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Lovett’s Solid Day Not Enough as Softball Drops Pair at Toledo
March 29, 2024 | Softball
TOLEDO, Ohio - - Despite a team-high three hits from sophomore right fielder Ashlee Lovett, the Ball State softball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader at Toledo by scores of 7-3 and 2-1 Friday afternoon at Scott Park.
With the Cardinals (15-19; 2-6 Mid-American Conference) trailing 3-0 entering the second inning in Friday's opener, Lovett drove in BSU's first run of the series with an RBI double to left field. After moving to third on a groundout, Lovett would come around to score on a triple from senior left fielder Kaitlyn Mathews to cut the lead to one.
The score remained 3-2 until the bottom of the third, when the Rockets (15-13; 6-2 MAC) were able to push three more runs across the plate, with the final two scoring on a costly two-out error.
Each team would score one more down the stretch to give the game its final score of 7-3.
Not to be lost, however, was the solid pitching from sophomore reliever Bridie Murphy who entered the game with two outs and two on in the bottom of the third. She would have worked out of the jam, if not for the error, and finished her 4.0 innings of work allowing just three hits and one run.
Murphy followed with another solid outing in the nightcap, earning the starting nod and holding the Rockets to six hits and two runs over her six innings of work in the game. Overall, Murphy boasted a 2.10 ERA on the day and a .257 average against, allowing just nine hits and three runs over 10.0 innings of work.
Unfortunately, the offense was only able to offer one run of support in the second game, claiming a 1-0 lead in the top of the second on a bases loaded sac fly to right field from graduate first baseman Samantha-Jo Mata.
Toledo scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to claim the win.
Despite the pair of losses, the Cardinals were able to tally 13 total hits on the day, paced by three from Lovett. Mathews, redshirt junior catcher McKayla Timmons, redshirt sophomore designated player Jessica Hoffman, and graduate senior second baseman Jazmyne Armendariz each collected two hits.
Ball State also stayed aggressive on the base paths, collecting two more stolen bases to raise its season total to 59.
From behind the plate, Timmons was also able to throw out her team-leading eighth runner trying to steal in the opener as she threw out MAC steals leader Eli Enriquez for just the third time this season. Enriquez has 22 steals on the season which is currently five more than anyone else in the MAC.
GAME 1 SCORING SUMMARY - Ball State 3 - Toledo 7
B1 | After opening the bottom of the inning with a triple, Enriquez scores on an RBI squeeze play from Sidney Griffith (1-0)
B1 | Griffith scores on a single to center field from Riley Mohr (2-0)
B1 | Pinch runner Grace O'Malley scores on an RBI fielder's choice from Emily Bracamonte (3-0)
T2 | Lovett drives in BSU's first run of the game with her double to left field (3-1)
T2 | Mathews followed with her RBI triple (3-2)
B3 | Mohr scores on an RBI single by Maris Barbato (4-2)
B3 | An error on a grounder to third by Lauren Erickson allows two more to score (6-2)
B5 | Bracamonte drives in UT's final run with a sac fly to right field (7-2)
T6 | Graduate third baseman Haley Wynn singles to open the inning and eventually scores on an error (7-3)
GAME 2 SCORING SUMMARY - Ball State 1 - Toledo 2
T2 | Mata drives in the first run of the game with a bases loaded sac fly to right field (1-0)
B4 | Jenna Kroll ties the game with an RBI single to left field (1-1)
B5 | A sac fly from Madison Mikulski pushes across the game-winning run (1-2)
UP NEXT:
The Ball State softball team closes its three-game series at Toledo Saturday with a scheduled 3 p.m. first pitch.
With the Cardinals (15-19; 2-6 Mid-American Conference) trailing 3-0 entering the second inning in Friday's opener, Lovett drove in BSU's first run of the series with an RBI double to left field. After moving to third on a groundout, Lovett would come around to score on a triple from senior left fielder Kaitlyn Mathews to cut the lead to one.
The score remained 3-2 until the bottom of the third, when the Rockets (15-13; 6-2 MAC) were able to push three more runs across the plate, with the final two scoring on a costly two-out error.
Each team would score one more down the stretch to give the game its final score of 7-3.
Not to be lost, however, was the solid pitching from sophomore reliever Bridie Murphy who entered the game with two outs and two on in the bottom of the third. She would have worked out of the jam, if not for the error, and finished her 4.0 innings of work allowing just three hits and one run.
Murphy followed with another solid outing in the nightcap, earning the starting nod and holding the Rockets to six hits and two runs over her six innings of work in the game. Overall, Murphy boasted a 2.10 ERA on the day and a .257 average against, allowing just nine hits and three runs over 10.0 innings of work.
Unfortunately, the offense was only able to offer one run of support in the second game, claiming a 1-0 lead in the top of the second on a bases loaded sac fly to right field from graduate first baseman Samantha-Jo Mata.
Toledo scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to claim the win.
Despite the pair of losses, the Cardinals were able to tally 13 total hits on the day, paced by three from Lovett. Mathews, redshirt junior catcher McKayla Timmons, redshirt sophomore designated player Jessica Hoffman, and graduate senior second baseman Jazmyne Armendariz each collected two hits.
Ball State also stayed aggressive on the base paths, collecting two more stolen bases to raise its season total to 59.
From behind the plate, Timmons was also able to throw out her team-leading eighth runner trying to steal in the opener as she threw out MAC steals leader Eli Enriquez for just the third time this season. Enriquez has 22 steals on the season which is currently five more than anyone else in the MAC.
GAME 1 SCORING SUMMARY - Ball State 3 - Toledo 7
B1 | After opening the bottom of the inning with a triple, Enriquez scores on an RBI squeeze play from Sidney Griffith (1-0)
B1 | Griffith scores on a single to center field from Riley Mohr (2-0)
B1 | Pinch runner Grace O'Malley scores on an RBI fielder's choice from Emily Bracamonte (3-0)
T2 | Lovett drives in BSU's first run of the game with her double to left field (3-1)
T2 | Mathews followed with her RBI triple (3-2)
B3 | Mohr scores on an RBI single by Maris Barbato (4-2)
B3 | An error on a grounder to third by Lauren Erickson allows two more to score (6-2)
B5 | Bracamonte drives in UT's final run with a sac fly to right field (7-2)
T6 | Graduate third baseman Haley Wynn singles to open the inning and eventually scores on an error (7-3)
GAME 2 SCORING SUMMARY - Ball State 1 - Toledo 2
T2 | Mata drives in the first run of the game with a bases loaded sac fly to right field (1-0)
B4 | Jenna Kroll ties the game with an RBI single to left field (1-1)
B5 | A sac fly from Madison Mikulski pushes across the game-winning run (1-2)
UP NEXT:
The Ball State softball team closes its three-game series at Toledo Saturday with a scheduled 3 p.m. first pitch.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: GRAHAM, Kylee (5-5)
L: King, Francys (8-8)
Batting:
2B: Lovett, Ashlee 1
3B: Mathews, Kaitlyn 1
RBI: Lovett, Ashlee 1 ; Mathews, Kaitlyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wynn, Haley 1 ; Mulholland, McKenna 1 ; Lovett, Ashlee 1
SB: Mulholland, McKenna 2
HBP: Mathews, Kaitlyn 1
Batting:
2B: KROLL, Jenna 1 ; BARBATO, Maris 1 ; ERICKSON, Lauren 1
3B: ENRIQUEZ, Eli 1
RBI: GRIFFITH, Sidney 1 ; MOHR, Riley 1 ; BARBATO, Maris 1 ; BRACAMONTE, Emily 2 ; ERICKSON, Lauren 2
SF: BRACAMONTE, Emily 1
Base Running:
RUNS: ENRIQUEZ, Eli 1 ; GRIFFITH, Sidney 1 ; MOHR, Riley 1 ; OMalley, Grace 1 ; SJOHOLM, Reis 1 ; BARBATO, Maris 1 ; ECKMAN, Lexi 1
CS: ENRIQUEZ, Eli 1
HBP: BARBATO, Maris 1
Game Leaders
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Players Mentioned
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