Sunday, April 21
East Lansing, Mich.
1:00 PM ET
Michigan State University
15-28, 0
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11
Ohio State
29-14, 0
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5
R
H
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Ohio State
2
0
5
3
1
11
15
0
Michigan State
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ray, Morgan (14-6)
L: Walker, Alli (8-11)
Batting:
2B: Betschel, Bri 1 ; Piper, Lilli 1 ; Nicholson, Claire 1
3B: Constable, Summer 1
HR: Piper, Lilli 1 ; Clark, Emily 1 ; Carver, Niki 2
RBI: Piper, Lilli 2 ; Clark, Emily 1 ; Prange, Ashley 1 ; Boren, Kallie 1 ; Carver, Niki 5 ; Sansom, Spencer 1
SF: Sansom, Spencer 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Betschel, Bri 1 ; Piper, Lilli 2 ; Clark, Emily 2 ; Prange, Ashley 2 ; Boren, Kallie 1 ; Carver, Niki 2 ; Constable, Summer 1
Batting:
RBI: Hendershott, Katelyn 1
SH: Meech, Mackenzie 1
SF: Hendershott, Katelyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ladd, Caitie 1
SB: Ladd, Caitie 1 ; Quinlan, Katie 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
1
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
C/3B
/ SoftballOF
/ Softball
RHP
/ Softball
1B
/ Softball
SS/UTL
/ SoftballOF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
RHP
/ Softball
Ohio State Wins Sunday Matchup For Series Sweep
4/21/2019 6:01:00 PM | Softball
SPARTAN SYNOPSIS
A three-homer, five-run third inning for Ohio State led to a 11-1 victory for the Buckeyes and a series sweep at Secchia Stadium on Sunday.Â
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The Buckeyes tallied 15 base hits off of three Spartan pitchers, while Morgan Ray pitched for the third day in a row for Ohio State and limited the Spartans to just three base hits in four innings. Alli Walker took the loss for MSU, falling to 8-11. She tossed 2.1 innings, and McKenna Gregory picked up 2.2 relief innings. Jordan Watson also pitched to two batters in the third inning.Â
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Ebonee Echols, Charla Echols, and Katie Quinlan accounted for the Spartan hits, and Caitie Ladd scored the Spartan run in the bottom of the second inning.Â
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Lilli Piper was a perfect 4-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Niki Carver had two homers and five RBI for Ohio State. Ray improved to 14-6 on the season, striking out seven and walking three in four innings.Â
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The Spartans play at Michigan on Tuesday before returning to Secchia Stadium next weekend for the final home series of the season. The Spartans host Northwestern April 6-28 in a three-game set.Â
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STATS AND STORYLINES
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A three-homer, five-run third inning for Ohio State led to a 11-1 victory for the Buckeyes and a series sweep at Secchia Stadium on Sunday.Â
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The Buckeyes tallied 15 base hits off of three Spartan pitchers, while Morgan Ray pitched for the third day in a row for Ohio State and limited the Spartans to just three base hits in four innings. Alli Walker took the loss for MSU, falling to 8-11. She tossed 2.1 innings, and McKenna Gregory picked up 2.2 relief innings. Jordan Watson also pitched to two batters in the third inning.Â
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Ebonee Echols, Charla Echols, and Katie Quinlan accounted for the Spartan hits, and Caitie Ladd scored the Spartan run in the bottom of the second inning.Â
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Lilli Piper was a perfect 4-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Niki Carver had two homers and five RBI for Ohio State. Ray improved to 14-6 on the season, striking out seven and walking three in four innings.Â
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The Spartans play at Michigan on Tuesday before returning to Secchia Stadium next weekend for the final home series of the season. The Spartans host Northwestern April 6-28 in a three-game set.Â
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STATS AND STORYLINES
- Ohio State put two on the board in the top of the first. Bri Betschel led off with a double up the left field line and took third. Lilli Piper singled up the middle to score the first run. Emily Clark reached on a fielder's choice to erase Piper, but a walk to Ashley Prange. Kallie Boren grounded out to advance the two runners, plating Clark for the 2-0 lead.  Â
- The first real Spartan threat came in the bottom of the second, when Caitie Ladd led off with a walk, stole second, and went to third on a wild pitch. Katie Quinlan laid down a bunt single and then stole second to put two on in scoring position with just one out. A sac fly by Katelyn Hendershott brought home Ladd to cut the OSU lead in half.
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- Lilli Piper and Clark hit solo homers back-to-back in the top of the third push the Buckeye lead out to 4-1. A pair of singles put two runners on the bases for Niki Carver, who hit a three-run shot to push the OSU lead out to 7-1. MSU made a pitching change, bringing Jordan Watson out of the bullpen, and she was greeted by a double to center by Claire Nicholson and a single by Kaitlyn Coffmann. MSU went to its bullpen again, bringing on McKenna Gregory, the Saturday starter, with runners at the corners and one out. She got a strikeout and a fly ball to get the Spartans out of the inning.Â
- OSU tacked on three in the top of the fourth, when Piper led off the inning with a double. She went to third on a fly ball out, then came home on a bunt single by Prange. Two batters later, Carver hit a two-run shot that pushed the run tally to 10 for the visitors.Â
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- A triple by pinch hitter Summer Constable led off the top of the fifth, and she came home on a sac fly by Spencer Sansom for the 11th Buckeye run.Â
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