpenter, Amanda 1
RBI: Rager, Taylor 2 ; Bickel, Audrey 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Gilbert, Jenny 1 ; Montalto, Amanda 2 ; Rager, Taylor 1
