North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State
1-2
Illinois State
2-1
Illinois State Downs Softball, 7-3
2/9/2008 12:00:00 AM | Softball
ORLANDO, Fla. A day removed from torching the ball at the plate in a win against Central Florida, NC State’s bats fell asleep in a 7-3 loss to Illinois State at the UCF Softball Tournament in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 9. The loss moves the Pack to 1-2, while ILS climbs to 2-1. State managed just two hits through seven innings, while leaving five runners stranded.
Amy Mitchell (2-0) picked up her second decision, while Lindsay Campana slipped to 0-2.
State manufactured a run in the bottom of the first when Shanna Smith walked and moved along to second on a Lauren Peters sac-bunt. Smith then took third on a Claudia Cooper grounder, before Allison Presnell drove her in with a line drive back up the middle.
Illinois State used four runs and four hits to take the lead for good in the top of the third. Andrea Shifflet walked and Kara Nelson dropped a bunt single. Campana countered by striking out Tiffany Prager, but Amber Smith loaded the bases with a single to right. Jessie Buker then sent a two-run single down the right field line.
The Redbirds got two more runs as Buker scored on a wild pitch, and Katie Mathis sent an RBI double to left-center.
Mitchell walked four of the Pack’s first five batters in the bottom of the third, moving the score to 4-2.
But ILS answered back by putting three more runs on the board in the top of fourth. Prager singled to right and advanced to third when Peters misplayed the ball, allowing Shifflet and Kaprice Williams to both cross home plate. Following a Smith single up the middle that scored Prager, Campana was lifted in favor of Mendy McKenzie.
McKenzie allowed just three hits in 3.2 innings of work while fanning three batters.
State added a third run in the bottom of the sixth on a Kristine Bechtholdt pinch-hit RBI sac-fly to right.
State will stay on the field to take on Central Arkansas immediately.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mitchell,Amy (2-0)
L: Campana , Lindsay (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Olson,Abby 1 ; Mathis,Katie 1 ; Gorrell,Case 1
RBI: Prager,Tiffa 2 ; Smith,Amber 1 ; Buker,Jessie 2 ; Mathis,Katie 1
SH: Mathis,Katie 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Nelson,Kara 1 ; Prager,Tiffa 1 ; Buker,Jessie 1 ; Klopf,Vicki 1 ; Williams,Kap 1 ; Shifflet,And 2
Batting:
2B: Holm, Lacey 1
RBI: Presnell, Allison 1 ; Holm, Lacey 1 ; Bechtholdt, Kristine 1
SH: Peters, Lauren 1 ; Harkey, Blair 1
SF: Bechtholdt, Kristine 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Shanna 2 ; Hawkins, Krystal 1
SB: Smith, Shanna 1
CS: Smith, Shanna 1
