Michigan State University Athletics
Softball Travels To Birmingham For Magic City Classic
2/26/2009 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Feb. 26, 2009
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State softball team travels to Birmingham, Ala., this weekend for the Magic City Classic. MSU opens play on Saturday, Feb. 28 with Samford at 12 p.m. and Pittsburgh at 4 p.m. The Spartans face Northern Illinois at 12 p.m. and UAB at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 1 to conclude the tournament. Live stats for all MSU games will be available through www.msuspartans.com.
The Spartans opened the FGCU Spring Break Invitational with a 10-2 win over Bethune-Cookman before falling to No. 13 DePaul 7-2 on day one. The Spartans dropped a 5-1 decision to Fairfield and an 8-0 loss to DePaul on Saturday. MSU wrapped up the tournament Sunday with a 6-5 extra inning loss to host Florida Gulf Coast.
Sophomore Lindsey Hansen hit home runs in back-to-back games, beginning with the game against DePaul on Friday, Feb. 20. She leads the team with three home runs and eight RBIs.
Sophomore Jessica Bracamonte recorded a team-high .368 batting average in the five games played during the tournament. She and Hansen led the team with three RBIs each, while freshman Lauren Kramer posted a team-high 21 putouts through the five games.
Sophomore Shae Bass picked up her first win of the season in a 10-2 win over Bethune-Cookman and finished with a team-high six strikeouts
PDF of Softball Notes: Complete Release in PDF Format
Tournament Page: Magic City Classic
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QUICK HITS
• Five Spartans have started all 10 games this season.
• Senior Gina Mondo leads the team with a .458 batting average, while classmate Kara Weigle is hitting .424.
• The Spartans are 15-for-17 in stolen bases so far this season and senior Gina Mondo leads the team with four.
• Sophomore Shae Bass has recorded one walk in 12.2 innings pitched.
• Gina Mondo, Kara Weigle and Jessica Bracamonte have over a .400 on-base percentage.
• Senior Megan Hair has a team-high nine strikeouts.
• Sophomore Heidi Purtzer leads the team with 59 putouts and classmate Lindsey Hansen has a team-leading 25 assists.
• The Spartans have 81 hits in 10 games, and a .293 team batting average.
