Saturday, February 15
Clemson, SC
5:30 pm
Michigan State University
1-6
1
at
2
Clemson
6-4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Michigan State
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
0
Clemson
0
0
0
0
0
2
X
2
6
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Logan Caymol (4-1)
L: Ladd, Sarah (0-5)
Batting:
3B: Joyner, Laney 1
RBI: Joyner, Laney 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Holt, Erica 1
CS: Callahan, Courtney 1
Batting:
2B: Grace Mattimore 1
HR: Marissa Guimbarda 1
RBI: Marissa Guimbarda 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Arielle Oda 1 ; Marissa Guimbarda 1
SB: Cammy Pereira 1 ; Carlee Shannon 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
OF
/ Softball
SS/UTL
/ Softball
SS/UTL
/ Softball
LHP
/ Softball
Photo by: Eric Espada/Michigan University
Pitchers Duel Goes To Clemson, 2-1
2/15/2020 10:32:00 PM | Softball
Clemson, SC– Michigan State and Clemson engaged in a tight battle to close out the second day of the Big Ten – ACC Challenge, with the home team taking away a 2-1 victory thanks to a home run in the bottom of the sixth inning. MSU falls to 1-6, while Clemson is 6-4.
The game featured two freshmen pitchers – Sarah Ladd tied her season-best with five strikeouts and scattered six base hits, while Logan Caymol was equally as effective with five strikeouts, four walks, and four base hits allowed.
The teams were scoreless with one hit each through the third inning – Clemson starter had a pair of strikeouts against three walks, with Sarah Ladd countering with two of each in the same span. MSU broke through with a run in the fourth, as Erica Holt earned a one-out walk and then scored on an RBI triple by Laney Joyner.
Clemson had baserunners three of the first five innings, but Sarah Ladd was steadfast in the circle and didn't allow a runner past second base in that stretch. Grace Mattimore led ff the home half of the sixth with a double into left center, and two outs later Marissa Guimbarda hit her third homer of the season for a 2-1 lead. Sarah Ladd surrendered base hits to the next two runners, but got Abi Stuart to pop out in foul territory to get out of the inning and keep the deficit at 2-1.
Michigan State takes on Clemson in the finale of the Big Ten-ACC Challenge on Sunday at 12:30 pm.
QUOTABLE
"We had made big strides last weekend, and made even more in last night's game against Pitt that we ended up dropping in a walkoff. Our players needed to believe in themselves and in the progress that they had made even though we hadn't been rewarded. We're still learning a lot as we go with so many young players – and I thought in our first game today we held our ground and showed some poise, and then were able to blow things open at the end. In the second game, it was another tight one, and I was really impressed with how our players stayed in a tight game and battled right to the end. I'm proud of the progress and look forward to seeing how it continues as we move week to week."
TOP PERFORMERS
STATS AND STORYLINES
The game featured two freshmen pitchers – Sarah Ladd tied her season-best with five strikeouts and scattered six base hits, while Logan Caymol was equally as effective with five strikeouts, four walks, and four base hits allowed.
The teams were scoreless with one hit each through the third inning – Clemson starter had a pair of strikeouts against three walks, with Sarah Ladd countering with two of each in the same span. MSU broke through with a run in the fourth, as Erica Holt earned a one-out walk and then scored on an RBI triple by Laney Joyner.
Clemson had baserunners three of the first five innings, but Sarah Ladd was steadfast in the circle and didn't allow a runner past second base in that stretch. Grace Mattimore led ff the home half of the sixth with a double into left center, and two outs later Marissa Guimbarda hit her third homer of the season for a 2-1 lead. Sarah Ladd surrendered base hits to the next two runners, but got Abi Stuart to pop out in foul territory to get out of the inning and keep the deficit at 2-1.
Michigan State takes on Clemson in the finale of the Big Ten-ACC Challenge on Sunday at 12:30 pm.
QUOTABLE
"We had made big strides last weekend, and made even more in last night's game against Pitt that we ended up dropping in a walkoff. Our players needed to believe in themselves and in the progress that they had made even though we hadn't been rewarded. We're still learning a lot as we go with so many young players – and I thought in our first game today we held our ground and showed some poise, and then were able to blow things open at the end. In the second game, it was another tight one, and I was really impressed with how our players stayed in a tight game and battled right to the end. I'm proud of the progress and look forward to seeing how it continues as we move week to week."
- Head Coach Jacquie Joseph
TOP PERFORMERS
- Sarah Ladd threw six innings, surrendering two runs and striking out five.
- Katie Quinan went 2-for-3.
- Laney Joyner had an RBI triple in the fourth, her first extra-base hit of the season.
STATS AND STORYLINES
- Clemson had the first serious threat of the night in the bottom of the third. Sarah Ladd had faced just one batter over the minimum had had two outs on the board when Cammy Pereira singled into the hole at second, and a diving Caitie Ladd snagged it and nearly made the play at first. Grace Mattimore walked to put a pair on for the Tigers, but Sarah Ladd came back with a big strikeout to end the threat.
- Erica Holt earned a one-out walk in the top of the fourth, and Laney Joyner laced a two-out triple into the gap in right center to give MSU a 1-0 lead. Cam Wincher was robbed of a base hit and RBI with an impressive sno-cone grab by the third baseman Bailey Taylor to end the inning.
- Clemson looked to counter right away in the bottom of the second, when Marissa Guimbarda singled with one out and then stole second. Sarah Ladd got Hannah Goodwin to go down looking at a called third strike, and then recovered from a 3-0 hole to go full count on Alia Logoleo before she got the freshman to go down swinging.
- Grace Mattimore led ff the home half of the sixth with a double into left center. After Ladd earned her sixth strikeout of the night, MK Bonamy sent a fly ball to center that moved Mattimore to third with two outs. Marissa Guimbarda stepped in and sent the first pitch she saw to deep center for her third homer of the season and a 2-1 lead. Sarah Ladd surrendered singles to the next two batters to leave runners at the corners, but got Abi Stuart to pop out in foul territory to strand two runners.
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