Friday, March 10
Lynchburg, VA
2:30 p.m.
Ball State University
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Softball Earns Friday Split With Sacred Heart
March 10, 2023 | Softball
LYNCHBURG, Va. - - It was another split day for the Ball State softball team which open Friday's doubleheader versus Sacred Heart with a 10-1 victory.
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Unfortunately, the nightcap did not go the Cardinals (10-10) way as the Pioneers (6-7) capitalized on five errors for an 11-3 (5) win to snap BSU's eight-game winning streak in neutral site games.
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Ball State jumped on the board early in the opener, thanks to a two-run double from catcher McKayla Timmons and a two-run bomb from left fielder Kaitlyn Mathews. That was all the run support pitcher Alyssa Stramaglia would need, as she limited SHU to six hits and one run over her 7.0 innings of work. She also struck out five batters.
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The Cardinals would strike first in the nightcap as well, courtesy of an RBI single from right fielder McKenna Mulholland. Unfortunately, four errors in the top of the second helped Sacred Heart take control of the contest.
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HIGHLIGHTS
SCORING SUMMARY (Game 1) – Ball State 10 – Sacred Heart 1
SCORING SUMMARY (Game 2) – Ball State 3 – Sacred Heart 11 (5)
UP NEXT
The Ball State softball team is slated to continue play in the Liberty Flames Classic at 10 a.m. Saturday with a showdown versus No. 23 Maryland. However, with snow in the forecast for Sunday, there could be schedule changes for the day.
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Be sure to visit the Ball State softball schedule page or follow the team on Twitter (@ballstatesb) for any schedule updates.
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Unfortunately, the nightcap did not go the Cardinals (10-10) way as the Pioneers (6-7) capitalized on five errors for an 11-3 (5) win to snap BSU's eight-game winning streak in neutral site games.
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Ball State jumped on the board early in the opener, thanks to a two-run double from catcher McKayla Timmons and a two-run bomb from left fielder Kaitlyn Mathews. That was all the run support pitcher Alyssa Stramaglia would need, as she limited SHU to six hits and one run over her 7.0 innings of work. She also struck out five batters.
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The Cardinals would strike first in the nightcap as well, courtesy of an RBI single from right fielder McKenna Mulholland. Unfortunately, four errors in the top of the second helped Sacred Heart take control of the contest.
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Ball State had three two-run doubles in the opener, one from Timmons (1st inning) and two from second baseman Jazmyne Armendariz (3rd and 4th innings).
- Mathews' two-run blast in the first inning was her first home run of the season and the third of her career.
- The Cardinals picked up four more stolen bases on the day, highlighted by center fielder Remington Ross moving to 7-for-7 on the year in the nightcap.
- It was a rough evening for the Ball State defense in the nightcap, as it committed four errors in the second inning and finished the game with five … Prior to the second inning, Ball State had not committed more than three errors in a game this season.
SCORING SUMMARY (Game 1) – Ball State 10 – Sacred Heart 1
- T1 | Timmons opened the scoring with a two-run double to right-center field, driving in third baseman Haley Wynn and shortstop Amaia Daniel (2-0)
- T1 | Mathews' two-run blast to right field to double the lead (4-0)
- T3 | Armendariz smashed an RBI double down the left field line as Daniel scored her second run of the game (5-0)
- T3 | A sac fly from Kaitlyn Gibson drove in Armendariz (6-0)
- T4 | Armendariz tallied her second RBI double of the game, driving in Wynn (7-0)
- T6 | Daniel grounded out to second, but that allowed Ross to score from third (8-0)
- B6 | Sacred Heart stayed alive with a solo home run from Alyssa Gonzalez (8-1)
- T7 | A sac fly from pinch hitter Hayley Urban brought home pinch runner Grace Spencer (9-1)
- T7 | Pinch hitter Maddie Weaver capped the scoring with an RBI single through the left side (10-1)
SCORING SUMMARY (Game 2) – Ball State 3 – Sacred Heart 11 (5)
- B1 | Mulholland opened the scoring in the nightcap with a RBI single to left field, bringing home Wynn (1-0)
- T2 | The first of four errors in the inning, on a grounder to short, allowed Gonzalez to score (1-1)
- T2 | A second error on a Victoria LoPinto single up the middle allowed a second run to score (1-2)
- T2 | Jenna Mowad followed with a two-run triple, while scoring herself on another Ball State miscue (1-5)
- B2 | Ball State capitalized on a SHU error in the bottom of the inning as an RBI grounder to second by Wynn, which drove in first baseman Samantha-Jo Mata, was misplayed allowing Ross to score from third (3-5)
- T4 | A Haile Ebert RBI double brought in one run, while Ball State's fifth error of the game allowed a second to score (3-7)
- T4 | Gonzalez blasted her second home run of the day, a two-run shot to left field (3-9)
- T4 | Sam Kowalski singled in another run, but was caught in a rundown for the second out of the inning (3-10)
- T4 | A bases-loaded walk to Mowad drove in another run (3-11)
UP NEXT
The Ball State softball team is slated to continue play in the Liberty Flames Classic at 10 a.m. Saturday with a showdown versus No. 23 Maryland. However, with snow in the forecast for Sunday, there could be schedule changes for the day.
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Be sure to visit the Ball State softball schedule page or follow the team on Twitter (@ballstatesb) for any schedule updates.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Stramaglia, Alyssa (3-2)
L: Carly Koltko (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Wynn, Haley 1 ; Daniel, Amaia 1 ; Armendariz, Jazmyne 2 ; Timmons, McKayla 1 ; Ross, Remington 1
HR: Mathews, Kaitlyn 1
RBI: Daniel, Amaia 1 ; Armendariz, Jazmyne 2 ; Timmons, McKayla 2 ; Mathews, Kaitlyn 2 ; Gibson, Kaitlyn 1 ; Urban, Hayley 1 ; Weaver, Maddie 1
SF: Gibson, Kaitlyn 1 ; Urban, Hayley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wynn, Haley 2 ; Daniel, Amaia 2 ; Armendariz, Jazmyne 1 ; Timmons, McKayla 1 ; Spencer, Grace 1 ; Mathews, Kaitlyn 1 ; Lovett, Ashlee 1 ; Ross, Remington 1
SB: Mulholland, McKenna 1
Batting:
2B: Alyssa Gonzalez 1 ; Morgan Teodosio 1
HR: Alyssa Gonzalez 1
RBI: Alyssa Gonzalez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alyssa Gonzalez 1
HBP: Victoria LoPinto 1
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H
1
RBI
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