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Photo by: (Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)
Michigan State Takes Two From Softball on Saturday
Mar 27 | Softball
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State took two from the Rutgers softball team on Saturday at Secchia Stadium.
The Scarlet Knights wrap up the Michigan State series on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Michigan State 4, Rutgers 3
| STANDOUT STATS |
- Sophomore Payton Lincavage went 1-for-4 with a home run to start off the contests.
- Graduate student Gabrielle Callaway and Kiersten Withstandley both had a hit along with an RBI.
- Graduate student Izzy Berouty got the start pitching 4.2 innings with two strikeouts. Sophomore Ashley Hitchcock, in the loss, threw the final 1.1 with a pair of strikeouts.
| THE RUNDOWN |
- Rutgers took the lead with the first batter of the afternoon. Payton Lincavage, whose nine-game hitting streak was snapped on Friday, took a full count deep to left field for the 1-0 lead.
- The Scarlet Knights tacked on another two in the fifth. With two outs and one on, Gabrielle Callaway doubled down the right-field line to score Hailey Hoklotubbe and came home as Kiersten Withstandley singled to center.
- Michigan State got onto the scoreboard in the bottom of the inning as with the bases loaded and two outs, Kendall Kates singled to center to bring home a pair of runs.
- The Spartans tied the game in sixth with Marissa Trivelpiece leading off with a solo shot.
- Kates used a walk-off home run in the seventh to give the Spartans game one.
| KNIGHT NOTES |
- It was Lincavage's second career home run and third for the Scarlet Knights in 2021.
| HIGHLIGHTS |
Michigan State 10, Rutgers 3
| STANDOUT STATS |
- Fifth-year senior Anyssa Iliopoulos went 3-for-4 with a run scored.
- Graduate student Kiana Workman was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs.
- Sophomore Jaden Vickers started inside the circle totaling 2.2 innings of work. Graduate student Izzy Berouty earned the loss tossing 2.2 innings.
| THE RUNDOWN |
- Michigan State got two in the top of the second. Snyder was able to sneak home on a Joanna Bartz steal and came home following a Marissa Trivelpiece double to right-center.
- With two outs in the fifth, Rutgers managed to go ahead. Megan Herka walked in a run with the bases loaded leading Kiana Workman to single to center for two RBIs.
- The Spartans, however, powered back in front with six runs on six hits in the bottom of the inning.
- Michigan added two more in the sixth off singles from Camryn Wincher and Kendall Kates.
| HIGHLIGHTS |
| UP NEXT |
The Scarlet Knights wrap up the Michigan State series on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Wright,J (1-3)
L: Hitchcock, Ashley (1-4)
Batting:
2B: Callaway, Gabrielle 1 ; Workman, Kiana 1
HR: Lincavage, Payton 1
RBI: Lincavage, Payton 1 ; Callaway, Gabrielle 1 ; Withstandley, Kiersten 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lincavage, Payton 1 ; Hendri, Gabrielle 1 ; Hoklotubbe, Hailey 1
SB: Hoklotubbe, Hailey 1
Batting:
2B: Kates,K 1
HR: Kates,K 1 ; Trivelpiece 1
RBI: Kates,K 3 ; Trivelpiece 1
SH: Kates,K 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Meech,M 1 ; Wash,J 1 ; Kates,K 1 ; Trivelpiece 1
SB: Ladd,C 1
CS: Quinlan,K 1
HBP: Bartz,J 1
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