Doloszycki, Beshears Power MSU to Win Over Broncos

Tuesday, April 21

East Lansing, Mich.

5 PM

Michigan State University

16-28

Western Michigan

23-21

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Western Michigan	0	0	2	2	1	3	0	8	11	3
Michigan State	4	0	0	0	0	5	X	9	9	1

4/21/2026 8:43:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

East Lansing, Mich. – Britain Beshears hit a pair of home runs and Sydney Doloszycki hit a three-run shot to propel MSU to a dramatic 9-8 come-from-behind win over in-state rival Western Michigan on Tuesday. Beshears and Doloszycki led the way in a five-run sixth inning that put MSU back on top for good. Each of the seniors had three RBI in the game.

HOME RUN SYDNEY DOLOSZYCKI! She launches a three-run shot to erase the WMU lead and put the Spartans on top, 9-8. @SDoloszycki pic.twitter.com/QGiB1N7mrZ
— Michigan State Softball (@MSU_Softball) April 21, 2026

The Spartans (16-28) went up 4-0 in the first thanks in part to Beshears launching a two-run shot. The Broncos began their comeback in the third, scoring twice in each of the third and fourth innings and then went on top 5-4 with a fifth-inning score. Back-to-back homers for the visitors in the top of the sixth made it 8-4, seemingly giving the Broncos some breathing room.

HOME RUN SYDNEY DOLOSZYCKI! She launches a three-run shot to erase the WMU lead and put the Spartans on top, 9-8. @SDoloszycki pic.twitter.com/QGiB1N7mrZ
— Michigan State Softball (@MSU_Softball) April 21, 2026

MSU rallied for five runs in the home half of the sixth inning, when Beshears led off with a solo shot, followed by an RBI single by Zoie Bernard, and capped with a three-run homer by Doloszycki. Autumn Behlke closed out the seventh inning for her fourth win in the circle this season.

Western Michigan had four players with two hits on the day, with Emily Lampela and Analeez Niles hitting back-to-back homers in the top of the sixth that appeared to give the visitors some insurance with an 8-4 lead. Hannah Potts surrendered the five-run frame, taking the loss to fall to 10-12 in the circle this season. Western Michigan falls to 23-21 overall on the year.

MSU plays Wednesday at Notre Dame to wrap up its non-conference games for the season, then begins a six-game homestand this weekend with a B1G series against Maryland on Friday.

NOTEWORTHY

Kirsten Caravaca reached base three times – she reached on an error, walked, and had a fifth-inning base hit.
Britain Beshears had a two-homer day, the second of her career. Her first came on the road at Arizona during the 2025 season.
Beshears hit her 28^th career home run in the bottom of the first inning and added her 29^th in the sixth. She is now tied for fourth all-time at MSU with Sarah Gutknecht (2013-17) in that category.
MSU's three-homer day ties its season best, matching the three homers against Villanova on Valentine's day. Beshears, Hannah Hawley, and Sophia Grillo all left the yard in that game.
Kendall Smiley went 2-for-2 with a walk.
Zoie Bernard went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a pair of runs scored. She also drew a walk, her 26^th of the season to pull her into a tie for the team lead with Beshears.
Hannah Hawley was 1-for-4 with an RBI single in the first.
Starter Carsyn Cassady went 3.1 innings, scattering three hits striking out four. Autumn Behlke finished the game to earn the win, facing five batters and recording a strikeout to improve to 4-2 on the season.

SCORING SUMMARIES
Michigan State raced out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. After Zoie Bernard drew a leadoff walk, an error on a sac bunt by Kirsten Caravaca allowed the catcher to reach base and allowed Bernard to race around to score. Hannah Hawley's base hit was misplayed in center to bring Caravaca home for a 2-0 lead. Sophia Grillo reached on a fielder's choice to set up Britain Beshears' fourth homer of the season, making it a 4-0 game.
The Broncos countered in the third. It started with a one-out walk, followed by two base hits and a sac fly to plate two runs. They tacked on two more in the fourth on an RBI single by Bella Duncan.
Western Michigan took its first lead in the top of the fifth when Emily Lampella led off the inning with a triple off the wall in deep right field and came around to score on a Analeez Niles single; Niles was erased from the basepaths as she tried to take second base but was caught in a rundown. The Broncos hit back – to – back homers in the top of the sixth to make it 8-4.
Beshears launched her second homer of the day to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning. Following a walk, a sac bunt, an hit by pitch, Zoie Bernard singled to right to plate Kendall Smiley and pull the Spartans within two at 8-6. With two runners on and two out, Doloszycki homered to right to put Michigan State back on top, 9-8.