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Photo by: Andy Mead/YCJ
Softball Defeated After Late Hawkeye Rally
3/29/2024 8:19:00 PM | Softball
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Michigan State softball was defeated in game one of its three-game series at Iowa on Friday night, 4-0, from Bob Pearl Field. The Spartans held Iowa scoreless heading into the bottom of the fifth inning.
MSU moves to 12-18 (0-4 B1G) on the season while Iowa improves to 15-11 (3-1 B1G).
Senior Liv Grey (8-9) completed 4.1 innings in the circle, striking out four and allowing a pair of earned runs. Grey was relieved in the fifth by junior Madison Taylor who completed the final 1.2 innings of Friday's contest and struck out one.
Sophomore Sydney Doloszycki prevented a Hawkeye hit in the fifth with a diving grab in right field.
Sophomore Hannah Hawley and freshman Payton Conroy each reached base for MSU, with Hawley drawing a sixth inning walk and Conroy getting hit by a pitch in the third.
Iowa used a three-run fifth inning to break open a then 0-0 game. After a one-out Spartan error, the Hawkeyes used back-to-back-to-back singles to bring home three runners. Iowa added an insurance run in the sixth to finish the day with four runs on nine hits.
Hawkeye starting pitcher Jalen Adams did not allow a hit through seven innings.
Up Next
Michigan State will continue its road-series against the Hawkeyes at 3:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday, March 30 from Bob Pearl Field.
MSU moves to 12-18 (0-4 B1G) on the season while Iowa improves to 15-11 (3-1 B1G).
Senior Liv Grey (8-9) completed 4.1 innings in the circle, striking out four and allowing a pair of earned runs. Grey was relieved in the fifth by junior Madison Taylor who completed the final 1.2 innings of Friday's contest and struck out one.
Liv Grey freezes the batter for her third strikeout of the night! Grey strands an Iowa runner at third to keep us tied at 0-0.#GoGreen | #SpartanUp pic.twitter.com/a3RGYMUUW8
— MSU Softball (@MSU_Softball) March 29, 2024
Sophomore Sydney Doloszycki prevented a Hawkeye hit in the fifth with a diving grab in right field.
Syd getting it done in right! She takes away a would-be base hit with a diving play.#GoGreen | #SpartanUp pic.twitter.com/zX3zlWAzHb
— MSU Softball (@MSU_Softball) March 29, 2024
Sophomore Hannah Hawley and freshman Payton Conroy each reached base for MSU, with Hawley drawing a sixth inning walk and Conroy getting hit by a pitch in the third.
Iowa used a three-run fifth inning to break open a then 0-0 game. After a one-out Spartan error, the Hawkeyes used back-to-back-to-back singles to bring home three runners. Iowa added an insurance run in the sixth to finish the day with four runs on nine hits.
Hawkeye starting pitcher Jalen Adams did not allow a hit through seven innings.
Up Next
Michigan State will continue its road-series against the Hawkeyes at 3:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday, March 30 from Bob Pearl Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Adams (8-6)
L: Grey, Liv (8-9)
Batting:
SH: Fox, Anna 1
Base Running:
CS: Hawley, Hannah 1
HBP: Conroy, Payton 1
Batting:
2B: Young 1
RBI: Moss 1 ; Berry 1 ; Diaz 2
SH: Bowman 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Moss 1 ; Young 1 ; Berry 1 ; Adams 1
HBP: Banes 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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AB
3
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RBI
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AB
3
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RBI
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Players Mentioned
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3B/C
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LHP
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