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Softball Sweeps Tuesday Twinbill at ETSU
March 05, 2024 | Softball
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - - The Ball State softball team earned a Tuesday sweep at East Tennessee State, winning the opener 6-0 and taking the nightcap 8-1 at Betty Basler Field.
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With the doubleheader sweep, the Cardinals improve to 10-11 on the year and are now 4-2 on its annual spring break trip. The Bucs fall to 4-12 with the losses.
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The opener saw another dominating pitching performance from senior Francys King, who limited the Bucs to four hits and one walk over her 7.0 innings. She also struck out one on her way to earning her third complete game shutout win of the year.
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On the offensive front, redshirt junior catcher / first baseman McKayla Timmons provided the biggest blast with a three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning. It was her 10th home run of the season and the 26th of her Ball State career. The 26 career home runs are currently tied as the seventh-most in program history.
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The nightcap saw another solid pitching performance, this time from senior Bridie Murphy. Over her 7.0 innings of work, Murphy held the Bucs to four hits, three walks and one run. She also struck out three of the 27 batters she faced for her third complete game victory of the season.
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Seven different Cardinals registered at least one hit in the second game, with the biggest being a three-run double by senior center fielder Remington Ross to cap the scoring in the game.
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GAME 1 SCORING SUMMARY - Ball State 6 - MTSU 0
T2 | After doubling to open the inning, Hoffman scores on an error on a sacrifice bunt attempt senior left fielder Kaitlyn Mathews (1-0)
T2 | Mathews scores on an RBI double to right center by graduate first baseman Samantha-Jo Mata (2-0)
T4 | Hoffman opens the fourth with a solo shot to left field (3-0)
T5 | Timmons doubles Ball State's lead with a three-run blast to center field, scoring graduate third baseman Haley Wynn who singled and graduate second baseman Jazmyne Armendariz who walked (6-0)
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GAME 2 SCORING SUMMARY - Ball State 8 - MTSU 1
B4 | ETSU's Sara Muir homers to left field to open the scoring in the game (1-0)
T5 | Redshirt sophomore shortstop McKenna Mulholland opens the inning with a double and scores on a single to center by senior right fielder Hannah Dukeman (1-1)
T5 | Wynn follows with an RBI triple to right center (1-2)
T5 | A sacrifice fly from Timmons brings home Wynn (1-3)
T5 | An error on a Hoffman single to right field allows sophomore pinch runner Ashlee Lovett to score from first (1-4)
T7 | A bases loaded walk to Mathews gives Ball State a four-run lead (1-5)
T7 | Ross followed with a bases-clearing double to left-center (1-8)
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UP NEXT:
The Ball State softball team is schedule to open play in the Marshall March Madness tournament Friday versus Indiana State (11 a.m.) and host Marshall (4 p.m.).
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With the doubleheader sweep, the Cardinals improve to 10-11 on the year and are now 4-2 on its annual spring break trip. The Bucs fall to 4-12 with the losses.
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The opener saw another dominating pitching performance from senior Francys King, who limited the Bucs to four hits and one walk over her 7.0 innings. She also struck out one on her way to earning her third complete game shutout win of the year.
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On the offensive front, redshirt junior catcher / first baseman McKayla Timmons provided the biggest blast with a three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning. It was her 10th home run of the season and the 26th of her Ball State career. The 26 career home runs are currently tied as the seventh-most in program history.
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The nightcap saw another solid pitching performance, this time from senior Bridie Murphy. Over her 7.0 innings of work, Murphy held the Bucs to four hits, three walks and one run. She also struck out three of the 27 batters she faced for her third complete game victory of the season.
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Seven different Cardinals registered at least one hit in the second game, with the biggest being a three-run double by senior center fielder Remington Ross to cap the scoring in the game.
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GAME 1 SCORING SUMMARY - Ball State 6 - MTSU 0
T2 | After doubling to open the inning, Hoffman scores on an error on a sacrifice bunt attempt senior left fielder Kaitlyn Mathews (1-0)
T2 | Mathews scores on an RBI double to right center by graduate first baseman Samantha-Jo Mata (2-0)
T4 | Hoffman opens the fourth with a solo shot to left field (3-0)
T5 | Timmons doubles Ball State's lead with a three-run blast to center field, scoring graduate third baseman Haley Wynn who singled and graduate second baseman Jazmyne Armendariz who walked (6-0)
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GAME 2 SCORING SUMMARY - Ball State 8 - MTSU 1
B4 | ETSU's Sara Muir homers to left field to open the scoring in the game (1-0)
T5 | Redshirt sophomore shortstop McKenna Mulholland opens the inning with a double and scores on a single to center by senior right fielder Hannah Dukeman (1-1)
T5 | Wynn follows with an RBI triple to right center (1-2)
T5 | A sacrifice fly from Timmons brings home Wynn (1-3)
T5 | An error on a Hoffman single to right field allows sophomore pinch runner Ashlee Lovett to score from first (1-4)
T7 | A bases loaded walk to Mathews gives Ball State a four-run lead (1-5)
T7 | Ross followed with a bases-clearing double to left-center (1-8)
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UP NEXT:
The Ball State softball team is schedule to open play in the Marshall March Madness tournament Friday versus Indiana State (11 a.m.) and host Marshall (4 p.m.).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: King, Francys (5-5)
L: Sara Muir (3-4)
Batting:
2B: Hoffman, Jessica 1 ; Mata, Samantha-Jo 1
HR: Timmons, McKayla 1 ; Hoffman, Jessica 1
RBI: Timmons, McKayla 3 ; Hoffman, Jessica 1 ; Mata, Samantha-Jo 1
SH: Mathews, Kaitlyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wynn, Haley 1 ; Armendariz, Jazmyne 1 ; Timmons, McKayla 1 ; Hoffman, Jessica 2 ; Mathews, Kaitlyn 1
SB: Wynn, Haley 1 ; Mathews, Kaitlyn 1 ; Ross, Remington 1
HBP: Timmons, McKayla 1 ; Mulholland, McKenna 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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3
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1
H
1
RBI
3
AB
3
R
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H
1
RBI
1
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