Saturday, March 9
Auburn, ALA
5:30 pm ET/4:30 pm CT
Michigan State University
6-15, 0
2
at
3
Auburn
21-4, 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Michigan State
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
4
1
Auburn
0
2
0
1
0
0
X
3
6
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: C. Harris (3-0)
L: Watson, Jordan (1-4)
Batting:
HR: Eveland, Kaitlyn 1
RBI: Echols, Ebonee 1 ; Eveland, Kaitlyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Eveland, Kaitlyn 1 ; Baccay, Melanie 1
CS: Callahan, Courtney 1
Batting:
2B: A. Rivera 1
HR: K. Veach 2
RBI: K. Veach 2 ; M. Podany 1
Base Running:
RUNS: K. Veach 2 ; A. Godwin 1
SB: A. Godwin 1
CS: M. Podany 1
HBP: J. Perry 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
rf/dp
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
2B
/ Softball
C/3B
/ SoftballOF
/ Softball3B
/ Softball
RHP
/ SoftballOF
/ Softball
RHP
/ Softball
Spartans Edged by No. 19 Auburn, 3-2
3/9/2019 7:31:00 PM | Softball
Eveland launches her second homer of the season
SPARTAN SYNOPSIS
Michigan State dropped a tough 3-2 decision to No. 19 Auburn on Saturday at the War Eagle Classic.
An RBI single by Ebonee Echols in the third inning and a solo homer by Kaitlyn Eveland an inning later allowed the Spartans to battle back from a 2-0 deficit. Michigan State starting pitcher Jordan Watson was the hard-luck loser, tossing four complete innings and surrendering both Veach homers. McKenna Gregory tossed two innings of one-hit relief, including working out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Spartans fall to 6-15 on the year.
Kendall Veach hit a pair of solo homers for Auburn (21-4), her second blast giving the home team back a lead at 3-2. Chardonnay Harris limited the Spartans to four hits and struck out 11 in the game. The Tigers had just six hits on the day, including a double for Alyssa Rivera.
The Spartans play the back end of a doubleheader at 7 pm against Mercer to wrap up the War Eagle Classic.
TOP PERFORMERS
• Kaitlyn Eveland hit a solo homer in the third inning, her second of the weekend.
• Ebonee Echols had an RBI single in the second inning and went 1-for-3.
• McKenna Gregory threw two one-hit innings in relief to keep the Spartans in the game late.
STATS AND STORYLINES
• Auburn got its first runs on the board in the home half of the second. Kendall Veach hit a solo homer (her ninth of the season), and then Aspyn Goodwin singled, advanced to second on an error, stole third, and came home on a Morgan Podany single.
• In the top of the third, Melanie Baccay walked and Katie Quinlan followed with an infield single. A fielder's choice from Charla Echols put runners at first and third, and Ebonee Echols followed with a single to right to bring Baccay home to trim the Auburn lead to 2-1.
• Veach struck again in the bottom of the fourth with one out, hitting her second of the game out of the park to re-establish a 3-2 lead for Auburn.
• Jordan Watson's outing was her longest since Feb. 14 against Boston College, when she went 5.0 innings. She went 4.0 innings, scattering five hits and striking out one while allowing three runs.
Michigan State dropped a tough 3-2 decision to No. 19 Auburn on Saturday at the War Eagle Classic.
An RBI single by Ebonee Echols in the third inning and a solo homer by Kaitlyn Eveland an inning later allowed the Spartans to battle back from a 2-0 deficit. Michigan State starting pitcher Jordan Watson was the hard-luck loser, tossing four complete innings and surrendering both Veach homers. McKenna Gregory tossed two innings of one-hit relief, including working out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Spartans fall to 6-15 on the year.
Kendall Veach hit a pair of solo homers for Auburn (21-4), her second blast giving the home team back a lead at 3-2. Chardonnay Harris limited the Spartans to four hits and struck out 11 in the game. The Tigers had just six hits on the day, including a double for Alyssa Rivera.
The Spartans play the back end of a doubleheader at 7 pm against Mercer to wrap up the War Eagle Classic.
TOP PERFORMERS
• Kaitlyn Eveland hit a solo homer in the third inning, her second of the weekend.
• Ebonee Echols had an RBI single in the second inning and went 1-for-3.
• McKenna Gregory threw two one-hit innings in relief to keep the Spartans in the game late.
STATS AND STORYLINES
• Auburn got its first runs on the board in the home half of the second. Kendall Veach hit a solo homer (her ninth of the season), and then Aspyn Goodwin singled, advanced to second on an error, stole third, and came home on a Morgan Podany single.
• In the top of the third, Melanie Baccay walked and Katie Quinlan followed with an infield single. A fielder's choice from Charla Echols put runners at first and third, and Ebonee Echols followed with a single to right to bring Baccay home to trim the Auburn lead to 2-1.
• Veach struck again in the bottom of the fourth with one out, hitting her second of the game out of the park to re-establish a 3-2 lead for Auburn.
• Jordan Watson's outing was her longest since Feb. 14 against Boston College, when she went 5.0 innings. She went 4.0 innings, scattering five hits and striking out one while allowing three runs.
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