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Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics
State Wraps Up Perfect Weekend at The Snowman with Pair of Victories
March 01, 2020 | Softball
by Brian Ogden, Assistant Director/Communications
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State's softball team improved to 18-3 on the year after finishing a perfect 5-0 weekend in The Snowman: Alex Wilcox Memorial tournament with two victories on Sunday.
The Bulldogs scored seven unearned runs against Alcorn State on their way to a 9-1, run-rule victory to open the day. MSU then returned to action with a 6-1 win against UT Martin. Over the five games of the tournament, State outscored opponents, 44-9.
Annie Willis was dominant against the Skyhawks (12-8), allowing just two hits and one unearned run. She stuck out six with just one walk.
"When Annie is on, you can definitely tell she's feeling it," head coach Samantha Ricketts said. "She comes out, she pounds the strike zone. She can mix speeds and hit all quadrants of the strike zone as well. She just really has a good presence and confidence out there."
MSU took control early when Carter Spexarth hit her third home run of the season, putting a ball over the scoreboard for three runs in the first. The Bulldogs put another three-spot up in the fourth.
State used three different pitchers against the Lady Braves (5-19), allowing just four total hits. Alcorn State scored one unearned run in the first inning after a single got away from the Bulldog outfielder and allowed their leadoff hitter to reach third. A sacrifice fly into deep foul territory put the lone run on the board.
The Bulldogs responded with three runs in the bottom half of the inning, then scored four more in the second as the Lady Braves compiled a lengthy tally of errors themselves. State added two more runs in the fifth for a walk-off, run-rule victory.
Montana Davidson – Tied her career high with four assists against Alcorn State … Went 3-for-5 on the day, including a 2-for-3 effort against UT Martin for her second multi-hit game of the year.
Candace Denis – Pitched for the second day in a row against Alcorn State and struck out two of the three batters she faced in a perfect inning …
Carter Spexarth – Tied her career high with four RBIs against UT Martin including a three-run homer … Finished the tournament 6-for-9 with seven RBIs and two home runs.
Brylie St. Clair – Made her first career start against Alcorn State, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one batted in.
Annie Willis – Threw her second complete game of the year, allowing one run on two hits … Went 3-0 in tournament with 12 strikeouts and two hits allowed in 10.2 innings … Now 6-1 on the year.
Brittany Triplett singled, and advanced to third base on an error in left field. Amari Ramsey hit a deep fly into foul ground in right field that allowed Triplett to score.
Alcorn State 1, Mississippi State 0
Bottom 1
Brylie St. Clair reached on an error. Fa Leilua walked, advancing St. Clair to second. Candace Denis hit a ball off the second baseman and raced all the way to third on the error while Leilua and St. Clair scored. Anna Kate Segars brought Denis home with a sacrifice fly to center field.
Alcorn State 1. Mississippi State 3
Bottom 2
Jackie McKenna walked. Montana Davidson singled to right center field before Brylie St. Clair doubled to right field, advancing Davidson to third and scoring McKenna. Mia Davidson then hit a ball through the third baseman's legs and would reach third when the left fielder kicked the ball into the corner. St. Clair and Montana Davidson scored on the play. Fa Leilua flied out to left field, scoring Mia Davidson.
Alcorn State 1, Mississippi State 7
Bottom 5
Mia Davidson reached first on an error. Fa Leilua doubled to left center, pushing Davidson to third. Paige Cook hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Davidson. Anna Kate Segars singled, and Leilua advanced to third. Madisyn Kennedy flied out to center field to score Leilua and end the ballgame.
Alcorn State 1, Mississippi State 9
Mia Davidson was hit by a pitch before Fa Leilua singled to left field. Carter Spexarth hit a three-run home run over the scoreboard in left field.
UT Martin 0, Mississippi State 3
Top 3
Paige Clark doubled to right center field. Emily Alexander singled, advancing Clark to third. When Alexander stole second, the throw got sailed into center field, allowing Clark to score on the error.
UT Martin 1, Mississippi State 3
Bottom 4
Lindsey Williams singled through the left side, and Brylie St. Clair came on as a pinch runner. Montana Davidson doubled to right field, advancing St. Clair to third. Candace Denis hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring St. Clair and pushing Montana Davidson to third. Mia Davidson reached on an error by the shortstop, and her sister scored. Fa Leilua reached first on a fielder's choice, that took Mia Davidson off the bases. Leilua advanced on a wild pitch and later scored on Carter Spexarth's singled up the middle.
UT Martin 1, Mississippi State 6
UT Martin 9, Alcorn State 0
UAB 6, Alcorn State 0
Mississippi State 16, UAB 6
Saturday, Feb. 29
UT Martin 8, Alcorn State 2
UT Martin 3, UAB 2
Mississippi State 5, UAB 0
Mississippi State 8, Alcorn State 1
Sunday, Feb. 16
UAB 4, UT Martin 0
Mississippi State 9, Alcorn State 1
Mississippi State 6, UT Martin 1
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State's softball team improved to 18-3 on the year after finishing a perfect 5-0 weekend in The Snowman: Alex Wilcox Memorial tournament with two victories on Sunday.
The Bulldogs scored seven unearned runs against Alcorn State on their way to a 9-1, run-rule victory to open the day. MSU then returned to action with a 6-1 win against UT Martin. Over the five games of the tournament, State outscored opponents, 44-9.
Annie Willis was dominant against the Skyhawks (12-8), allowing just two hits and one unearned run. She stuck out six with just one walk.
"When Annie is on, you can definitely tell she's feeling it," head coach Samantha Ricketts said. "She comes out, she pounds the strike zone. She can mix speeds and hit all quadrants of the strike zone as well. She just really has a good presence and confidence out there."
MSU took control early when Carter Spexarth hit her third home run of the season, putting a ball over the scoreboard for three runs in the first. The Bulldogs put another three-spot up in the fourth.
State used three different pitchers against the Lady Braves (5-19), allowing just four total hits. Alcorn State scored one unearned run in the first inning after a single got away from the Bulldog outfielder and allowed their leadoff hitter to reach third. A sacrifice fly into deep foul territory put the lone run on the board.
The Bulldogs responded with three runs in the bottom half of the inning, then scored four more in the second as the Lady Braves compiled a lengthy tally of errors themselves. State added two more runs in the fifth for a walk-off, run-rule victory.
Quick Hitters
On a Tear in the Tournament – The Bulldogs posted a .611 slugging percentage over the tournament with six home runs … MSU stole eight bases and outscored their opponents 44-9 … Three players hit better than .500 over the weekend, and six posted a slugging percentage of .600 or better.Montana Davidson – Tied her career high with four assists against Alcorn State … Went 3-for-5 on the day, including a 2-for-3 effort against UT Martin for her second multi-hit game of the year.
Candace Denis – Pitched for the second day in a row against Alcorn State and struck out two of the three batters she faced in a perfect inning …
Carter Spexarth – Tied her career high with four RBIs against UT Martin including a three-run homer … Finished the tournament 6-for-9 with seven RBIs and two home runs.
Brylie St. Clair – Made her first career start against Alcorn State, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one batted in.
Annie Willis – Threw her second complete game of the year, allowing one run on two hits … Went 3-0 in tournament with 12 strikeouts and two hits allowed in 10.2 innings … Now 6-1 on the year.
vs. Alcorn State Scoring Recap
Top 1Brittany Triplett singled, and advanced to third base on an error in left field. Amari Ramsey hit a deep fly into foul ground in right field that allowed Triplett to score.
Alcorn State 1, Mississippi State 0
Bottom 1
Brylie St. Clair reached on an error. Fa Leilua walked, advancing St. Clair to second. Candace Denis hit a ball off the second baseman and raced all the way to third on the error while Leilua and St. Clair scored. Anna Kate Segars brought Denis home with a sacrifice fly to center field.
Alcorn State 1. Mississippi State 3
Bottom 2
Jackie McKenna walked. Montana Davidson singled to right center field before Brylie St. Clair doubled to right field, advancing Davidson to third and scoring McKenna. Mia Davidson then hit a ball through the third baseman's legs and would reach third when the left fielder kicked the ball into the corner. St. Clair and Montana Davidson scored on the play. Fa Leilua flied out to left field, scoring Mia Davidson.
Alcorn State 1, Mississippi State 7
Bottom 5
Mia Davidson reached first on an error. Fa Leilua doubled to left center, pushing Davidson to third. Paige Cook hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Davidson. Anna Kate Segars singled, and Leilua advanced to third. Madisyn Kennedy flied out to center field to score Leilua and end the ballgame.
Alcorn State 1, Mississippi State 9
vs. UT Martin Scoring Recap
Bottom 1Mia Davidson was hit by a pitch before Fa Leilua singled to left field. Carter Spexarth hit a three-run home run over the scoreboard in left field.
UT Martin 0, Mississippi State 3
Top 3
Paige Clark doubled to right center field. Emily Alexander singled, advancing Clark to third. When Alexander stole second, the throw got sailed into center field, allowing Clark to score on the error.
UT Martin 1, Mississippi State 3
Bottom 4
Lindsey Williams singled through the left side, and Brylie St. Clair came on as a pinch runner. Montana Davidson doubled to right field, advancing St. Clair to third. Candace Denis hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring St. Clair and pushing Montana Davidson to third. Mia Davidson reached on an error by the shortstop, and her sister scored. Fa Leilua reached first on a fielder's choice, that took Mia Davidson off the bases. Leilua advanced on a wild pitch and later scored on Carter Spexarth's singled up the middle.
UT Martin 1, Mississippi State 6
The Snowman Schedule
Friday, Feb. 28UT Martin 9, Alcorn State 0
UAB 6, Alcorn State 0
Mississippi State 16, UAB 6
Saturday, Feb. 29
UT Martin 8, Alcorn State 2
UT Martin 3, UAB 2
Mississippi State 5, UAB 0
Mississippi State 8, Alcorn State 1
Sunday, Feb. 16
UAB 4, UT Martin 0
Mississippi State 9, Alcorn State 1
Mississippi State 6, UT Martin 1
On Deck
The Bulldogs are in the midst of a 12-game homestand. The sixth game of that stretch comes on Monday when State hosts UT Martin for a rematch at 1 p.m. CT. That contest was originally scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, but was moved up a day with rain in the forecast later this week.Follow the Bulldogs
For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSB."
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Denis, Candace (1-0)
L: Ursin, Brenn (2-8)
Batting:
RBI: Ramsey, A 1
SF: Ramsey, A 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Triplett, B 1
Batting:
2B: St. Clair, Brylie 1 ; Leilua, Fa 1
RBI: St. Clair, Brylie 1 ; Davidson, Mia 1 ; Leilua, Fa 1 ; Cook, Paige 1 ; Segars, Anna Kate 1 ; Kennedy, Madisyn 1
SF: Leilua, Fa 1 ; Cook, Paige 1 ; Segars, Anna Kate 1 ; Kennedy, Madisyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: St. Clair, Brylie 2 ; Davidson, Mia 2 ; Leilua, Fa 2 ; Denis, Candace 1 ; McKenna, Jackie 1 ; Davidson, Montana 1
SB: Segars, Anna Kate 1
CS: St. Clair, Brylie 1
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