Friday, February 14
Clemson, SC
5 pm
Michigan State University
0-5
2
vs
3
Pitt
3-3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Michigan State
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
4
1
Pitt
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
6
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brittany Knight (3-1)
L: Ladd, Sarah (0-4)
Batting:
2B: Callahan, Courtney 1
RBI: Callahan, Courtney 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Holt, Erica 1 ; Joyner, Laney 1
SB: Quinlan, Katie 2
Batting:
2B: Conor McGaffic 1
3B: Morgan Batesole 1
RBI: LoLo Sanchez 1 ; Morgan Batesole 1
SF: LoLo Sanchez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hannah Bach 1 ; Hope Alley 1 ; Morgan Batesole 1
SB: Hunter Levesque 1 ; Katlyn Pavlick 1
HBP: Katlyn Pavlick 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
OF
/ SoftballOF
/ Softball
SS/UTL
/ Softball
LHP
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
Spartans Lose Walkoff Heartbreaker to Pitt
2/14/2020 9:04:00 PM | Softball
Clemson, SC --Â Michigan State dropped a 3-2 heartbreaker to Pitt in the first game of the Big Ten-ACC Challenge at Clemson on Friday night.Â
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With a 2-1 lead entering the bottom of the seventh, the Spartans got the first two outs of the inning before a double, error, and single up the middle plated two runs for the Panthers (3-3).Â
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In a game that was a pitcher's duel, MSU broke through in the top of the fourth on a two-run RBI double from Courtney Callahan.  Pitt finally got on the board in the bottom of the sixth with back-to-back base hits to lead off the inning, but could only get one runner across on a sac fly and entered the seventh inning still trailing by a run.Â
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Freshman southpaw Sarah Ladd got her fourth start of the season, striking out five and retiring 11 straight batters from the first through the fifth inning. She scattered six base hits – including two in the sixth and two in the seventh in 6.2 innings pitched. Â
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Pitt pitcher Brittany Knight started in the circle and racked up nine strikeouts but also delivered five walks in her complete game effort. Third baseman Morgan Batesole went 2-for-3, including driving in the winning run with a single up the middle in the bottom of the seventh. Hunter Levesque also had a 2-for-3 effort at the plate.Â
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Michigan State takes on Pitt on Saturday at 3 pm to continue the Big Ten-ACC Challenge, then battles host Clemson at 5:30 pm.  Â
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TOP PERFORMERS
STATS AND STORYLINES
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With a 2-1 lead entering the bottom of the seventh, the Spartans got the first two outs of the inning before a double, error, and single up the middle plated two runs for the Panthers (3-3).Â
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In a game that was a pitcher's duel, MSU broke through in the top of the fourth on a two-run RBI double from Courtney Callahan.  Pitt finally got on the board in the bottom of the sixth with back-to-back base hits to lead off the inning, but could only get one runner across on a sac fly and entered the seventh inning still trailing by a run.Â
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Freshman southpaw Sarah Ladd got her fourth start of the season, striking out five and retiring 11 straight batters from the first through the fifth inning. She scattered six base hits – including two in the sixth and two in the seventh in 6.2 innings pitched. Â
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Pitt pitcher Brittany Knight started in the circle and racked up nine strikeouts but also delivered five walks in her complete game effort. Third baseman Morgan Batesole went 2-for-3, including driving in the winning run with a single up the middle in the bottom of the seventh. Hunter Levesque also had a 2-for-3 effort at the plate.Â
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Michigan State takes on Pitt on Saturday at 3 pm to continue the Big Ten-ACC Challenge, then battles host Clemson at 5:30 pm.  Â
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TOP PERFORMERS
- Courtney Callahan had a two-run double in the fourth inning.
- Sarah Ladd tossed a career best 6.2 innings, scattering six hits and striking out five without walking a batter.
- Katie Quinlan was 2-for-4 at the plate with a stolen base.
STATS AND STORYLINES
- MSU left five runners on base over the first two innings, but went down in order in the third. The Spartans finally broke through in the top of the fourth when Erica Holt reached on an error and Laney Joyner walked one out later. Courtney Callahan stepped in and doubled to right center to score both runners for a 2-0 lead.
- Walker Barbee led off the bottom of the fifth with a base hit, halting a streak of 11 straight batters retired by Sarah Ladd. She got a double play and a fly ball out to end the inning quickly, however.Â
- Pitt led off the bottom of the sixth with a triple to right center and a single to third, matching the total number of hits in the first five innings off of Sarah Ladd.  LoLo Sanchez followed with a sac fly to left to score Morgan Batesole to trim the Spartan lead down to 2-1. Sarah Ladd got the next two batters on a ground ball and a strikeout to preserve a one-run lead.Â
- Sarah Ladd got the first two outs in the seventh before DP Conor McGaffic doubled to center field. Shortstop Hope Alley reached on an error that allowed McGaffic to come home and knot the score at 2-2, and left her at second base, and a single up the middle delivered the walkoff
- Both of Courtney Callahan's base hits this season are doubles.Â
- Sarah Ladd posted her longest outing of the season in the circle. She made her fourth start in MSU's fifth game overall.Â
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