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Matteo Zengaro
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Winner Delta State DSU 12-15
0
Arkansas-Monticello UAM 15-10
Winner
Delta State DSU
12-15
1
Final
0
Arkansas-Monticello UAM
15-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Delta State DSU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Arkansas-Monticello UAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

W: Springfield, Bailie (5-2) L: Kendra Coleman (10-3)

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Delta State DSU 12-16
4
Winner Arkansas-Monticello UAM 16-10
Delta State DSU
12-16
0
Final
4
Arkansas-Monticello UAM
16-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Delta State DSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Arkansas-Monticello UAM 0 0 0 1 3 0 X 4 6 0

W: Kaylee Freeman (2-4) L: Sandridge, Mari Alex (2-5)

Game Recap: Softball | | Elisabetta Zengaro

Lady Statesmen Split Doubleheader with UAM

Monticello, Arkansas – Freshman Bailie Springfield pitched a perfect seven innings in game one to lift the Lady Statesmen past the Arkansas-Monticello Blossoms, 1-0, but Delta State fell 4-0 in game two to earn a split with the University of Arkansas at Monticello on Tuesday, March 21, at Blossoms Field.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final (GM1): Delta State 1 | UAM 0
Final (GM2): UAM 4 | Delta State 0
Location: Blossoms Field | Monticello, Ark.
Records: Delta State (12-16, 5-10 GSC) | UAM (16-10, 9-5 GAC)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1
  • Delta State struck first when Abi Gibson scored on a RBI double to left center by Mari Alex Sandridge.
  • The Blossoms tried to make a comeback in the bottom of the first, landing runners at the corners with one out, but a pop up and strikeout ended the threat.
  • The rest of the game remained a pitcher's duel. After the first inning, Bailie Springfield did not sacrifice any more hits. Twice she was in a jam, though, as the Blossoms landed runners in scoring position after a leadoff walk in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings, but the freshman right-handed pitcher shut the Blossoms down.  
  • Springfield (5-2) went the long haul, allowing only two hits in the entire seven innings. She struck out two, walked two, and faced 26 batters.
  • Kendra Coleman (10-3) suffered the loss. Coleman allowed one run (earned) on five hits and struck out six.
  • McKenzie Rice and Kendra Coleman combined for UAM's only two hits of the game.
  • The Lady Statesmen tallied a combined five hits.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 2
  • The game remained scoreless through the first three innings.
  • The Lady Statesmen had their best chance of scoring in the top of the fourth when Mari Alex Sandridge reached on a fielder's choice and stole second with two outs. She then advanced to third on a wild pitch. Carah Nunrez drew a two-out walk, and Hannah Salmon, who came on to pinch run for Nunez, stole second. But Madison Zoeller grounded out to end the inning.   
  • In the bottom of the fourth, UAM took a 1-0 lead when Kendra Coleman blasted one over the left field wall.
  • Korie Parker's three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth put UAM up 4-0.
  • The Lady Statesmen went through three pitchers throughout the game. Starting pitcher Mari Alex Sandridge (2-5) suffered the loss. She allowed one run (earned) on three hits. In one inning of relief, Taylor Tucker gave up three runs, all earned, on three hits. In 1.2 innings of relief, Taylor Johnson did not give up any runs or hits.   
  • Kaylee Freeman (2-4) earned the win. In seven innings of work, Freeman sacrificed only three hits.
  • Abi Gibson, Zoeller, and Bailie Springfield combined for Delta State's three hits of the game.  

STAT OF THE DAY
  • Both teams left five runners stranded on base in game one.
 
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
  • The Lady Statesmen improve to 4-1 when leading in the first inning and 5-3 in one-run games.
  • Delta State falls to 3-9 on the road.
  • The 1-0 win in game one marks the fourth shutout of the season for DSU.
  • Five out of the past six games were decided by one run.
  • Bailie Springfield earned her first career shutout with the win in game one. The two hits she allowed in game one were the second-fewest she's allowed in a start. She moves to sixth in the Gulf South Conference in lowest ERA, boasting a 2.07 ERA.
  • Despite the loss in game two, Sandridge remains in the top 10 in the GSC for lowest ERA.
  • The win in game one snapped a three-game streak.
  • Nowell now leads the team in walks with 11.
  • Sandidge recorded her third double and 11th RBI of the season.
  • Sandridge recorded her ninth stolen base of the season, while Gibson recorded her sixth. Hannah Salmon earned her first stolen base of the season.  
  • The Lady Statesmen hit into a season-high two double plays in game two.
 
UP NEXT
 
Delta State will host the defending national champions, the University of North Alabama for a three-game Gulf South Conference series at University Field beginning with a doubleheader on Saturday, March 25, at 2 p.m. and concluding with a single game on Sunday, March 26, at 1 p.m.
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