NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State softball team dropped the final doubleheader of the season, 11-0 and 3-1 to UT Martin on Sunday afternoon at Tiger Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP (Game Two):
Final: UT Martin 11 (W: Erin Gallagher, 11-3), Tennessee State 0 (L:
Francys King, 3-11)
Records: UT Martin Skyhawks (31-17, 16-8 OVC), Tennessee State Tigers (15-38, 6-21 OVC)
Location: Tiger Field || Nashville, Tenn.
Follow Us: @TNStateSoftball on Twitter, @TSUTigersSB on Instagram.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
TOP 1ST: Kali Pickens cleared the bases with a double to left field to give the Skyhawks a 3-0 lead. ||
UTM, 3-0
TOP 4TH: UT Martin added four runs in the fourth on five hits. Avry Blume, Maddie Long and Emily Gilstrap each singled to open the inning before Paige Clark singled up the middle to score Blume. Shyanne Sheffield then knocked in a one-out single that plated Clark and Gilstrap. The visitors scored their final run on Kaitlyn Kelley's sacrifice fly.
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UTM, 7-0
TOP 6TH: Sheffield added her third RBI of the contest with a single followed by a RBI flyout by Kelley that nearly went over the wall but a great leaping catch by TSU center fielder Marissa Mauroschadt only allowed one run. Kali Pickens then scorched a triple to left field and scored on a two-run homer by Katie Dreiling. ||
UTM, 11-0
INSIDE THE MATCHUP (Game Three):
Final: UT Martin 3 (W: Seeley Layne, 5-2), Tennessee State 1 (L:
Raven Loveless, 4-16)
Records: UT Martin Skyhawks (32-17, 17-8 OVC), Tennessee State Tigers (15-39, 6-22 OVC)
Location: Tiger Field || Nashville, Tenn.
Follow Us: @TNStateSoftball on Twitter, @TSUTigersSB on Instagram.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
TOP 1ST: Kelley hit an RBI single to right field that scored Pickens who also singled in the previous at bat. ||
UTM, 1-0
BOT 1ST: TSU picked up three hits in the first inning and capitalized on
Peyton Fointno's double down the left field line that scored
Lauren Farias. ||
TIED, 1-1
TOP 7TH: A pair of singles by Sheffield and Pickens opened up the inning for the Skyhawks. Katie Dreiling won the game for UTM with a hit that went through TSU's first baseman and allowed Sheffield and Pickens to score.
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UTM, 3-1
INSIDE THE STATS:
BEYOND THE BOX:
- TSU's nine hits are the sixth most hits by the team this season.
- TSU finishes the 2022 season with a record of 15-39 overall and 6-22 in the OVC.
