Marshall University Athletics
Sunday, February 16
Chattanooga, Tenn.
10:00 AM
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Bats Stay Hot as Softball Defeats Indiana State in Five Innings
2/16/2020 1:09:00 PM | Softball
Stevenson and Burch homer for the Herd
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Marshall softball team kept the offense rolling on Sunday in a 9-1 victory over the Indiana State Sycamores at the Chattanooga Challenge.
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The Thundering Herd improves to 5-3 overall.
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The Sycamores scored first in the top of the first inning, and then the Herd held them off the scoreboard the rest of the way.
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Junior pitcher Laney Jones earned the start and went the distance for her fourth win of the season. Jones allowed five hits and struck out four.
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The Herd offense got rolling right from the start in the bottom of the first as 10 batters came to the plate. Sophomore Grace Chelemen led off with a walk and was followed by back-to-back singles from juniors Aly Harrell and Saige Pye. With the bases loaded, sophomore Mya Stevenson was hit by a pitch to bring home Chelemen to tie the game.
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Junior Katie Adams then hit a single to right that scored Harrell, followed immediately by a single from junior Rachel Rousseau that plated Pye. Senior Sierra Huerta ripped a double to right-center that scored two more runs, leading to a pitching change for Indiana State, and Marshall led 5-1.
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In the second inning, Harrell and Pye reached base with back-to-back singles again. Stevenson then blasted a three-run home run to left. It was her fourth homer of the year and 24th of her career. Marshall led by seven, 8-1.
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The Herd was held off the scoreboard in the third, but was able to put up one more run in the fourth as senior Blakely Burch hit a solo shot to right to gain the eight-run lead, 9-1.
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Indiana State put two runners on base in the top of the fifth, however the Marshall defense recorded the final out to end the game in the fifth.
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Marshall recorded 15 hits in the game. Junior Armani Brown was 3-for-3 at the plate. Harrell, Pye, Stevenson, Adams and Huerta all had two hits each. Every batter for the Herd reached base safely at least once.
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Marshall stays on the road as it travels to the Bobby Bailey Memorial Tournament, hosted by Kennesaw State, Feb. 21-23. The Herd takes on East Tennessee State, Kennesaw State and Rhode Island.
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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 improves to 5-3 overall.
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The Sycamores scored first in the top of the first inning, and then the Herd held them off the scoreboard the rest of the way.
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Junior pitcher Laney Jones earned the start and went the distance for her fourth win of the season. Jones allowed five hits and struck out four.
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The Herd offense got rolling right from the start in the bottom of the first as 10 batters came to the plate. Sophomore Grace Chelemen led off with a walk and was followed by back-to-back singles from juniors Aly Harrell and Saige Pye. With the bases loaded, sophomore Mya Stevenson was hit by a pitch to bring home Chelemen to tie the game.
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Junior Katie Adams then hit a single to right that scored Harrell, followed immediately by a single from junior Rachel Rousseau that plated Pye. Senior Sierra Huerta ripped a double to right-center that scored two more runs, leading to a pitching change for Indiana State, and Marshall led 5-1.
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In the second inning, Harrell and Pye reached base with back-to-back singles again. Stevenson then blasted a three-run home run to left. It was her fourth homer of the year and 24th of her career. Marshall led by seven, 8-1.
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The Herd was held off the scoreboard in the third, but was able to put up one more run in the fourth as senior Blakely Burch hit a solo shot to right to gain the eight-run lead, 9-1.
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Indiana State put two runners on base in the top of the fifth, however the Marshall defense recorded the final out to end the game in the fifth.
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Marshall recorded 15 hits in the game. Junior Armani Brown was 3-for-3 at the plate. Harrell, Pye, Stevenson, Adams and Huerta all had two hits each. Every batter for the Herd reached base safely at least once.
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Marshall stays on the road as it travels to the Bobby Bailey Memorial Tournament, hosted by Kennesaw State, Feb. 21-23. The Herd takes on East Tennessee State, Kennesaw State and Rhode Island.
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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: Jones, Laney (4-1)
L: Gabbi Schnaiter (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Bella Peterson 2
RBI: Bella Peterson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Leslie Sims 1
SB: Leslie Sims 1 ; Lexie Siwek 1
Batting:
2B: Huerta, Sierra 1
HR: Stevenson, Mya 1 ; Burch, Blakely 1
RBI: Stevenson, Mya 4 ; Adams, Katie 1 ; Rousseau, Rachel 1 ; Huerta, Sierra 2 ; Burch, Blakely 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chelemen, Grace 1 ; Harrell, Aly 1 ; Pennington, Rachel 1 ; Pye, Saige 2 ; Stevenson, Mya 2 ; Rousseau, Rachel 1 ; Burch, Blakely 1
SB: Rousseau, Rachel 1
HBP: Stevenson, Mya 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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AB
2
R
2
H
2
RBI
4
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