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Photo by: Erica Lee
Softball Earns Sweep on Day One of Maverick Invitational
2/16/2024 7:05:00 PM | Softball
ARLINGTON, Texas – Michigan State softball put a pair of wins in the record book on Friday afternoon at the Maverick Invitational, defeating DePaul (8-0) and Kansas City (13-2). MSU racked up 16 hits in game two against Kansas City, a program-best during the Coach Sho era.
Several Spartans turned in impressive performances on Friday. Senior Collette Allen went 5-for-6 with two home runs, a double, a walk and five RBI. Freshman Jaeya Butler was 4-for-5 at the plate with a home run, a double and an RBI. Sophomore's Sydney Doloszycki and Britain Beshears each hit a pair of home runs with two RBI. Senior Alexis Ross and junior Macy Lee both finished the day with three hits.
In the circle, senior Liv Grey pitched five shutout innings and struck out nine while earning the first win of her Spartan career.
Game One – Michigan State 8, DePaul 0
Senior Liv Grey (1-3) started in the circle and tossed a gem allowing just two hits and striking out a season-high nine batters through five innings. Grey was relieved by senior Ashlyn Roberts who pitched a 1-2-3 sixth frame.
MSU collected six hits in the contest and drew a trio of walks. Senior Collette Allen turned in a multi-hit performance with a two-run home run and an RBI single. Freshman Jaeya Butler, sophomore Sydney Doloszycki, sophomore Britain Beshears and junior Macy Lee all collected base knocks. Doloszycki, Butler and Beshears all homered for the Spartans. Senior AJ Militello drove in the run-ruling RBI on a sac fly.
Butler got the scoring started with a first pitch swinging solo home run to dead center field to lead off the second inning. A single through the left side of the infield by Lee put one on base for Allen, who followed up with her first Spartan home run beyond the right field fence, putting MSU ahead 3-0.
Michigan State continued to extend its lead in the third when Doloszycki hit her first career long ball, a solo shot to left. Beshears extended MSU's advantage in the fourth with her second home run of the season as the Spartans continued to show off their strength.
A three-run sixth inning concluded game one by run rule as Allen tallied her third RBI of the morning on a single to shortstop to put MSU ahead 6-0. A bases loaded wild pitch score Lee from third before a Militello sac fly ended things.
Game Two – Michigan State 13, Kansas City 2
Junior Madison Taylor (1-1) took the ball in game two tossing 4.2 innings, allowing one earned run and striking out three. Fellow junior Faith Guidry made her way to the circle in relief pitching 1.1 innings, striking out two and earning her third career save.
Butler kept her day going in game two with a first inning RBI single that scored Ross. Kansas City was quick to tie things up in the home half of the first using a pair of Spartan errors to their advantage.
Michigan State added to its tally with a three-run fourth. A two-out, two-run Beshears homer to center started the rally for MSU before Militello doubled to the wall in right-center to score Allen from first.
Kansas City cut MSU's advantage to two in the fourth after a double down the left field line plated one Roo runner.
After back-to-back base hits to lead off the inning, a timely two-out bases loaded single by Conroy in the fifth pushed Michigan State's lead back to three. It was the first RBI of Conroy's career. Kansas City looked to do some damage in the home half of the fifth, but Guidry induced a weak pop out to end a bases loaded threat.
A Hawley single started an eight-run Spartan rally in the sixth as walks from Butler and Lee loaded the bases. Hawley came around to score on a passed ball before a Beshears ground out plated Butler. With two down, Allen slugged her second home run of the day to right, putting MSU ahead 9-2. Things started to spiral for Kansas City after Militello reached on a two-out error. Ross drove in one on a single to right before Doloszycki unloaded on a ball to deep left that cleared the outfield berm. The three-run homer was Doloszycki's second of the day and the second of her career.
Up Next
Michigan State continues its weekend in Arlington with a pair of games on Saturday, Feb. 17. MSU takes on Boise State at 9:00 a.m. before meeting host UT Arlington at 2:00 p.m.
Several Spartans turned in impressive performances on Friday. Senior Collette Allen went 5-for-6 with two home runs, a double, a walk and five RBI. Freshman Jaeya Butler was 4-for-5 at the plate with a home run, a double and an RBI. Sophomore's Sydney Doloszycki and Britain Beshears each hit a pair of home runs with two RBI. Senior Alexis Ross and junior Macy Lee both finished the day with three hits.
In the circle, senior Liv Grey pitched five shutout innings and struck out nine while earning the first win of her Spartan career.
Game One – Michigan State 8, DePaul 0
Senior Liv Grey (1-3) started in the circle and tossed a gem allowing just two hits and striking out a season-high nine batters through five innings. Grey was relieved by senior Ashlyn Roberts who pitched a 1-2-3 sixth frame.
MSU collected six hits in the contest and drew a trio of walks. Senior Collette Allen turned in a multi-hit performance with a two-run home run and an RBI single. Freshman Jaeya Butler, sophomore Sydney Doloszycki, sophomore Britain Beshears and junior Macy Lee all collected base knocks. Doloszycki, Butler and Beshears all homered for the Spartans. Senior AJ Militello drove in the run-ruling RBI on a sac fly.
Butler got the scoring started with a first pitch swinging solo home run to dead center field to lead off the second inning. A single through the left side of the infield by Lee put one on base for Allen, who followed up with her first Spartan home run beyond the right field fence, putting MSU ahead 3-0.
Michigan State continued to extend its lead in the third when Doloszycki hit her first career long ball, a solo shot to left. Beshears extended MSU's advantage in the fourth with her second home run of the season as the Spartans continued to show off their strength.
A three-run sixth inning concluded game one by run rule as Allen tallied her third RBI of the morning on a single to shortstop to put MSU ahead 6-0. A bases loaded wild pitch score Lee from third before a Militello sac fly ended things.
Game Two – Michigan State 13, Kansas City 2
Junior Madison Taylor (1-1) took the ball in game two tossing 4.2 innings, allowing one earned run and striking out three. Fellow junior Faith Guidry made her way to the circle in relief pitching 1.1 innings, striking out two and earning her third career save.
Butler kept her day going in game two with a first inning RBI single that scored Ross. Kansas City was quick to tie things up in the home half of the first using a pair of Spartan errors to their advantage.
Michigan State added to its tally with a three-run fourth. A two-out, two-run Beshears homer to center started the rally for MSU before Militello doubled to the wall in right-center to score Allen from first.
Kansas City cut MSU's advantage to two in the fourth after a double down the left field line plated one Roo runner.
After back-to-back base hits to lead off the inning, a timely two-out bases loaded single by Conroy in the fifth pushed Michigan State's lead back to three. It was the first RBI of Conroy's career. Kansas City looked to do some damage in the home half of the fifth, but Guidry induced a weak pop out to end a bases loaded threat.
A Hawley single started an eight-run Spartan rally in the sixth as walks from Butler and Lee loaded the bases. Hawley came around to score on a passed ball before a Beshears ground out plated Butler. With two down, Allen slugged her second home run of the day to right, putting MSU ahead 9-2. Things started to spiral for Kansas City after Militello reached on a two-out error. Ross drove in one on a single to right before Doloszycki unloaded on a ball to deep left that cleared the outfield berm. The three-run homer was Doloszycki's second of the day and the second of her career.
Up Next
Michigan State continues its weekend in Arlington with a pair of games on Saturday, Feb. 17. MSU takes on Boise State at 9:00 a.m. before meeting host UT Arlington at 2:00 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Grey, Liv (1-3)
L: Bella Nigey (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Bibianna Rodriguez 1
Batting:
HR: Doloszycki, Sydney 1 ; Butler, Jaeya 1 ; Beshears, Britain 1 ; Allen, Collette 1
RBI: Doloszycki, Sydney 1 ; Butler, Jaeya 1 ; Beshears, Britain 1 ; Allen, Collette 3 ; Militello, AJ 1
SF: Militello, AJ 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Doloszycki, Sydney 1 ; Butler, Jaeya 2 ; Lee , Macy 1 ; Bila, Hailey 1 ; Beshears, Britain 2 ; Allen, Collette 1
HBP: Doloszycki, Sydney 1
Game Leaders
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