Thursday, May 11
Oxford, Ala.
10 am
UT Martin
22-22
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SIUE
26-25
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UT MARTIN SOFTBALL RIDES FIVE HOME RUNS TO WIN OVER SIUE IN OVC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
5/11/2023 1:11:00 PM | Softball
OXFORD, Ala. – After having yesterday's scheduled opening matchup of the Ohio Valley Conference Softball Championship pushed back a day following heavy rain and severe storms, the #4 seed University of Tennessee at Martin also went to the sky with five home runs to power past #5 seed SIUE by a final score of 8-5.
The Skyhawks (22-22) scored early and often in their first contest of the tournament. After last night's delay, the bats woke up with some pop in them as Maddi Long cranked a three-run blast in the bottom of the first inning to give the higher seed an early advantage. With a lead in their pocket, UT Martin later found four more solo home runs from the trio of Kaitlyn Kelley (two), Avry Blume and Kallie Pickens to propel the squad to victory.
As a whole, UT Martin tallied 12 hits in the victory with Blume pacing the squad with a 4-for-4 afternoon, including her solo home run in the third inning and a RBI single in the sixth. Kelley had a big three- hit day after tallying a double and a pair of key solo home runs to push her career total up to 36. Long also went 3-for-4 with all three of her RBIs coming on a home run.
Gallery: (5-11-2023) SB vs SIUE (OVC Tourney)
Katie Dreiling pitched four innings as the starter, allowing one earned run. Brooklynn Linneman (7-6) earned the win in relief after tossing the final three innings.
SIUE (26-25) also tallied 11 base knocks with Paige Rocha and Sherri Mason leading the way with three hits each. Rocha came through with the big hit in the contest, driving in four runs – including a game-tying three-run double in the sixth inning.
The Skyhawks (22-22) scored early and often in their first contest of the tournament. After last night's delay, the bats woke up with some pop in them as Maddi Long cranked a three-run blast in the bottom of the first inning to give the higher seed an early advantage. With a lead in their pocket, UT Martin later found four more solo home runs from the trio of Kaitlyn Kelley (two), Avry Blume and Kallie Pickens to propel the squad to victory.
As a whole, UT Martin tallied 12 hits in the victory with Blume pacing the squad with a 4-for-4 afternoon, including her solo home run in the third inning and a RBI single in the sixth. Kelley had a big three- hit day after tallying a double and a pair of key solo home runs to push her career total up to 36. Long also went 3-for-4 with all three of her RBIs coming on a home run.
Katie Dreiling pitched four innings as the starter, allowing one earned run. Brooklynn Linneman (7-6) earned the win in relief after tossing the final three innings.
SIUE (26-25) also tallied 11 base knocks with Paige Rocha and Sherri Mason leading the way with three hits each. Rocha came through with the big hit in the contest, driving in four runs – including a game-tying three-run double in the sixth inning.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Linneman, Brooklynn (7-6)
L: Kelsey Ray (6-11)
Batting:
2B: Paige Rocha 1
RBI: Paige Rocha 4 ; Sherri Mason 1
SF: Sherri Mason 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hayley Palm 1 ; Sherri Mason 1 ; Jenna Herron 1 ; Madisyn Webster 2
SB: Madisyn Webster 1
Batting:
2B: Kelley, Kaitlyn 1
HR: Kelley, Kaitlyn 2 ; Pickens, Kallie 1 ; Long, Maddi 1 ; Blume, Avry 1
RBI: Kelley, Kaitlyn 2 ; Pickens, Kallie 1 ; Long, Maddi 3 ; Blume, Avry 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Kelley, Kaitlyn 3 ; Pickens, Kallie 1 ; Dreiling, Katie 2 ; Long, Maddi 1 ; Blume, Avry 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
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RBI
2
AB
4
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3
RBI
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AB
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RBI
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RBI
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