BATON ROUGE, La. | The Florida A&M University softball team wrapped up its opening with a pair of losses on Sunday to conclude play at the Tiger Classic, hosted by LSU, at Tiger Park.
The Lady Rattlers (0-4) dropped the opening game, 6-2, to 13th-ranked Oklahoma State and ended the day with a 16-0 loss to No. 11 LSU.
How It Happened – Game 1
After a scoreless first inning, Oklahoma State struck for six runs on four hits In the second to grab an early 6-0 lead.
Florida A&M cut the deficit to 6-1 with a run in the top of the third inning.
With one down in the frame,
Jamesia Stoudemire homered to left to give FAMU its first run of the season and close the gap to five runs.
The Lady Rattlers got another run back in the fifth when Stoudemire, who reached on a leadoff single, came across to score on a
Melkayla Irvis infield hit, cut the deficit to 6-2.
However, that would be as close as FAMU would get as Oklahoma State held on for the 6-2 victory
Inside the Numbers
> Florida A&M finished with two runs on five hits and stranded seven on base
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Jamesia Stoudemire and
Melkayla Irvis each went 2-for-4
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Kaylin Rhone went 1-for-1 at the plate
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Gabriella Williams took the loss as she surrendered six runs on six hits, walked seven and struck out a pair in six innings of work
> Oklahoma State registered six runs on six hits and also left seven on base
> Sydney Pennington went 2-for-4, with one run scored
> Alysen Febrey drove in four of the six runs for the Cowgirls
> Carrie Eberle started on the mound and improved to 1-1 on the season. She gave up two runs on four hits, fanned 11 and walked three
> Logan Simunek and Kelly Maxwell pitched one inning in relief
How It Happened – Game 2
In the second game, LSU scored 15 runs on nine hits and took advantage of a pair of FAMU errors to grab a 15-0 advantage.
The Tigers added one more run in the third before cruising to the 16-0 victory.
Inside the Numbers
> Florida A&M finished with two errors and stranded one baserunner.
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Brandice Boatwright (0-2) gave up eight runs on nine hits and walked three in 1.1 innings to take the loss
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Nadia Zenteno pitched the final 2.2 innings in relief
> LSU registered 16 runs on 14 hits and left eight on base
> Taylor Pleasants went 3-for-3, with three RBIs and two runs scored, while Cait Calland was 2-for-3, with three runs scored and one RBI.
> Taylor Tidwell went 2-for-2, with three runs batted in and one run scored
> Ali Kilponen (1-0) earned the win, with five strikeouts in 3.0 innings pitched
> Taylor Edwards and Victoria Abrams worked one inning each in relief
Up Next
Florida A&M returns to action on Wednesday with a short road trip to Florida State. First pitch from the Seminole Softball Complex is set for 6 p.m.
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