Queen City Classic On Tap for Softball

Michigan State (4-1) at Queen City Classic
Dates/Location	Friday-Sunday, Feb. 13-15 Charlotte, NC. \| Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium
Tournament Website	Click Here for Full Schedule
Webstreams	ESPN+ ($) vs. Charlotte Friday \| Saturday
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Game Notes	Michigan State
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Around the Horn
What you need to know about Spartan softball

• Michigan State heads to North Carolina for a five-game slate at the Queen City Classic at Charlotte. The Spartans will have two games each against No. 12/14 Virginia Tech and the host 49ers, and will also take on Villanova.

• MSU received votes in all four national polls this week after a 4-1 performance in Clearwater at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. MSU's lone loss was to (RV) Auburn, with wins over No. 12/13 Clemson, BYU, Longwood, and Pitt.

• MSU's 4-1 mark matches the 2006, 2008, 2015, and 2016 teams – the most recent squads to post a season-opening weekend record of 4-1. (The 2017 Spartans went 3-1). The 1997 squad won seven straight to start the year before dropping its eighth game in extra innings.

• The Spartan defense was on point, committing just six errors (.962 fielding pct.), compared to 11 for its five opponents. MSU also turned three double plays, the second-most of any Big Ten team and 22nd nationally.

• Freshman Zoie Bernard had herself a weekend in Clearwater in her collegiate debut. She hit .412, with five of her seven base hits coming via three doubles and a pair of triples.

• Sydney Doloszycki had a team-best eight base hits last weekend, with one double. She drove in four runs and scored three of her own, hitting .421.

• Last Friday, Britain Beshears hit one home run and Hannah Hawley smacked two (one in each game v. BYU and Auburn). The duo is tied with Kaitlyn Eveland '19 for fifth all-time in school history with 25 career round-trippers..

• Beshears started all five games at 1B, recording four base hits and seven RBI (second on the team). She drew four walks and hit .267. Hawley hit .308 with a double, two homers, and seven RBI. She delivered a team best .846 slugging percentage and was second in OBP (.474).

• MSU posted a staff ERA of 2.80, throwing 35 innings and allowing just 14 earned runs. The Spartan hurlers recorded 19 strikeouts and surrendered just seven extra-base hits.

• Autumn Behlke threw a combined 11.1 innings last weekend and picked up two of MSU's three wins. She allowed 12 hits and struck out two, and earned victories over BYU and Pitt. She tossed a staff-high 6.1 innings against the Panthers.

• Jacey Schuler posted a 1.50 ERA and scattered eight hits over 9.1 innings. She is tied for the Big Ten lead in starts (3), which also ranks fifth nationally. She did not allow an extra-base hit and struck out seven.

• Carsyn Cassady earned MSU's victory in the circle vs. Clemson, throwing 3.2 innings of one-hit ball with three strikeouts. She has yet to allow an earned run (8.1 IP in three appearances) and has struck out a team-best eight.

Around the Horn
What you need to know about Spartan softball

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Players Mentioned

Autumn Behlke

Zoie Bernard

Britain Beshears

Carsyn Cassady

Sydney Doloszycki

Hannah Hawley

Jacey Schuler

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