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Blue Raiders drop first two contests of SDSU Season Kickoff against Stanford & SDSU
2/11/2022 12:38:00 AM | Softball
SAN DIEGO – Middle Tennessee Softball fell in a pair of contests 3-1 against the Stanford Cardinal and the San Diego State Aztecs to open the SDSU Season Kickoff at SDSU Softball Stadium.
"Number one we had more energy and electricity than both of our opponents today," expressed head coach Jeff Breeden. "We preach that every day, and I am pleased with the way all of our players competed today in both games."
"Kerri Munn was awesome in her first career outing especially against a PAC-12 team like Stanford. She handled them well," said Breeden. "We also made some great defensive plays in both games. Kelci Hill was all over the place in the outfield, and Lani made a great over-the-shoulder play in the outfield, and the relay from Shelby to Richetto to Hutch for the tag-out at home was amazing! What a great play!"
"Both Amaya and Kelci had good at-bats today," expressed Breeden. "We need for them to really hook up together in the one and two spots to make us go. Shoulders also had some good at-bats and came up huge scoring a run for us."
Middle Tennessee 1 vs. Stanford 3
It was a battle during the first game of the SDSU Season Kickoff. The Cardinal struck early, after knocking a triple to right center, the Cardinal took a 1-0 lead on an RBI-single to center field.
The Blue Raiders looked to answer in the third. Freshman Abby Shoulders drew a leadoff walk and then stole second to get the Blue Raiders in scoring position. Shoulders advanced to third off a sacrifice bunt from sophomore Amaya Harris, and then junior Kelci Hill cleaned things up as she knocked a single to left center to bring Shoulders home and bring the game even at one.
The Cardinal led in hits 4-1 from the third through the seventh, but the Blue Raiders were able to keep the Cardinal contained as the game remained locked at 1-1 heading into extra innings.
A Cardinal was placed on second due to extra-innings rules. The first Cardinal up to the plate connected on the first pitch she saw to send it over the fence in left field to give Stanford the 3-1 win.
Hill went 1-for-4 with the Blue Raiders sole RBI of the contest, while Harris also tallied a hit for the Blue and White going 1-for-3 in the contest.
Freshman Keri Munn got the start on the mound, pitching seven innings. Munn allowed 10 hits, three runs, and struck out a pair of batters. Freshman Claire Woods came in-relief of Munn for the final inning of the contest, allowing a run and walking a batter.
Middle Tennessee 1 at SDSU 3
Shortly after leaving the field after playing Stanford, the Blue Raiders continued play against host SDSU. Middle Tennessee continued to show its toughness against the Aztecs, holding the Aztecs hitless through the first three innings of play.
However, SDSU connected on two solo home runs in the bottom of the fourth to break the scoreless stalemate and put the Blue Raiders down by two.
The Blue Raiders looked to respond in the fifth. Senior Lani Rodriguez took her base with one out after being hit by a pitch. Senior Mia Marinakis pinch hit for freshman Shelby Sargent and connected on a single to center field to advance Rodriguez to second. Senior Savannah Freeman took second to pinch run for Rodriguez, before Harris hit a two-out single down the left-field line to bring across Freeman and bring the Blue Raiders back within one.
The Aztecs opened the fifth with a leadoff single. SDSU moved their runner to second on a sacrifice bunt, before a two-out single would push the Aztecs lead back to two with two innings to play.
The Blue Raiders looked to rally over the final two innings of play, however the Blue Raiders eventually fell 3-1 to close out the day.
Harris led the Blue Raiders in the contest, going 2-for-3 and tallying the Blue Raiders' RBI. Makenzie Hutchinson recorded the Blue Raiders' first extra-base hit of the season, going 1-for-3. Marinakis also recorded a hit in the contest going 1-for-1 against the Aztecs.
Senior Corrina Dodd started on the mound against the Aztecs, pitching four innings and allowing two runs on two hits and striking out a batter. Senior Kailey Ahlstrom relieved Dodd, pitching two innings, while allowing one run on three hits and also picking up a strikeout in the contest.
"We fight again tomorrow and keep getting better each day," expressed Breeden. "This team showed some GRIT tonight against very good competition."
Up Next
The Blue Raiders will play on contest tomorrow as they face the Boise State Broncos at SDSU Softball Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT (2 p.m. PT).
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee Softball on social media on Facebook (/BlueRaiderSoftball), Twitter (MT_Softball) and Instagram (MT_Softball).
"Number one we had more energy and electricity than both of our opponents today," expressed head coach Jeff Breeden. "We preach that every day, and I am pleased with the way all of our players competed today in both games."
"Kerri Munn was awesome in her first career outing especially against a PAC-12 team like Stanford. She handled them well," said Breeden. "We also made some great defensive plays in both games. Kelci Hill was all over the place in the outfield, and Lani made a great over-the-shoulder play in the outfield, and the relay from Shelby to Richetto to Hutch for the tag-out at home was amazing! What a great play!"
"Both Amaya and Kelci had good at-bats today," expressed Breeden. "We need for them to really hook up together in the one and two spots to make us go. Shoulders also had some good at-bats and came up huge scoring a run for us."
Middle Tennessee 1 vs. Stanford 3
It was a battle during the first game of the SDSU Season Kickoff. The Cardinal struck early, after knocking a triple to right center, the Cardinal took a 1-0 lead on an RBI-single to center field.
The Blue Raiders looked to answer in the third. Freshman Abby Shoulders drew a leadoff walk and then stole second to get the Blue Raiders in scoring position. Shoulders advanced to third off a sacrifice bunt from sophomore Amaya Harris, and then junior Kelci Hill cleaned things up as she knocked a single to left center to bring Shoulders home and bring the game even at one.
The Cardinal led in hits 4-1 from the third through the seventh, but the Blue Raiders were able to keep the Cardinal contained as the game remained locked at 1-1 heading into extra innings.
A Cardinal was placed on second due to extra-innings rules. The first Cardinal up to the plate connected on the first pitch she saw to send it over the fence in left field to give Stanford the 3-1 win.
Hill went 1-for-4 with the Blue Raiders sole RBI of the contest, while Harris also tallied a hit for the Blue and White going 1-for-3 in the contest.
Freshman Keri Munn got the start on the mound, pitching seven innings. Munn allowed 10 hits, three runs, and struck out a pair of batters. Freshman Claire Woods came in-relief of Munn for the final inning of the contest, allowing a run and walking a batter.
Middle Tennessee 1 at SDSU 3
Shortly after leaving the field after playing Stanford, the Blue Raiders continued play against host SDSU. Middle Tennessee continued to show its toughness against the Aztecs, holding the Aztecs hitless through the first three innings of play.
However, SDSU connected on two solo home runs in the bottom of the fourth to break the scoreless stalemate and put the Blue Raiders down by two.
The Blue Raiders looked to respond in the fifth. Senior Lani Rodriguez took her base with one out after being hit by a pitch. Senior Mia Marinakis pinch hit for freshman Shelby Sargent and connected on a single to center field to advance Rodriguez to second. Senior Savannah Freeman took second to pinch run for Rodriguez, before Harris hit a two-out single down the left-field line to bring across Freeman and bring the Blue Raiders back within one.
The Aztecs opened the fifth with a leadoff single. SDSU moved their runner to second on a sacrifice bunt, before a two-out single would push the Aztecs lead back to two with two innings to play.
The Blue Raiders looked to rally over the final two innings of play, however the Blue Raiders eventually fell 3-1 to close out the day.
Harris led the Blue Raiders in the contest, going 2-for-3 and tallying the Blue Raiders' RBI. Makenzie Hutchinson recorded the Blue Raiders' first extra-base hit of the season, going 1-for-3. Marinakis also recorded a hit in the contest going 1-for-1 against the Aztecs.
Senior Corrina Dodd started on the mound against the Aztecs, pitching four innings and allowing two runs on two hits and striking out a batter. Senior Kailey Ahlstrom relieved Dodd, pitching two innings, while allowing one run on three hits and also picking up a strikeout in the contest.
"We fight again tomorrow and keep getting better each day," expressed Breeden. "This team showed some GRIT tonight against very good competition."
Up Next
The Blue Raiders will play on contest tomorrow as they face the Boise State Broncos at SDSU Softball Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT (2 p.m. PT).
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee Softball on social media on Facebook (/BlueRaiderSoftball), Twitter (MT_Softball) and Instagram (MT_Softball).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Krause, Regan (1-0)
L: Munn, Keri (0-1)
Batting:
3B: Huff, Sydnee 2
HR: Young, Emily 1
RBI: Young, Emily 3
SH: Gindlesperger, T. 1 ; Klingaman, Emily 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Huff, Sydnee 2 ; Young, Emily 1
SB: Koch, Caelan 1
CS: Steele, Sydney 1
HBP: Eck, Ellee 1
Batting:
RBI: Hill, Kelci 1
SH: Harris, Amaya 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shoulders, Abby 1
SB: Shoulders, Abby 1
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