EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State took two from the Rutgers softball team on Saturday at Secchia Stadium.

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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