Saturday, February 29
Riverside, Calif
2:30 pm ET/11:30 PT
Michigan State University
3-12
0
vs
6
Montana
9-9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Michigan State
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
Montana
0
0
0
0
0
6
X
6
12
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Achenbach, Tristin (6-5)
L: Ladd, Sarah (1-9)
Base Running:
SB: Joseph, Abby 1 ; Wincher, Camryn 1
Batting:
2B: Johnson, Morgan 1
3B: McGrath, Maygen 1
HR: Ward, Ashley 1
RBI: McGrath, Maygen 2 ; Johnson, Morgan 1 ; Ward, Ashley 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Sellers, Cami 1 ; McGrath, Maygen 1 ; Klucewich, Jaxie 1 ; Curtis, Kendall 1 ; Ward, Ashley 1 ; Petrino, Anne Mari 1
SB: Petrino, Anne Mari 1
HBP: Curtis, Kendall 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
3B/C
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
SS/UTL
/ Softball
LHP
/ Softball
C
/ Softball
P
/ SoftballSS
/ Softball
Photo by: Eric Espada/Michigan University
Late Rally by Montana Sinks Spartans
2/29/2020 4:58:00 PM | Softball
Riverside, Calif. – A six-run rally for Montana blew open a scoreless game as Michigan State fell to the Grizzlies, 6-0, in a Saturday contest as part of the Amy S. Harrison Tournament at UC-Riverside.
The game was a scoreless tie entering the bottom of the sixth inning, with both pitchers stepping up to do their part for their teams – Sarah Ladd had struck out three and scattered six base hits to that point, while Tristin Achenbach had struck out six Spartans and allowed just five base hits. MSU had stranded eight runners in the game, and Montana seven.
The deciding inning came in the bottom of the sixth for the Griz (9-9), with two on via a pair of base hits from McKenna Tjaden and Kendall Curtis and one out. Freshman Ashley Ward stepped in as a pinch hitter and homered over the wall in left center. Two more base hits and a triple by Maygen McGrath tacked two more runs onto the scoreboard for Montana, and a double by Morgan Johnson brought home another run. In all, it was six runs on seven base hits in the frame against Sarah Ladd, who hadn't given up more than two earned runs in any of her previous eight starts (10 appearances) this season. Alli Walker came in from the bullpen to get the final out of the inning.
The Spartans dropped their third straight game, falling to 3-12 overall on the season. Sarah Ladd takes the loss in the circle, going 5.2 innings and surrendering 12 hits. MSU had five base hits off the Montana starter Acenbach, but none after the fourth inning.
Freshman Camryn Wincher had two of MSU's five base hits on the day, her first multiple-hit game of her career. Shae Schreckengost extended her hitting streak to a career-best four games, in which she has five base knocks. Caitie Ladd and Joanna Bartz had the other base hits for the Spartans.
Morgan Johnson led Montana with a 3-for-4 effort at the plate, while both Cami Sellers and Anne Mari Petrino had two base hits on the day.
The Spartans will wrap up the Amy S. Harrison tournament on Sunday with a pair of games, starting at noon ET with a rematch against Friday opponent Omaha before tangling with tournament host UC-Riverside in the nightcap.
TOP PERFORMERS
STATS AND STORYLINES
The game was a scoreless tie entering the bottom of the sixth inning, with both pitchers stepping up to do their part for their teams – Sarah Ladd had struck out three and scattered six base hits to that point, while Tristin Achenbach had struck out six Spartans and allowed just five base hits. MSU had stranded eight runners in the game, and Montana seven.
The deciding inning came in the bottom of the sixth for the Griz (9-9), with two on via a pair of base hits from McKenna Tjaden and Kendall Curtis and one out. Freshman Ashley Ward stepped in as a pinch hitter and homered over the wall in left center. Two more base hits and a triple by Maygen McGrath tacked two more runs onto the scoreboard for Montana, and a double by Morgan Johnson brought home another run. In all, it was six runs on seven base hits in the frame against Sarah Ladd, who hadn't given up more than two earned runs in any of her previous eight starts (10 appearances) this season. Alli Walker came in from the bullpen to get the final out of the inning.
The Spartans dropped their third straight game, falling to 3-12 overall on the season. Sarah Ladd takes the loss in the circle, going 5.2 innings and surrendering 12 hits. MSU had five base hits off the Montana starter Acenbach, but none after the fourth inning.
Freshman Camryn Wincher had two of MSU's five base hits on the day, her first multiple-hit game of her career. Shae Schreckengost extended her hitting streak to a career-best four games, in which she has five base knocks. Caitie Ladd and Joanna Bartz had the other base hits for the Spartans.
Morgan Johnson led Montana with a 3-for-4 effort at the plate, while both Cami Sellers and Anne Mari Petrino had two base hits on the day.
The Spartans will wrap up the Amy S. Harrison tournament on Sunday with a pair of games, starting at noon ET with a rematch against Friday opponent Omaha before tangling with tournament host UC-Riverside in the nightcap.
TOP PERFORMERS
- Camryn Wincher had a pair of base hits and a stolen base.
- Shae Schreckengost went 1-for-3 to extend her hitting streak to four games, the team's best this season.
STATS AND STORYLINES
- MSU stranded four runners in the first two innings. MSU had a two-out rally with a pair of base hits that stalled in the first, and then runners at the corners with one out in the second.
- The Spartans' most serious threat came in the fourth, when base hits by Joanna Bartz and Camryn Wincher put runners at the corners with one out. Courtney Callahan drew a two-out walk to load the bases, but pitcher Tristin Achenbach got out of the jam with a popup, pushing the Spartan total to eight runners left through four innings.
- In the fifth, two of the first three Montana batters reached on base hits, and pinch hitter Ashley Ward cleared the bases with a homer to left center. The Griz sandwiched another pair of base hits around a second strikeout in the inning for Sarah Ladd, but Maygen McGrath sent both runners home with an RBI triple to make it 5-0. A double by Morgan Johnson, her third hit of the day, brought home McGrath for the sixth run of the inning.
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