Friday, March 8
Huntington, WV
11 a.m.
Ball State University
12-11
6
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5
Indiana State
11-9
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4
5
6
7
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H
E
Ball State
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0
4
2
0
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6
8
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Indiana State
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0
1
1
5
7
1
Softball Scores Friday Split at Marshall March Madness
March 08, 2024 | Softball
HUNTINGTON, WV - - The Ball State softball team blasted three more home runs on its way to a Friday split on the second day of the Marshall March Madness invitational at Dot Hicks Field.
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The first two blasts came in the opener, when the Cardinals (12-11) rallied past, and then held on, to top in-state rival Indiana State by a score of 6-5.
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The Sycamores (11-9) jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, scoring three off redshirt sophomore pitcher / designated player Jessica Hoffman in the top of the first. After moving back to the DP role, Hoffman would even the score in the top of the fourth with her fifth home run of the season, a three-run shot to right field.
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Senior left fielder Kaitlyn Mathews and graduate first baseman Samantha-Jo Mata followed the Hoffman blast with back-to-back doubles to give BSU a 4-3 lead. Ball State would extend its lead to three in the top of the fourth, as redshirt junior catcher McKayla Timmons blasted a two-run shot to left center, her 13th homer of the season which ranks second nationally.
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ISU would get a solo home run in the sixth and another with two outs in the top of the seventh before senior Francys King forced a foul out to secure her sixth win of the season. King would allow just five hits and two runs over her 7.0 innings of work, while recording three strikeouts after entering six batters into the game.
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In the nightcap, graduate third baseman Haley Wynn provided the early fireworks with her fourth home run of the season in the top of the first against host Marshall. Unfortunately, The Herd would score three in the fourth and two more in the sixth and earn the 5-2 win.
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GAME 1 SCORING SUMMARY - Ball State 6 - Indiana State 5
B1 | A. Chipps scores on a bases loaded error by the Cardinals (1-0)
B1 | A two-run single from A. Robakowski gives Indiana State a three-run edge (3-0)
T3 | A three-run blast from Hoffman evens the scores, as graduate second baseman Jazmyne Armendariz and Wynn score on the play (3-3)
T3 | Back-to-back doubles from Mathews and Mata give Ball State a one-run edge (3-4)
T4 | Timmons provides yet more fireworks with a two-run bomb to left center, bringing home Armendariz along the way (3-6)
B6 | A solo shot from H. Webb cuts BSU's lead down to two (4-6)
B7 | Robakowski adds a two-out solo home run to make things interesting (5-6)
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GAME 2 SCORING SUMMARY - Ball State 2 - Marshall 5
T1 | Wynn opens the scoring with a solo shot to left field (1-0)
B4 | A bunt single from Kasia Parks with runners at second and third ties the score (1-1)
B4 | A bases loaded single by Destiny Washington pushes The Herd ahead (1-2)
B4 | Rielly Lucas extends the Marshall lead with a sac fly to center field (1-3)
T6 | After reaching on a leadoff error, Timmons eventually comes around to score on a wild pitch (2-3)
B6 | Sydney Bickel caps the scoring in the game with a two-run single (2-5)
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UP NEXT:
The Ball State softball team continues play in the Marshall March Madness tournament Saturday with a scheduled 1:30 p.m. first pitch versus Notre Dame weather permitting.
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The first two blasts came in the opener, when the Cardinals (12-11) rallied past, and then held on, to top in-state rival Indiana State by a score of 6-5.
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The Sycamores (11-9) jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, scoring three off redshirt sophomore pitcher / designated player Jessica Hoffman in the top of the first. After moving back to the DP role, Hoffman would even the score in the top of the fourth with her fifth home run of the season, a three-run shot to right field.
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Senior left fielder Kaitlyn Mathews and graduate first baseman Samantha-Jo Mata followed the Hoffman blast with back-to-back doubles to give BSU a 4-3 lead. Ball State would extend its lead to three in the top of the fourth, as redshirt junior catcher McKayla Timmons blasted a two-run shot to left center, her 13th homer of the season which ranks second nationally.
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ISU would get a solo home run in the sixth and another with two outs in the top of the seventh before senior Francys King forced a foul out to secure her sixth win of the season. King would allow just five hits and two runs over her 7.0 innings of work, while recording three strikeouts after entering six batters into the game.
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In the nightcap, graduate third baseman Haley Wynn provided the early fireworks with her fourth home run of the season in the top of the first against host Marshall. Unfortunately, The Herd would score three in the fourth and two more in the sixth and earn the 5-2 win.
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GAME 1 SCORING SUMMARY - Ball State 6 - Indiana State 5
B1 | A. Chipps scores on a bases loaded error by the Cardinals (1-0)
B1 | A two-run single from A. Robakowski gives Indiana State a three-run edge (3-0)
T3 | A three-run blast from Hoffman evens the scores, as graduate second baseman Jazmyne Armendariz and Wynn score on the play (3-3)
T3 | Back-to-back doubles from Mathews and Mata give Ball State a one-run edge (3-4)
T4 | Timmons provides yet more fireworks with a two-run bomb to left center, bringing home Armendariz along the way (3-6)
B6 | A solo shot from H. Webb cuts BSU's lead down to two (4-6)
B7 | Robakowski adds a two-out solo home run to make things interesting (5-6)
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GAME 2 SCORING SUMMARY - Ball State 2 - Marshall 5
T1 | Wynn opens the scoring with a solo shot to left field (1-0)
B4 | A bunt single from Kasia Parks with runners at second and third ties the score (1-1)
B4 | A bases loaded single by Destiny Washington pushes The Herd ahead (1-2)
B4 | Rielly Lucas extends the Marshall lead with a sac fly to center field (1-3)
T6 | After reaching on a leadoff error, Timmons eventually comes around to score on a wild pitch (2-3)
B6 | Sydney Bickel caps the scoring in the game with a two-run single (2-5)
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UP NEXT:
The Ball State softball team continues play in the Marshall March Madness tournament Saturday with a scheduled 1:30 p.m. first pitch versus Notre Dame weather permitting.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bub Feringa (4-2)
L: Murphy, Bridie (5-4)
Batting:
HR: Wynn, Haley 1
RBI: Wynn, Haley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Timmons, McKayla 1 ; Wynn, Haley 1
HBP: Wynn, Haley 1 ; Lovett, Ashlee 1
Batting:
2B: Bub Feringa 1
RBI: Sydney Bickel 2 ; Rielly Lucas 1 ; Kasia Parks 1 ; Destiny Washington 1
SH: Reagan Glanz 1
SF: Rielly Lucas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Savannah Rice 1 ; Camryn Michallas 1 ; Kasia Parks 2 ; Destiny Washington 1
SB: Sydney Bickel 1
Game Leaders
3b/1b
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
ph/2b
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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