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Tennessee State TSU 8-6
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Winner Georgia State GSU 6-11
Tennessee State TSU
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Georgia State GSU
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Tennessee State TSU 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 0
Georgia State GSU 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 5 9 0

W: Doolittle, Elle (2-1) L: Manus, Caitlyn (6-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Scott Wallace

Softball Falls to Georgia State 5-4 in 8 innings

ATLANTA, Ga --The Tennessee State Tigers (8-6) fell 5-4 in an eight-inning matchup with the Georgia State Panthers Sunday. Freshman Holly Ayala was a bright spot for the Tigers, starting the ballgame and throwing six innings, giving up two runs, all earned, on six hits, with no walks and three strikeouts. Caitlyn Manus (6-3) took the loss in relief. Offensively, the Tigers were led by freshman Onnika Spencer, who went 2-for-3 on the day with a home run and two RBI. Sophomore Mikayla Duke also compiled a standout performance at the dish, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Sophomore Ryla Traylor also helped for TSU, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate while adding two doubles.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Tigers put runs on the scoreboard first, scoring three runs in the third inning. Marisa Mauroschadt's sacrifice fly scored Nahtali Simpson to get the Tigers on the board. A two-run homer from Spencer finished the scoring for the Tigers in the inning. 

The Panthers chipped away at the lead, finally tying it on a solo home run by  Abby Brown in the seventh inning. Tennessee State pushed across a run on Duke's two-out RBI double, which brought the Tigers' lead to 4-3. The Tigers could not hold the lead, as Georgia State scored two times on a two-run walk-off homer by Bailee Richardson in the bottom half of the eighth. 

GAME NOTES

» Tennessee State's power output was led by Traylor, who picked up two extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Tennessee State's highest-scoring inning was the third when it pushed three runs across.
» Tennessee State pitchers limited Georgia State to just 1-for-8 (.125) with runners in scoring position.
» Tennessee State pitchers faced 31 Georgia State hitters in the game, allowing ten ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out four.
» Spencer led the Tigers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
» Georgia State was led offensively by senior Bailee Richardson, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
» Junior Elle Doolittle led the Panthers pitching staff, throwing 5.1 innings of one-run ball.

The Tigers will travel to Austin, Texas, for the Longhorn Invitational this Friday through Sunday. 

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