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Ryla Traylor vs. WMU
3
Western Mich. WESTERN 4-4
4
Winner Tennessee St. TENNESSE 2-5
Western Mich. WESTERN
4-4
3
Final
4
Tennessee St. TENNESSE
2-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Western Mich. WESTERN 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 0
Tennessee St. TENNESSE 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 4 7 0

W: Manus, Caitlyn (1-2) L: J. Gremillio (0-2) S: Castillo, Reina (1)

3
Saint Louis SAINTLO 2-1
5
Winner Tennessee St. TENNESSE 2-5
Saint Louis SAINTLO
2-1
3
Final
5
Tennessee St. TENNESSE
2-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint Louis SAINTLO 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 10 0
Tennessee St. TENNESSE 0 2 2 1 0 0 X 5 11 2

W: Castillo, Reina (2-0) L: L. Strand (1-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Goes 2-0 on Final Day of Roar City Invitational

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State softball team picked up two wins on Sunday over Western Michigan and Saint Louis to go 2-0 on the final day of the Roar City Invitational. TSU defeated Western Michigan 4-3, followed by a 5-3 win over Saint Louis. Nahtali Simpson finished the day with five hits and five RBI.   

TSU 4, WMU 3

The Tennessee State Tigers took a 2-1 lead in the second inning and never trailed from there on the way to a 4-3 victory against the Western Michigan Broncos on Sunday.

Caitlyn Manus (1-2) got the win for Tennessee State (2-5). The right-hander went five innings, giving up three runs, all of them earned, on four hits, allowing one walk and striking out four. Reina Castillo also pitched well, going two shutout innings while allowing three hits, walking none and striking out one.

Nahtali Simpson led the way offensively for the Tigers, going 2-for-3 in the ballgame with a home run and two RBI. Ryla Traylor put together a standout performance at the plate as well, going 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Trailing 1-0, the Tigers first put runs on the board in the second inning. Tennessee State plated two runs when Simpson left the yard with Traylor aboard.
The Tigers then held the Broncos scoreless before getting back on the board the very next inning. Tennessee State picked up two runs when a single from Traylor scored

Laila Armstrong and Peyton Fointno, which brought the score to 4-1 in favor of the Tigers. Western Michigan put two runs on the scoreboard before the game ended, but Tennessee State still held on for the 4-3 win.

GAME NOTES

» Tennessee State's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed two runs across.
» The Tigers had control of the rest of the game after moving ahead of the Broncos 2-1 in the bottom of the second.
» Tennessee State pitchers faced 30 Western Michigan hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out five.
» Simpson led the Tigers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.

TSU 5, SLU 3

Nahtali Simpson and Ryla Traylor each collected two extra base hits to help propel the Tennessee State Tigers over the Saint Louis Billikens 5-3 on Sunday.
Reina Castillo (2-0) got the win for Tennessee State (2-5). The right-hander went seven innings, giving up three runs, all of them earned, on 10 hits, allowing no walks and striking out four.

Simpson's two extra base hits were the highlight of a 3-for-4 day, and included a double, a home run and three RBI. Traylor made her contribution with a double, a triple and a walk, part of a 2-for-3 performance at the plate. O. Spencer also helped out for the Tigers, putting together one hit in three trips to the plate while adding a double and an RBI.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Tigers put runs on the scoreboard first, starting the scoring in the second inning. Tennessee State scored twice in the inning, including one on a solo shot from Simpson.

The Billikens failed to push any runs across before the Tigers offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. Tennessee State picked up two runs in the frame, the big hit being an RBI double from Spencer, which brought the score to 4-0 in favor of the Tigers.

Tennessee State held Saint Louis without a run before expanding their lead to 5-0 the following inning. Saint Louis put three runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but Tennessee State still held on for the 5-3 win.

GAME NOTES

» Nahtali Simpson had three base hits in the game for Tennessee State.
» The Tigers had both Nahtali Simpson and Traylor smack multiple extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Tennessee State's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed two runs across.
» The Tigers had control of the rest of the game after moving ahead of the Billikens 2-0 in the bottom of the second.
» The Tigers out-hit the Billikens at an 11-10 clip.
» Tennessee State went 4-for-11 (.364) with runners in scoring position.
» Tennessee State pitchers faced 32 Saint Louis hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out four.
» The Tigers drew four walks from Saint Louis pitching.
» Nahtali Simpson led the Tigers at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI.

NEXT UP

The Tigers will be back in action next weekend as they are set to play four games in the HBCU Celebration Classic, hosted by Alabama State in Montgomery, Ala.
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