COLLEGE STATION, Tx. – The Tennessee State softball team picked up a victory against Texas Southern in game two, while the Tigers fell to No. 11 Oklahoma State to begin the morning.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: No. 11 Oklahoma State 5 (W: Kelly Maxwell, 5-0), Tennessee State 0 (L:
Raven Loveless, 2-4)
Records: Tennessee State Tigers (5-7, 0-0 OVC), No. 11 Oklahoma State Cowgirls (9-4, 0-0 Big 12)
Location: Davis Diamond || College Station, Tx.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
BOT 1ST: No. 11 Oklahoma State's lead-off hitter, Kiley Naomi, provided a spark to begin the game. The senior stole second and advanced to third on a passed ball. Julia Cottrill gave the Cowgirls an early lead on a sacrifice fly to right field. ||
No. 11 OKST., 1-0
BOT 2ND: With two outs, Morgyn Wynne reached on a free-pass and scored on an RBI triple from Naomi. ||
No. 11 OKST., 2-0
BOT 3RD: To begin the inning, Chyenne Factor reached on an error by TSU's third basemen,
Anayah Baker. After a fielder's choice to Cottrill, Karli Petty singled to right field to advanced Cottrill into scoring position. Sydney Pennington reached on a fielder's choice to load the bases, as Baker attempted to tag third base as Cottrill slid safely. Taylor Tuck laced a two-RBI single to right field to extend the "Pokes" lead. ||
No. 11 OKST., 4-0
BOT 4TH: The Cowgirls clean-up hitter, Factor, connected for a solo home run on a full count. It was the fifth homer of the year for the senior outfielder. ||
No. 11 OKST., 5-0
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Peyton Fointno and Mikayla Duke recorded hits in the contest.
- Francys King came into relief of Raven Loveless in the circle; King tossed 2.2 scoreless innings, allowed one hit and struck out four.
- No. 11 Oklahoma State's starting pitcher, Kelly Maxwell, went a complete game with 13 strikeouts, allowed two hits and one walk.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- The duo of Fointno and Duke have logged a hit in five of the last six games.
- Loveless has allowed 26 runs on the year, however, only 16 have been earned as the senior owns a 3.54 ERA.
- Maxwell, a 2021 first team All-Big 12 selection, has registered three complete games in four starts and struck out 46 batters over the 26 innings pitched.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Tennessee State 8 (W:
Caitlyn Manus, 3-1) (S:
Francys King, 1) Texas Southern 3 (L: Jazmine Gendorf, 1-3)
Records: Tennessee State Tigers (6-7, 0-0 OVC), Texas Southern Lady Tigers (3-8, 0-0 SWAC)
Location: Davis Diamond || College Station, Tx.
Follow Us: @TNStateSoftball on Twitter, @TSUTigersSB on Instagram.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
TOP 3RD: With two outs,
Lauren Farias reached on a free-pass.
Peyton Fointno, a sophomore from Lawrenceville, Ga., laced an RBI double to score
Farias from first base.
|| Tennessee State, 1-0
BOT 3RD: Texas Southern's Pamela Richardson reached base with a one-out walk and stole second. Crimson Davis singled to center field and Richardson came around to score.
|| TIED, 1-1
TOP 4TH: To lead off the inning,
Mikayla Duke reached on a fielding error by the Texas Southern first basemen.
Anayah Baker advanced
Duke into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. TSU loaded the bases with back-to-back walks to
Jordan Turner and
Farias. With the bases-juiced,
Fointno logged her second RBI of the day on a hit-by-pitch. ||
Tennessee State, 2-1
TOP 5TH: Analeigh Coursey led off the fifth inning with a walk and advanced to second on a groundout.
Duke, in a 10-pitch at-bat, reached on a throwing error by the pitcher which allowed
Coursey to score.
Baker tallied her team-leading eighth RBI of the year with a triple down the right field line. With one out and
Baker at third,
Turner singled through the left side to extend the advantage. ||
Tennessee State, 5-1
BOT 5TH: Ja'Lynn Swiney walked to begin the inning. The Lady Tigers loaded the bases on consecutive fielder's choices without an out recorded. Tamera McKnight was plunked by a pitch to drive Swiney. With the bases loaded and one out, Julia Bilbao trimmed the deficit with a sacrifice fly. ||
Tennessee State 5-3
TOP 7TH: With one out,
Baker singled down the right field line and advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Marisa Mauroschadt came into the game as a pinch-hitter and reached on a walk prior to
Jasmine Brown's free-pass to load the bases.
Farias, a senior from Boynton Beach, Florida, reached on a fielder's choice and
Baker scored on an error by the catcher.
Fointno drove in
Mauroschadt with an RBI single to right field.
Kayli Mothershed tallied an RBI on a groundout to third base.
|| Tennessee State, 8-3
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Peyton Fointno went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a hit-by-pitch.
- Anayah Baker went 2-for-2 with an RBI triple and two runs scored.
- In four at-bats with a runner on third and less than two outs, the Tigers collected three hits and four RBI.
BEYOND THE BOX:
- Baker leads the team with eight RBI, while Fointno trails by one (7).
- Fointno matched the TSU single game season-high with three-RBI in the contest.
- Jordan Turner, a junior from Thousand Oaks, California, has three RBI in five at-bats.
- Tennessee State has scored eight runs in three of six wins this season.
- The duo of Fointno and Duke have logged a hit in six of the last seven games.
UP NEXT: Tennessee State travels to Gainesville, Florida next weekend for the "Bubly Invitational" against Georgia State, Coastal Carolina and host-school, University of Florida. TSU will continue their road trip the following week in Jacksonville, Fla. against Bethune-Cookman, North Florida and Jacksonville University.
