NASHVILLE, Tenn.. – The Tennessee State softball team dropped the final game of the weekend series against Eastern Illinois.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Eastern Illinois 2 (W: Alexa Rehmeier, 7-3 Tennessee State 1 (L:
Caitlyn Manus, 6-5),
Records: Tennessee State Tigers (11-18, 2-4 OVC), EIU Panthers (17-14, 4-2 OVC)
Location: Tiger Field || Nashville, Tenn.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
TOP 1ST: EIU's Megan Burton led off the contest with a free-pass and stole second base. Hannah Cravens walked and Eastern Illinois executed a double steal to move the runners into scoring position. The Panthers grabbed the initial lead with a two out, two-run single to center field from Maddie Swart. ||
EIU, 2-0
BOT 5TH: With one out,
Ryla Traylor roped a line drive double off the left field fence.
Marisa Mauroschadt reached on a fielding error by the EIU first baseman. In her third at-bat of the season,
Alyssi Drayton lasered an RBI single to left field to cut the deficit in half. ||
EIU, 2-1
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Caitlyn Manus tossed her sixth complete game in her 12th start of the season.
- Ryla Traylor recorded the second multi-hit game of her freshman campaign.
- Alyssi Drayton drove in the lone run of the game for TSU.
BEYOND THE BOX:
- Traylor had been hitless over the last 10 games before today's two-hit outburst.
- In her first start of the season, Drayton reached base in both plate appearances.
UP NEXT: Tennessee State will travel across town to Belmont University on Wednesday afternoon for a mid-week doubleheader, first pitch is scheduled for 3:30pm.
