NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State softball team dropped the mid-week doubleheader against Belmont on Tuesday afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Belmont 10 (W: Emma Summers, 7-2) Tennessee State 2 (L:
Raven Loveless, 4-8) (5 inn.)
Records: Tennessee State Tigers (11-19, 2-5 OVC), Belmont Bruins (16-7, 7-0 OVC)
Location: E.S. Rose Park || Nashville, Tenn.
Follow Us: @TNStateSoftball on Twitter, @TSUTigersSB on Instagram.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
TOP 1ST: The Tigers took an early lead after
Lauren Farias reached on a free pass and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt. With two outs,
Anayah Baker sliced an RBI double to right-center field. ||
TSU, 1-0
BOT 1ST: Belmont led off the contest with back-to-back singles. After a groundout, Kristen Green tallied a two-run single to take the lead. ||
BU, 2-1
BOT 2ND: With one out, Emily Cockrill singled up the middle. In the next at-bat, Audrey Lyle increased the advantage with a wind-aided two-run homer to left-center field. ||
BU, 4-1
TOP 4TH: Tennessee State trimmed the deficit on an RBI double from
Maggie Klug, following a two-out hit-by-pitch to
Alyssi Drayton. ||
BU 4-2
BOT 4TH: After a pitching change for TSU, the Bruins worked the bases-loaded on two singles and a walk. BU scored on a fielder's choice and extended the lead with a three-run home run from Green. ||
BU, 8-2
BOT 5TH: Belmont's Alicia Veltri singled to begin the inning. The Bruins capped off the cross-town victory scoring on an error and infield single. ||
BU, 10-2
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Peyton Fointno went 2-for-2 with a double and sacrifice bunt.
- TSU recorded three doubles in the contest, the second-most in a game this season.
- Belmont's Kristen Green recorded five RBI in the contest.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Anayah Baker extended her team-lead to nine extra-base hits after the RBI double.
- Fointno registered her sixth multi-hit game of the season.
- Belmont matched their school record for consecutive wins in a season (10).
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Belmont 7 (W: Alicia Veltri, 3-4) Tennessee State 0 (L:
Caitlyn Manus, 6-6)
Records: Tennessee State Tigers (11-20, 2-6 OVC), Belmont Bruins (17-7, 8-0 OVC)
Location: E.S. Rose Park || Nashville, Tenn.
Follow Us: @TNStateSoftball on Twitter, @TSUTigersSB on Instagram.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
BOT 2ND: To lead off the second inning, Kristen Green blasted a home run to kickstart the contest. The starting pitcher, Alicia Veltri, singled to center field following the four-bagger. After a wild pitch, the Bruins extended the lead after a successful double steal. Kaley Varner increased the advantage with an RBI single and stole second base. With two outs, Cheyenne Cavanaugh logged an RBI single up the middle. ||
BU, 4-0
BOT 5TH: To lead off the fifth inning, Belmont recorded three consecutive doubles and scored two runs to expand the edge to six runs. ||
BU, 6-0
BOT 6TH: Emily Cockrill singled up the middle, stole second and stole third to advance into scoring position. Varner tallied an RBI double to center field to score Cockrill. ||
BU, 7-0
INSIDE THE STATS:
- Maggie Klug led the team with two hits and a free pass in three plate appearances.
- Tennessee State logged two hit-by-pitches, the most in a game this season.
- Seven of nine starters for Belmont registered a hit.
BEYOND THE BOX:
- Peyton Fointno leads the team with 24 hits after a 1-for-3 contest.
- Belmont set a school record with their 11th straight victory.
UP NEXT: Tennessee State will travel to SIU-Edwardsville for a weekend series, beginning with a doubleheader at 12:00pm on Saturday afternoon and a single game at 12:00pm on Sunday.
