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Softball Blasts Its Way Past Prairie View A&M in Saturday Action
February 08, 2020 | Softball
Overall, the Cardinals (1-3) pounded out a season-high 17 hits and tallied a season-best 16 runs in picking up their first win of the young season.
In addition to Daniel's blast to open the game, senior designated player Janae Hogg tagged her first of the season, and the 30th of her career, to drive in a pair of runs in the second inning.
Junior right fielder Kendall Fields led the team with four RBIs, including a two-run triple in the second. However, the hottest bat of the contest went to senior Haley Dominique who finished the game 5-for-6, with five runs scored and a pair of RBIs.
In the circle, sophomore Tieghan Morio was credited with the win after limiting the Panthers (1-3) to one run and one hit over 3.1 innings of work. She also struck out five batters over two different trips to the mound.
Freshman Deborah Jones also turned in an impressive pitching performance, striking out all six batters she faced over the final two innings.
In Saturday's second game, Dominique recorded a first inning single to give herself a sixth hit on the afternoon. Unfortunately, it was Ball State's only hit of the contest as the Cardinals suffered an 8-0 (6) loss to the day's host McNeese, who finished the evening with an unblemished 4-0 record after also topping PVAMU in the nightcap.
SATURDAY NOTES:
- Saturday's five-hit game versus Prairie View A&M was the first five-hit game of senior Haley Dominique's career … Her previous best was a four-hit effort at Akron on March 31, 2018.
- Haley Dominique's five runs scored versus Prairie View A&M were also a career-best, with her previous best being four in the same game as above versus Akron her sophomore season.
- Ball State's 16 total runs Saturday versus the Panthers were the most in a game since, you guessed it, the team earned a 16-5 (5) win over Akron on March 31, 2018 … The last time Ball State scored more than 16 runs in a game was a 17-2 (5) win over Drake on Feb. 17, 2017.
- Ball State's 17 total hits versus Prairie View A&M were the most since the squad put up 19 in a 15-0 (5) win over St. Bonaventure on March 17, 2018.
- Kendall Fields' two-run triple in the top of the second was the first triple of her collegiate career.
- Eight of Ball State's nine starters recorded at least one hit in Saturday's win over PVAMU, while sophomore pinch-hitter/right fielder Faith Hensley notched a two-run single to give the Cardinals nine players with at least one hit.
UP NEXT:
The Ball State softball team closes its stay in the state of Louisiana Saturday, when it takes on Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a 10 a.m. ET / 9 a.m. CT.
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 (1-1)
L: Deja Tapia (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Dominique, Haley 1
3B: Fields, Kendall 1
HR: Daniel, Amaia 1 ; Hogg, Janae 1
RBI: Daniel, Amaia 1 ; Dominique, Haley 2 ; Fields, Kendall 4 ; Hogg, Janae 3 ; Wynn, Kennedy 1 ; Hensley, Faith 2 ; McCarty, Mackenzie 1 ; Demnianiuk, Hailey 1
SF: Fields, Kendall 1 ; Hogg, Janae 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Daniel, Amaia 2 ; Payton, Stacy 3 ; Clanton, Becca 1 ; Dominique, Haley 5 ; Fields, Kendall 2 ; Hogg, Janae 2 ; Wynn, Haley 1
HBP: Payton, Stacy 2 ; Johnson, Delanie 2
Batting:
2B: Daneisha Hinton 1
RBI: Briana Grays 1 ; Daneisha Hinton 2 ; Alyssa Garcia 1 ; Kyra Lunford 1 ; Bianca Cruz 1 ; Bryanna Bell 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Briana Grays 1 ; Alexandria Lewis 1 ; Diavionne Dewalt 1 ; Alyssa Garcia 1 ; Kyra Lunford 1 ; Natalie McLennan 1 ; Bianca Cruz 1 ; Jayla Richard 1 ; Cameron Lavergne 1
SB: Kyra Lunford 1 ; Bryanna Bell 1
CS: Briana Grays 1 ; Jayla Richard 1
HBP: Cameron Lavergne 1
PO: Cassandra Davis 1
