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Softball Blasts Its Way Past Prairie View A&M in Saturday Action
February 08, 2020 | Softball
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Freshman Deborah Jones also turned in an impressive pitching performance, striking out all six batters she faced over the final two innings.
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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.
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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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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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.
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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 (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
