Michigan State University
14-31, 0
Indiana
39-15, 0
Softball Clipped by Hoosiers on Saturday
5/6/2023 4:43:00 PM | Softball
Spartan Stats
Junior Ashley Miller (6-12) started in the circle for the Spartans tossing her eighth complete game of the season. Miller struck out seven Hoosier batters, allowing six earned runs (three unearned) on 11 hits and three walks.
Senior Kennedy Wyllie and junior Anna Fox each had a pair of hits for the Spartans in game two, with Wyllie leading the team with three RBIs thanks to a home run in the second inning. Its Wyllie's second home run of the season. Seniors Jessica Mabrey, Brooke Snyder and Kendall Kates also had hits for MSU. Snyder and freshman Britain Beshears each drew walks, with Snyder adding her first stolen base of the season. Freshman Mandy Esman finished with one RBI.
How It Happened
Indiana opened up a 3-0 lead over the Spartans in the first inning due in part to a two-run home run by Taylor Minnick.
The Spartans wasted no time responding however as Wyllie's three-run home run in the second inning tied the game up at 3-3. Beshears was the first Spartan to reach base, drawing a one-out walk before Kates singled to right past the diving glove of the IU second basemen.
Kennedy Wyllie ties the game up at 3-3 with a three-run shot in the second inning!#GoGreen | #UNLEASH pic.twitter.com/e0K8kica4h
— MSU Softball (@MSU_Softball) May 6, 2023
Michigan State took a 4-3 lead over Indiana in the top of the third after Snyder scored on a Hoosier error. Esman's grounder to second wasn't fielded cleanly which allowed Snyder to score from second as the ball rolled into center field.
Brooke Snyder makes the hustle play from second to give the Spartans a 4-3 lead in the third!#GoGreen | #UNLEASH pic.twitter.com/eQ6ugcNS6v
— MSU Softball (@MSU_Softball) May 6, 2023
Indiana loaded the bases in the bottom of the third looking to take a lead of their own, but Miller snagged the come-backer to end the Hoosier threat.
Ashley Miller snags the comebacker to end the bases loaded threat in the third!#GoGreen | #UNLEASH pic.twitter.com/yMiRtiP2B0
— MSU Softball (@MSU_Softball) May 6, 2023
MSU increased their advantage in the fourth as Wyllie scored on a Hoosier error. Trying for a double steal, Fox was tagged out at second, but the throw to third to keep Wyllie in check found its way into foul territory.
IU took a 7-5 lead over the Spartans in the bottom of the fourth using a four-run inning to take a two-run edge over MSU. A pair of Spartans errors started the frame on the wrong foot as both would come around to score on consecutive Hoosier doubles. Indiana used a solo home run and an RBI single to pull away with a 9-5 lead in the sixth inning of action.
Up Next
Michigan State will take on Indiana for game three of its three-game series at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 7 from Andy Mohr Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Copeland, Brianna (20-2)
L: Miller, Ashley (6-12)
Batting:
HR: Wyllie, Kennedy 1
RBI: Esman, Mandy 1 ; Wyllie, Kennedy 3
SH: Barroso, Alexis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Snyder, Brooke 1 ; Militello, AJ 1 ; Kates, Kendall 1 ; Wyllie, Kennedy 2
SB: Snyder, Brooke 1
CS: Kates, Kendall 1 ; Fox, Anna 1
HBP: Kates, Kendall 1
Batting:
2B: Bassett, Cora 2 ; Kern, Taryn 1
HR: Kern, Taryn 1 ; Minnick, Taylor 1
RBI: Bassett, Cora 2 ; Kern, Taryn 3 ; Minnick, Taylor 2 ; Copeland, Brianna 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bassett, Cora 2 ; Kern, Taryn 3 ; Minnick, Taylor 1 ; Stone, Sarah 1 ; Mitchell, Kinsey 1 ; Benson, Brooke 1
SB: Benson, Brooke 1
CS: Benson, Brooke 1
