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Softball Extends Winning Streak with Pair of Friday Wins
February 28, 2020 | Softball
ORLANDO, Fla. - - After being held scoreless over the first four innings Friday, the Ball State softball team broke out in a big way, scoring 21 runs over the next nine innings for a two-game sweep on the opening day of the UCF Invitational.
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In the morning opener, the Cardinals (12-5) found themselves trailing 4-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth against an amped up Drexel team playing its first game of the season. Ball State broke the game open in the bottom of the frame, however, scoring seven runs on its way to a 9-4 victory over the Dragons (0-1).
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The Cardinals carried over the heavy hitting in Friday's second game versus Longwood, scoring 10 runs over the first four innings and cruised to a 12-3 victory over the Lancers (3-7).
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With the two wins, Ball State extended its current winning streak to nine games which is the program's longest since another nine-game streak in 2013 which started with a 5-3 victory over Northern Illinois (April 5, 2013) and ended following an 8-4 victory over Ohio (April 14, 2013).
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Prior to that, the longest winning streak for the Cardinals was 11 games in 2010, staring with a 17-5 (5) victory over Bowling Green (April 13, 2010) and ending with a 4-0 win against Ohio (May 9, 2010).
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BALL STATE 9 - DREXEL 4 HIGHLIGHTS:
- Drexel jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, scoring a run in the first inning, two in the third and another in the top of the fifth.
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- Sophomore shortstop Amaia Daniel logged the Cardinals first hit of the game with a leadoff double to left field in the bottom of the second, while senior designated player/first baseman Janae Hogg added BSU's second hit with a double off the left field fence to lead off the fourth.
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- Daniel started the fifth inning with her second double of the game, this time sparking a seven-run inning for the Cardinals … Junior catcher Stacy Payton followed with an RBI double of her own to drive in Ball State's first run of the game.
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- Senior left fielder Haley Dominique cut the Drexel lead to 4-2 with an RBI single up the middle in the next at bat and moved to second on a Dragons' error on the play … After a single from senior second baseman Gabby Magnifico put runners on the corners, Hogg singled in Ball State's third run.
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- Two batters later, with a pair of runners in scoring position, junior infielder Delanie Johnson smashed a two-run single up the middle to give Ball State a 5-4 edge.
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- With bases loaded following back-to-back walks to senior center fielder Kennedy Wynn and sophomore designated player Mackenzie McCarty, a sac fly from Daniel and an error on the play pushed the Cardinals ahead 7-5
- The Cardinals added the final two runs of the game courtesy of a two-run home run from Magnifico in the bottom of the sixth … Dominique scored on the play after singling to open the inning.
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- Sophomore pitcher Tieghan Morio earned the win in the circle by limiting Drexel to one hit and a pair of walks over the final 2.2 innings … She also struck out one batter on her way to improving to 3-1 on the year.
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- Freshman Deborah Jones pitched the first 4.1 innings, surrendering just six hits and four runs, only two of which were earned … She also struck out six of the 21 batters she faced.
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BALL STATE 12 - LONGWOOD 3 HIGHLIGHTS:
- The Cardinals jumped out to an early 2-0 edge thanks to a bases-loaded, two-run single up the middle from Magnifico … Daniel walked to open the inning, while Payton singled in the next at bat … Dominique followed with a walk of her own to load the bases for Magnifico.
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- Payton's seventh home run of the season, a two-run blast to right field, extended Ball State's lead to 4-0 with two outs in the second inning … Daniel also scored on the play after reaching base on a fielder's choice.
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- Junior designated player Kendall Fields extended Ball State's lead to 7-0 with her fourth home run of the season, a three-run shot to center field … Magnifico double off the fence in left center to open the inning, while Hogg followed with a walk to set up Fields' homer.
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- Longwood scored its first run of the game in the bottom of the third, only to see Dominique counter with her first home run of the season, a three-run laser to center field, to give Ball State a 10-1 edge in the top of the fourth … Daniel opened the fourth with her third double of the day, while Payton was hit by a pitch to give Dominique a pair of base runners.
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- While the Lancers were able to score a pair of two-out runs in the bottom of the fifth to keep the game alive, the Cardinals were able to get the two runs back in the top of the seventh on a bases loaded walk to Daniel which was followed by an RBI single from Payton.
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- Senior pitcher Alyssa Rothwell pick up her 20th career win in the contest, throwing the first 5.0 innings and limiting Longwood to four hits and three runs, only one of which was earned … She also struck out nine of the 22 batters she faced.
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- Morio threw the final 2.0 innings, allowing just one walk while also striking out a batter.
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FRIDAY NOTES:
- Ball State blasted four more home runs Friday, raising its season total to 23 … The 23 home runs are the most through the first 17 games in program history.
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- Ball State is batting .381 as a team over the current nine-game winning streak, with Daniel leading the way with a .481 average during the span … 16 different Cardinals have at least one hit during the streak, while 14 different players have scored at least one run and 10 different players have at least one RBI.
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- With the 20th win of her career, Rothwell became just the 19th player in program history to reach 20 career wins … Her nine strikeouts on the day raised her career strikeout total to 240, which is 12th on BSU's career charts and 41 shy of breaking into the top 10.
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UP NEXT:
The Ball State softball team returns to action Saturday with two more games at the UCF Invitational … First up, is a 9 a.m. replay of Friday's opener versus Drexel … The Cardinals close the day with a scheduled 1:30 p.m. first pitch versus LIU.
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FOR MORE INFO:
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State softball, follow the team on Twitter: @BallStateSB, @CoachCBartlett & @BallStateSports / Instagram: ballstatesb / Facebook: BallStateSB.
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In the morning opener, the Cardinals (12-5) found themselves trailing 4-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth against an amped up Drexel team playing its first game of the season. Ball State broke the game open in the bottom of the frame, however, scoring seven runs on its way to a 9-4 victory over the Dragons (0-1).
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The Cardinals carried over the heavy hitting in Friday's second game versus Longwood, scoring 10 runs over the first four innings and cruised to a 12-3 victory over the Lancers (3-7).
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With the two wins, Ball State extended its current winning streak to nine games which is the program's longest since another nine-game streak in 2013 which started with a 5-3 victory over Northern Illinois (April 5, 2013) and ended following an 8-4 victory over Ohio (April 14, 2013).
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Prior to that, the longest winning streak for the Cardinals was 11 games in 2010, staring with a 17-5 (5) victory over Bowling Green (April 13, 2010) and ending with a 4-0 win against Ohio (May 9, 2010).
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BALL STATE 9 - DREXEL 4 HIGHLIGHTS:
- Drexel jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, scoring a run in the first inning, two in the third and another in the top of the fifth.
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- Sophomore shortstop Amaia Daniel logged the Cardinals first hit of the game with a leadoff double to left field in the bottom of the second, while senior designated player/first baseman Janae Hogg added BSU's second hit with a double off the left field fence to lead off the fourth.
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- Daniel started the fifth inning with her second double of the game, this time sparking a seven-run inning for the Cardinals … Junior catcher Stacy Payton followed with an RBI double of her own to drive in Ball State's first run of the game.
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- Senior left fielder Haley Dominique cut the Drexel lead to 4-2 with an RBI single up the middle in the next at bat and moved to second on a Dragons' error on the play … After a single from senior second baseman Gabby Magnifico put runners on the corners, Hogg singled in Ball State's third run.
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- Two batters later, with a pair of runners in scoring position, junior infielder Delanie Johnson smashed a two-run single up the middle to give Ball State a 5-4 edge.
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- With bases loaded following back-to-back walks to senior center fielder Kennedy Wynn and sophomore designated player Mackenzie McCarty, a sac fly from Daniel and an error on the play pushed the Cardinals ahead 7-5
- The Cardinals added the final two runs of the game courtesy of a two-run home run from Magnifico in the bottom of the sixth … Dominique scored on the play after singling to open the inning.
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- Sophomore pitcher Tieghan Morio earned the win in the circle by limiting Drexel to one hit and a pair of walks over the final 2.2 innings … She also struck out one batter on her way to improving to 3-1 on the year.
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- Freshman Deborah Jones pitched the first 4.1 innings, surrendering just six hits and four runs, only two of which were earned … She also struck out six of the 21 batters she faced.
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BALL STATE 12 - LONGWOOD 3 HIGHLIGHTS:
- The Cardinals jumped out to an early 2-0 edge thanks to a bases-loaded, two-run single up the middle from Magnifico … Daniel walked to open the inning, while Payton singled in the next at bat … Dominique followed with a walk of her own to load the bases for Magnifico.
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- Payton's seventh home run of the season, a two-run blast to right field, extended Ball State's lead to 4-0 with two outs in the second inning … Daniel also scored on the play after reaching base on a fielder's choice.
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- Junior designated player Kendall Fields extended Ball State's lead to 7-0 with her fourth home run of the season, a three-run shot to center field … Magnifico double off the fence in left center to open the inning, while Hogg followed with a walk to set up Fields' homer.
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- Longwood scored its first run of the game in the bottom of the third, only to see Dominique counter with her first home run of the season, a three-run laser to center field, to give Ball State a 10-1 edge in the top of the fourth … Daniel opened the fourth with her third double of the day, while Payton was hit by a pitch to give Dominique a pair of base runners.
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- While the Lancers were able to score a pair of two-out runs in the bottom of the fifth to keep the game alive, the Cardinals were able to get the two runs back in the top of the seventh on a bases loaded walk to Daniel which was followed by an RBI single from Payton.
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- Senior pitcher Alyssa Rothwell pick up her 20th career win in the contest, throwing the first 5.0 innings and limiting Longwood to four hits and three runs, only one of which was earned … She also struck out nine of the 22 batters she faced.
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- Morio threw the final 2.0 innings, allowing just one walk while also striking out a batter.
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FRIDAY NOTES:
- Ball State blasted four more home runs Friday, raising its season total to 23 … The 23 home runs are the most through the first 17 games in program history.
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- Ball State is batting .381 as a team over the current nine-game winning streak, with Daniel leading the way with a .481 average during the span … 16 different Cardinals have at least one hit during the streak, while 14 different players have scored at least one run and 10 different players have at least one RBI.
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- With the 20th win of her career, Rothwell became just the 19th player in program history to reach 20 career wins … Her nine strikeouts on the day raised her career strikeout total to 240, which is 12th on BSU's career charts and 41 shy of breaking into the top 10.
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UP NEXT:
The Ball State softball team returns to action Saturday with two more games at the UCF Invitational … First up, is a 9 a.m. replay of Friday's opener versus Drexel … The Cardinals close the day with a scheduled 1:30 p.m. first pitch versus LIU.
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FOR MORE INFO:
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State softball, follow the team on Twitter: @BallStateSB, @CoachCBartlett & @BallStateSports / Instagram: ballstatesb / Facebook: BallStateSB.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Morio, Tieghan (3-1)
L: Conroy, Meghan (0-1)
Batting:
2B: DiMeo, Kristi 1 ; Bridgman, Holly 1
RBI: DiMeo, Kristi 1 ; Walker, Hannah 1 ; Trivelpiece, Megan 1 ; Clinton, Sarah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kent, Taylor 1 ; Rush, Linda 2 ; DiMeo, Kristi 1
Batting:
2B: Daniel, Amaia 2 ; Payton, Stacy 1 ; Hogg, Janae 1
HR: Magnifico, Gabby 1
RBI: Daniel, Amaia 1 ; Payton, Stacy 1 ; Dominique, Haley 1 ; Magnifico, Gabby 2 ; Hogg, Janae 1 ; Johnson, Delanie 2
SF: Daniel, Amaia 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Daniel, Amaia 1 ; Payton, Stacy 1 ; Dominique, Haley 2 ; Magnifico, Gabby 2 ; Hogg, Janae 1 ; Johnson, Delanie 1 ; Wynn, Kennedy 1
CS: Magnifico, Gabby 1
HBP: Johnson, Delanie 1
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