Sunday, April 7
East Lansing, Mich.
1:00 PM ET
Michigan State University
14-22, 0
11
vs
3
Maryland
18-19, 0
1
2
3
4
5
R
H
E
Maryland
1
0
1
1
0
3
6
1
Michigan State
2
0
0
7
2
11
9
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Walker, Alli (8-7)
L: Sydney Golden (11-6)
Batting:
2B: Taylor Wilson 1
RBI: Anna Kufta 1 ; Sammie Stefan 1 ; Taylor Wilson 1
SH: Amanda Brashear 1
Base Running:
RUNS: JoJo McRae 1 ; Anna Kufta 1 ; Gracie Voulgaris 1
SB: JoJo McRae 1 ; Micaela Abbatine 1
Batting:
2B: Meech, Mackenzie 1 ; Ladd, Caitie 1 ; Eveland, Kaitlyn 1
HR: Echols, Ebonee 2
RBI: Baccay, Melanie 3 ; Echols, Charla 1 ; Meech, Mackenzie 1 ; Echols, Ebonee 4 ; Eveland, Kaitlyn 1
SH: Bartz, Joanna 1 ; Schreckengost, Shae 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Baccay, Melanie 1 ; Meech, Mackenzie 2 ; Echols, Ebonee 2 ; Ladd, Caitie 1 ; Eveland, Kaitlyn 2 ; Quinlan, Katie 2 ; Bartz, Joanna 1
SB: Eveland, Kaitlyn 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
2
H
2
RBI
4
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
3
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
2B
/ Softball
C/3B
/ SoftballOF
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3B
/ Softball
1B
/ SoftballSS/UTL
/ Softball1B/UTL
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P
/ Softball
RHP
/ Softball
DP
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
Spartans Earn 11-3 Win In Maryland Series Finale
4/7/2019 3:33:00 PM | Softball
Ebonee Echols Smacks Two Homers
SPARTAN SYNOPSIS
Michigan State claimed the rubber match in the finale of the Maryland series, downing the Terps 11-3 in five innings on a sunny spring day at Secchia Stadium.Â
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The Spartans, (14-22, 3-6 Big Ten) exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, and Maryland reliever Sami Main walked in two runs in the bottom of the fifth to end the game due to the run rule. Ebonee Echols had a big day at the plate, launching a pair of home runs – one to left field, one to right – and added four RBI.Â
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In addition to Ebonee Echols, MacKenzie Meech had a pair of base hits (one double, her seventh of the season) Melanie Baccay had a base hit and three RBI. Alli Walker got the win in the circle after a three-inning outing where she struck out two, and Jordan Watson pitched two impressive innings of one-hit relief.Â
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The Terrapin pitching staff issued seven walks, including five in the fifth inning. MSU had nine base hits on the day, and starter Sydney Golden took the loss with 3.1 innings pitched, striking out one and surrendering seven of MSU's nine hits. Anna Kufta had a pair of base hits and a walk for Maryland (18-19, 2-7 Big Ten).The Terps had six base hits, with on one going for extra bases – a Taylor Wilson double.
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The Spartans have four games on tap in the coming week – a Tuesday game at Central Michigan (4 pm) before traveling for a three-game series at Minnesota.Â
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QUOTABLE
"Our approach today was great – it was an important win and our team was prepared and ready to go. We executed at the plate, which included being patient and taking what they gave us. It resulted in seven walks, but we were swinging the bats well, too – and that's really when we had our big inning, when we put together base hits. It was a great way to wrap up the week."
Head Coach Jacquie Joseph
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TOP PERFORMERS
STATS AND STORYLINES
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Michigan State claimed the rubber match in the finale of the Maryland series, downing the Terps 11-3 in five innings on a sunny spring day at Secchia Stadium.Â
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The Spartans, (14-22, 3-6 Big Ten) exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, and Maryland reliever Sami Main walked in two runs in the bottom of the fifth to end the game due to the run rule. Ebonee Echols had a big day at the plate, launching a pair of home runs – one to left field, one to right – and added four RBI.Â
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In addition to Ebonee Echols, MacKenzie Meech had a pair of base hits (one double, her seventh of the season) Melanie Baccay had a base hit and three RBI. Alli Walker got the win in the circle after a three-inning outing where she struck out two, and Jordan Watson pitched two impressive innings of one-hit relief.Â
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The Terrapin pitching staff issued seven walks, including five in the fifth inning. MSU had nine base hits on the day, and starter Sydney Golden took the loss with 3.1 innings pitched, striking out one and surrendering seven of MSU's nine hits. Anna Kufta had a pair of base hits and a walk for Maryland (18-19, 2-7 Big Ten).The Terps had six base hits, with on one going for extra bases – a Taylor Wilson double.
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The Spartans have four games on tap in the coming week – a Tuesday game at Central Michigan (4 pm) before traveling for a three-game series at Minnesota.Â
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QUOTABLE
"Our approach today was great – it was an important win and our team was prepared and ready to go. We executed at the plate, which included being patient and taking what they gave us. It resulted in seven walks, but we were swinging the bats well, too – and that's really when we had our big inning, when we put together base hits. It was a great way to wrap up the week."
Head Coach Jacquie Joseph
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TOP PERFORMERS
- Ebonee Echols tied the school record with two homers on the day, and added four RBI.Â
- MacKenzie Meech had a pair of base hits, including a double.
- Jordan Watson entered in the third with no outs and runners at the corners, and allowed no runs and just one base hit in two relief innings.
STATS AND STORYLINES
- The Terrapins put run on the board in the top of the first, as leadoff hitter JoJo McRae got on with a bunt single, stole second and went to third on a sac bunt by Amanda Brashear. Anna Kufta brought her home with a single up the left side for a 1-0 advantage.Â
- The Spartans quickly countered in the bottom of the first. With two out, MacKenzie Meech laced a double into the corner in right field, and Ebonee Echols drove the first pitch she saw off the scoreboard in left to give the Spartans a 2-1 lead.
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- The Terps tied the score on an RBI single by Kafta as well as a Spartan fielding error in the third, and then plated another in the fourth on back-to-back hits by Gracie Voulgais (double) and Taylor Wilson. A walk to Micaela Abbatine triggered an MSU pitching change, as the Spartans brought on Jordan Watson with runners at the corners and no outs  for her first action in the series. Watson got Regan Kerr to go down swinging, McRae on a ground ball to first, and a fly ball to right by Brashear to end the inning.Â
- Caitie Ladd land Kaitlyn Eveland doubled to left and right field, respectively, to lead off the bottom of the fourth– Ladd  came home to tie the game on Eveland's shot. On a stolen base attempt, the catcher overthrew third, allowing Eveland to come home for a 4-3 lead. The Spartans kept it going as Quinlan reached on an error, Bartz singled to left, and Scheckengost laid down a sac bunt to put the runners in scoring position for Melanie Baccay, who brought home both runners with a single up the middle for a 6-3 lead. The Terps brought on Kianna Carr to pitch, and after she retired Charla Echols, Meech placed a perfect bloop single down the left field line to score Baccay to make it 7-3. Ebonee Echols stepped in and smacked her second homer of the day – this one to right field – to make it 9-3.Â
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- Carr walked Eveland and Quinlan to start off the bottom of the fifth, and was replaced by Sami Main. Bartz laid down a sac bunt to move the runners into scoring position for the first out of the inning. Main walked pinch hitter Katelyn Hendershott to load the bases, and then Melanie Baccay and Charla Echols to force in two runs and end the game.  Â
- Ebonee Echols two homers tied the school record for home runs in a game (2).   Echols two shots is the 26th time in program history  It had been accomplished earlier in the season by Caitie Ladd (vs. Indiana, March 29). Among current players, Kelly Zackrison (April28, 2018 vs. Rutgers), Lexi White (May 8, 2017 vs. Indiana) and Kaitlyn Eveland (April 8, 2017) have also accomplished the feat. Â
- Caitie Ladd hit .545 in the series with six base hits, including three doubles, a triple, and a home run. She added seven RBI.Â
- MacKenzie Meech had five hits in the games vs. Maryland, (.455), and had two doubles.Â
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