Mari Alex Sandridge
Fred Sington
0
Delta State DSU 0-1
7
Winner Embry-Ridddle ERAUSB 1-0
Delta State DSU
0-1
0
Final
7
Embry-Ridddle ERAUSB
1-0
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 4 1
Embry-Ridddle ERAUSB 0 0 3 3 0 1 X 7 8 0

W: Jayla Jackson (1-0) L: Fullilove, Nicole (0-1)

3
Miles College MC 0-2
11
Winner Delta State DSU 2-0
Miles College MC
0-2
3
Final
11
Delta State DSU
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Miles College MC 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 4
Delta State DSU 2 0 2 2 5 11 7 0

W: Sandridge, Mari Alex (1-0) L: Magen Rich (0-0)

Game Recap: Softball | | Fred Sington

Lady Statesmen Split Day One Gulf Shores Invite

GULF SHORES, Ala. – Kelly Byrd belted a home run and had four RBIs to lead Delta State University softball (2-0) to an 11-3 win over Miles College (0-2) in game two at the Gulf Shores Invitational on Friday.

The Lady Statesmen fell to Sunshine State member Embry-Riddle University 7-0 in game one. Carlie Vice went 2-for-4 to lead DSU in the loss.  


Inside the Matchup:
Final (GM1): Delta State 0 Embry- Riddle University 7
Final (GM2): Delta State 11 Miles College 3
Location: Gulf Shores, Alabama
Records: Delta State (1-1) | Embry-Riddle University (1-1) Miles College (0-0)
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HOW IT HAPPENED vs. Embry-Riddle (GM1)
  • In the third, Katy Thompson's single to left field drove in Jayla Jackson giving Embry-Riddle a 1-0 lead.
  • Embry-Riddle would score two more runs, one after Jamie Mead's single to center field drove in Jayla Jackson. Savannah Brokenbrough drove in the last run of the inning with a single to left field that plated Jamie Mead.
  • Embry-Riddle would extend their lead to 6-0 in the fourth inning on a two-run triple by Thompson and an RBI single by Jamie Mead.
  • Lisa Hop would reach home on an error in the sixth inning for the final run off the game.
  • The Lady Statesmen loaded the bases in the fourth and fifth innings but were unable capitalize on the threat.
ON THE MOUND vs. Embry-Riddle (GM1)
  • Nichol Fullilove (0-1) gave up three runs on four hits with a strikeout and a walk as the pitcher of record for the Lady Statesmen.
  • Jayla Jackson (1-0) struck out six batters while scattering four hits over seven shutout innings for the Eagles.
NOTEABLES (GM1)
  • The Lady Statesmen were outhit 8-7.
  • Carlie Vice (2-for-4) was the only DSU player with multiple hits.
  • Lady Statesmen starting pitcher Nicole Fullilove (0-1) gave up three runs off four hits.
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. Miles College (GM2)
  • Miles College was first on the board in the first inning on an Alexus Gonzalez RBI bunt single.
  • Miles College extended their lead 3-0 in the first when Zakierra Webb stole home and followed by Crislyn Graham's RBI single.
  • Kelly Byrd cut Delta State's deficit 3-2 in the third on a two-run single to center field.
  • Lady Statesmen claimed the lead 4-3 in the third inning after a solo home run and by Byrd and an RBI-double to left field by Kailyn Lofton.
  • DSU added two more in the fourth inning extending their lead 6-3 after Abi Gibson drove one run in and Mallory Myers reached home on a wild pitch.
  • Lady Statesmen plated five more in the fifth to end the game by the NCAA Mercy Ruler Miles College 11-3. Byrd drove in a run on a double and Tamia Johnson double in the final two runs to highlight the inning.
ON THE MOUND vs. Miles (GM2)
  • DSU starting pitcher Mari Alex Sandridge (1-0) gave up three runs off five hits in her first win of the season.
  • Megan Rich (0-1) took the loss for Miles, allowing nine runs, seven earned, on six hits with a pair of strikeouts
NOTEABLES (GM2) Up Next:
The Lady Statesmen return to the diamond at the Gulf Shores Invitational taking on Spring Hill College (Ala.) at 9 a.m. and Tuskegee at 11:30 am on Saturday.
 
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