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.
The Thundering Herd improves to 5-3 overall.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
The Thundering Herd improves to 5-3 overall.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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H
2
RBI
4
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