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Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics
Timmons Hits and Ross Steals Not Enough as Softball Cards Fall to Kent State
March 22, 2024 | Softball
MUNCIE, Ind. – McKayla Timmons batted 3-for-3 and Remington Ross added two more steals to her collection Friday afternoon, but the Ball State softball team couldn't contain Kent State in a 5-0 loss at the Softball Field at First Merchants Ballpark Complex.
Timmons, batting a team-leading .379 for the season, singled in the first inning, and added another in the fourth. With the Cardinals trailing 3-0 in the sixth and pinch-runner Maia Pietrzak on first base, Timmons belted a double down the leftfield line to put runners at second and third as Ball State rallied. But a line-drive double play ended the threat and the Flashes tacked on two more runs in the top of the seventh.
A pitcher's dual began with Francys King scattering five hits over 4.1 innings for Ball State, and Kent State starter Macy Irelan stymying the Cardinals. The Flashes led off their half of the fourth inning with a double, and plated two runs to take the lead. Kent State got a single run in the fifth with the help of a passed ball.
Second baseman Jazmyne Armendariz singled to lead off the sixth-inning rally for the home team. Pietrzak replaced her at first and advanced to third on Timmons' double, but after Haley Wynn's groundout to first, pinch-hitter Sophie Schoch lined a bullet to third baseman Alexandria Whitmore. Whitmore grabbed the liner just above the third-base bag for the second out and Pietrzak dove into Whitmore's glove on her retreat to the bag, forcing the double play that thwarted Ball State's comeback.
Ross, who walked once and reached on an error, twice advanced to scoring position with a pair of stolen bases. Each time, however, she was left on base. Ball State stranded four runners overall and Irelan struck out seven in a complete game shutout for the Flashes.
The Cardinals and Flashes continue a three-game Mid-American Conference series on Saturday with a doubleheader scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
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Timmons, batting a team-leading .379 for the season, singled in the first inning, and added another in the fourth. With the Cardinals trailing 3-0 in the sixth and pinch-runner Maia Pietrzak on first base, Timmons belted a double down the leftfield line to put runners at second and third as Ball State rallied. But a line-drive double play ended the threat and the Flashes tacked on two more runs in the top of the seventh.
A pitcher's dual began with Francys King scattering five hits over 4.1 innings for Ball State, and Kent State starter Macy Irelan stymying the Cardinals. The Flashes led off their half of the fourth inning with a double, and plated two runs to take the lead. Kent State got a single run in the fifth with the help of a passed ball.
Second baseman Jazmyne Armendariz singled to lead off the sixth-inning rally for the home team. Pietrzak replaced her at first and advanced to third on Timmons' double, but after Haley Wynn's groundout to first, pinch-hitter Sophie Schoch lined a bullet to third baseman Alexandria Whitmore. Whitmore grabbed the liner just above the third-base bag for the second out and Pietrzak dove into Whitmore's glove on her retreat to the bag, forcing the double play that thwarted Ball State's comeback.
Ross, who walked once and reached on an error, twice advanced to scoring position with a pair of stolen bases. Each time, however, she was left on base. Ball State stranded four runners overall and Irelan struck out seven in a complete game shutout for the Flashes.
The Cardinals and Flashes continue a three-game Mid-American Conference series on Saturday with a doubleheader scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: IRELAN, Macy (5-5)
L: King, Francys (8-6)
Batting:
2B: WING, Savannah 1 ; DESPINES, Bri 1 ; LIBLER, Brynn 1
RBI: WING, Savannah 2 ; MAZANEC, Julia 1 ; LIBLER, Brynn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: WHITMORE, Alexandria 2 ; DESPINES, Bri 1 ; MAZANEC, Julia 1 ; ROBESON, Delaney 1
SB: WHITMORE, Alexandria 1
Batting:
2B: Timmons, McKayla 1 ; Mulholland, McKenna 1
Base Running:
SB: Ross, Remington 2
CS: Timmons, McKayla 1 ; Mulholland, McKenna 1
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