picou
Cayce Smith
8
Winner Delta St. DELTA ST 6-6
3
Shorter SHORTER 3-8
Winner
Delta St. DELTA ST
6-6
8
Final
3
Shorter SHORTER
3-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Delta St. DELTA ST 0 1 0 2 1 2 2 8 11 1
Shorter SHORTER 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 9 2

W: Griggers, Jenny (1-0) L: A. McWaters (0-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Philip Tang

Taylor Picou's Four-Hit Day Leads Lady Statesmen Past Shorter

ROME, Ga. -- Taylor Picou was 4-for-4 from the plate with four RBI as the Delta State University softball team defeated Shorter University 8-3 on Sunday afternoon.

The win gave the Lady Statesmen the opening Gulf South Conference series win of the season.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: Delta State 8 | Shorter University 3
Location: Alto Park Softball Complex | Rome, Ga.
Records: Delta State (6-6 | 2-1 GSC)  | Shorter University (3-8 | 1-2 GSC)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Delta State got on the board first in the second inning. Alyssa Branyan singled up the middle to score Chrissy Tubbs.
  • Shorter tied the game in the bottom of the third inning with an RBI single.
  • DSU retook the lead in the top of the fourth on a two-run home run by Taylor Picou.
  • Back-to-back doubles for Shorter in the bottom of the fourth made it 3-2.
  • MyCala Helms added a RBI in the fifth inning scoring Karley Bloesch to extend the lead to 4-2.
  • Katelyn Hayman and Kailyn Lofton both had RBIs in the sixth inning to make it 6-2.
  • Picou had a two RBI single in the top of the seventh to make it 8-2.
  • Shorter scored one run it to bottom of the seventh to make it an 8-3 final.
IN THE CIRCLE
  • In her first outing of the season, Jenny Griggers (1-0) went three innings and gave up two runs on four hits.
  • Hannah Hasle threw four innings of relief and gave up one run on five hits.
  • Asia McWaters (0-3) took the loss, going four innings while giving up three runs on five hits.
  • Anna Loyd went one inning in relief and gave up two runs on three hits.
NOTABLES 
  • Picou was 4-for4 from the plate with four RBI and two runs scored.
  • Helms and Lofton were the only two other Lady Statesmen with multiple hits.
UP NEXT

Delta State will play at home for the first time in 2022 as they host the University of Montevallo on Friday, February 25 at 3 p.m. at University Field.
 
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