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Softball Drops Pair of Contests at Chattanooga Challenge
2/14/2020 7:52:00 PM | Softball
Herd returns to the field Saturday vs. Ohio at 1:30 p.m.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Marshall softball team fell to the Lipscomb Bison, 14-6, and then to the host Chattanooga Mocs, 10-8, Friday at the Chattanooga Challenge.
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The Thundering Herd drops to 2-3 overall.
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Game One: Lipscomb 14, Marshall 6 (6 innings)
The Herd struggled in the circle and defensively falling to the Bison in game one on Friday. Four players pitched for Marshall in the loss. Junior Laney Jones had the start and was pulled in the second inning. Junior Megan Stauffer entered the circle and pitched into the fourth. Freshman Ashley Blessin came into the contest followed up by freshman Delaney Heaberlin. Heaberlin went the final 2.1 innings and recorded her first two career strikeouts.
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Lipscomb scored four runs in the second inning and then the Herd offense responded in the top of the third. Junior Rachel Rousseau led off the inning with a single and later stole second. Two batters later junior Aly Harrell picked up her second walk of the day to put two runners on base. Sophomore Mya Stevenson then sent a shot out to left for a three-run blast to cut the deficit to one, 4-3.
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The Bison scored one more in the bottom of the third and then five runs in the fourth to build out a seven-run lead, 10-3.
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However, the Marshall bats came back to life again in the fifth as this time Harrell hit the three-run homer to left-center, scoring junior Armani Brown and senior Sierra Huerta. The deficit was reduced to four at 10-6. Lipscomb scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth to close out the game and not allow the Herd bats another chance in the seventh.
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Harrell and Stevenson both finished the game with three RBI and Brown recorded two hits.
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Game Two: Chattanooga 10, Marshall 8
Another high-scoring affair followed Marshall into the second game of the day against the Mocs. The Herd began the scoring with a two-run home run from junior Saige Pye in the first. However, Chattanooga responded with five runs in the bottom of the first to take a three-run lead. Laney Jones, who came on in relief in the first, finally ended the inning with back-to-back strikeouts.
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Neither team plated a run in the second inning and then the Herd offense erupted in the top of the third bringing 11 players to the plate and scoring six runs to take the lead at 8-5.
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Stevenson led off the third with a solo home run, her second of the day. Three-straight singles from Harrell, Huerta and Pye loaded the bases with nobody out. Rousseau reached on an infield error that pushed across two runs and then senior Blakely Burch reached on another error that scored Pye and Rousseau. Burch kept the wheels going sliding into third. During a strikeout on the following batter, Burch swiped home to give Marshall the three-run lead.
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Chattanooga came back with five runs in the bottom of the fourth to regain the lead, 10-8.
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The Herd managed to get a few more runners on base but just could not find the timely hit.
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Senior Kailee Williamson took the loss.
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Pye finished the game 3-of-3 with two runs, two RBI and one walk. Sophomore Grace Chelemen in her first start in a Marshall uniform tallied two hits.
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The Herd returns to the field on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. against the Ohio Bobcats and then at 4 p.m. versus Tennessee Tech. Both games will be broadcast on 88.1 WMUL-FM with audio streamed online at www.marshall.edu/wmul. There will also be a live stream simulcast on Facebook Live.
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For all of the latest information on the Marshall Softball team, follow the Herd on Twitter @HerdSB, Facebook at Marshall University Softball and on www.herdzone.com.
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To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
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The Thundering Herd drops to 2-3 overall.
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Game One: Lipscomb 14, Marshall 6 (6 innings)
The Herd struggled in the circle and defensively falling to the Bison in game one on Friday. Four players pitched for Marshall in the loss. Junior Laney Jones had the start and was pulled in the second inning. Junior Megan Stauffer entered the circle and pitched into the fourth. Freshman Ashley Blessin came into the contest followed up by freshman Delaney Heaberlin. Heaberlin went the final 2.1 innings and recorded her first two career strikeouts.
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Lipscomb scored four runs in the second inning and then the Herd offense responded in the top of the third. Junior Rachel Rousseau led off the inning with a single and later stole second. Two batters later junior Aly Harrell picked up her second walk of the day to put two runners on base. Sophomore Mya Stevenson then sent a shot out to left for a three-run blast to cut the deficit to one, 4-3.
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The Bison scored one more in the bottom of the third and then five runs in the fourth to build out a seven-run lead, 10-3.
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However, the Marshall bats came back to life again in the fifth as this time Harrell hit the three-run homer to left-center, scoring junior Armani Brown and senior Sierra Huerta. The deficit was reduced to four at 10-6. Lipscomb scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth to close out the game and not allow the Herd bats another chance in the seventh.
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Harrell and Stevenson both finished the game with three RBI and Brown recorded two hits.
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Game Two: Chattanooga 10, Marshall 8
Another high-scoring affair followed Marshall into the second game of the day against the Mocs. The Herd began the scoring with a two-run home run from junior Saige Pye in the first. However, Chattanooga responded with five runs in the bottom of the first to take a three-run lead. Laney Jones, who came on in relief in the first, finally ended the inning with back-to-back strikeouts.
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Neither team plated a run in the second inning and then the Herd offense erupted in the top of the third bringing 11 players to the plate and scoring six runs to take the lead at 8-5.
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Stevenson led off the third with a solo home run, her second of the day. Three-straight singles from Harrell, Huerta and Pye loaded the bases with nobody out. Rousseau reached on an infield error that pushed across two runs and then senior Blakely Burch reached on another error that scored Pye and Rousseau. Burch kept the wheels going sliding into third. During a strikeout on the following batter, Burch swiped home to give Marshall the three-run lead.
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Chattanooga came back with five runs in the bottom of the fourth to regain the lead, 10-8.
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The Herd managed to get a few more runners on base but just could not find the timely hit.
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Senior Kailee Williamson took the loss.
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Pye finished the game 3-of-3 with two runs, two RBI and one walk. Sophomore Grace Chelemen in her first start in a Marshall uniform tallied two hits.
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The Herd returns to the field on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. against the Ohio Bobcats and then at 4 p.m. versus Tennessee Tech. Both games will be broadcast on 88.1 WMUL-FM with audio streamed online at www.marshall.edu/wmul. There will also be a live stream simulcast on Facebook Live.
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For all of the latest information on the Marshall Softball team, follow the Herd on Twitter @HerdSB, Facebook at Marshall University Softball and on www.herdzone.com.
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To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: GRAY, MEGAN (3-0)
L: Jones, Laney (2-1)
Batting:
HR: Harrell, Aly 1 ; Stevenson, Mya 1
RBI: Harrell, Aly 3 ; Stevenson, Mya 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Huerta, Sierra 1 ; Harrell, Aly 2 ; Stevenson, Mya 1 ; Rousseau, Rachel 1 ; Brown, Armani 1
SB: Rousseau, Rachel 1
CS: Stevenson, Mya 1
HBP: Huerta, Sierra 1 ; Pye, Saige 1
Batting:
2B: RICH, KAMRIE 1 ; ENDRIS, JENNA 1
3B: VETULA, AMY 1
RBI: VETULA, AMY 4 ; WARD, PEYTON 1 ; RICH, KAMRIE 4 ; WARD, PEYTON 1 ; ENDRIS, JENNA 2 ; LEEBRICK, PRESLEY 1
SH: WARD, PEYTON 1 ; WARD, PEYTON 1 ; DAVIS, ABBY 1
Base Running:
RUNS: VETULA, AMY 3 ; WARD, PEYTON 2 ; PAULSON, KELLY 1 ; BROWN, JESSIE 3 ; WARD, PEYTON 1 ; ENDRIS, JENNA 1 ; DAVIS, ABBY 1 ; LEEBRICK, PRESLEY 2
SB: WARD, PEYTON 2 ; RICH, KAMRIE 1 ; PAULSON, KELLY 1 ; ENDRIS, JENNA 1 ; DAVIS, ABBY 1 ; LEEBRICK, PRESLEY 1
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