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Photo by: Erica Lee
Spartans Notch Firsts on Day One at Paradise Classic
2/9/2024 4:43:00 PM | Softball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Michigan State softball got its 2024 season underway on Friday at the 2024 Paradise Classic, dropping both games on day one at Joan Joyce Field. MSU fell to Ohio (9-0) and Marshall (1-0), with both programs picked to finish highly in their respective conferences. A total of seven different student-athletes made their Spartan debuts on the day.
Game One – Ohio 9, MSU 0
Junior Faith Guidry (0-1) started the season opener for MSU as one of the most tenured Spartans this season. Guidry struck out one before exiting the game in the second inning. Freshman Makayla Huddleston made her collegiate debut in relief, pitching the final 3.2 innings of the contest and striking out two.
Senior Alexis Ross, sophomore Britain Beshears and freshman Payton Conroy all recorded base hits for MSU, with Ross also drawing a walk to reach base twice. It was Conroy and Ross' first hits as Spartans. Senior Collette Allen reached on a hit by pitch.
Ohio took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first before extending their advantage in the second with a grand slam and a two-RBI double. A two-run shot in the fifth inning put the Bobcats up 9-0.
Game Two – Marshall 1, MSU 0
Senior Liv Grey (0-1) made her Spartan debut in game two, in what turned out to be an old-fashioned pitcher's duel. Grey tossed a complete game, striking out six in six innings of work and allowing just one earned run.
Freshman Jaeya Butler tallied her first career hit in the second inning and was joined by junior Mik Anthony, senior Jenae Wash and Ross with hits in game two. Butler and junior Macy Lee each drew walks.
A bases loaded third-inning single by Marshall's Rielly Lucas was the difference maker in game two as she drove in the lone run of the afternoon. Ross threw a strike from center field on the play to nab a would-be second run-scorer at the plate.
Michigan State's best opportunity of the day came in the fifth inning with bases loaded. Butler opened the inning with a walk before senior AJ Militello moved her over on a would-be sacrifice bunt that was misplayed by the Marshall defense. A bunt single by Wash put three ducks on the pond for MSU, who was unable to convert with runners in scoring position.
Up Next
Michigan State continues play at the 2024 Paradise Classic on Saturday, Feb. 10 facing No. 12/16-ranked Arkansas at 9:00 a.m. and Marshall for a second time at 1:30 p.m.
Game One – Ohio 9, MSU 0
Junior Faith Guidry (0-1) started the season opener for MSU as one of the most tenured Spartans this season. Guidry struck out one before exiting the game in the second inning. Freshman Makayla Huddleston made her collegiate debut in relief, pitching the final 3.2 innings of the contest and striking out two.
Senior Alexis Ross, sophomore Britain Beshears and freshman Payton Conroy all recorded base hits for MSU, with Ross also drawing a walk to reach base twice. It was Conroy and Ross' first hits as Spartans. Senior Collette Allen reached on a hit by pitch.
Ohio took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first before extending their advantage in the second with a grand slam and a two-RBI double. A two-run shot in the fifth inning put the Bobcats up 9-0.
Game Two – Marshall 1, MSU 0
Senior Liv Grey (0-1) made her Spartan debut in game two, in what turned out to be an old-fashioned pitcher's duel. Grey tossed a complete game, striking out six in six innings of work and allowing just one earned run.
Freshman Jaeya Butler tallied her first career hit in the second inning and was joined by junior Mik Anthony, senior Jenae Wash and Ross with hits in game two. Butler and junior Macy Lee each drew walks.
A bases loaded third-inning single by Marshall's Rielly Lucas was the difference maker in game two as she drove in the lone run of the afternoon. Ross threw a strike from center field on the play to nab a would-be second run-scorer at the plate.
Michigan State's best opportunity of the day came in the fifth inning with bases loaded. Butler opened the inning with a walk before senior AJ Militello moved her over on a would-be sacrifice bunt that was misplayed by the Marshall defense. A bunt single by Wash put three ducks on the pond for MSU, who was unable to convert with runners in scoring position.
Up Next
Michigan State continues play at the 2024 Paradise Classic on Saturday, Feb. 10 facing No. 12/16-ranked Arkansas at 9:00 a.m. and Marshall for a second time at 1:30 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Skipp Miller (1-0)
L: Guidry, Faith (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Annalia Paoli 1 ; Austy Miller 1
HR: Yasmine Logan 1 ; Izzie Wilson 1
RBI: Yasmine Logan 4 ; Emma Hoffner 1 ; Austy Miller 2 ; Izzie Wilson 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Tori O'Brien 1 ; Yasmine Logan 2 ; Annalia Paoli 1 ; Emma Hoffner 1 ; Shelby Westler 1 ; Izzie Wilson 2 ; CiCi Keidel 1
Base Running:
HBP: Allen, Collette 1
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