Box score vs. Alcorn State
Box score vs. Mississippi St.
STARKVILLE, Miss. –Georgia Tech softball (6-6) split day two of The Snowman Alex Wilcox Memorial Tournament, topping Alcorn State (2-4) 8-4 in the first game of the day before falling to host Mississippi State (9-3) 9-0 in five.
Georgia Tech 8, Alcorn State 4
Here we go! pic.twitter.com/rkpNvwZ6V6
— GT Softball 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@GaTechSoftball) February 24, 2019
Sophomore Tricia Awald gets the Jackets on the board in the top of the first with a triple to center field, scoring sophomore Breanna Roper. Roper extended her hitting streak to nine games with a single to reach base.
T3 | Krzus hits a sac fly to right field and Zeitler scores. Tech leads 2-0! pic.twitter.com/r6H5ddkYqQ
— GT Softball 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@GaTechSoftball) February 24, 2019
With the bases loaded in the top of the fourth, Roper doubled to left center, clearing the bases and advancing to third on an error by the center fielder. Her three RBI hit moved the tally to 5-0.
T4 | Awald adds another RBI to her stat line, bringing home Roper on a single! Make it 6-0! pic.twitter.com/Pw2JCduptf
— GT Softball 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@GaTechSoftball) February 24, 2019
As the first batter following an Alcorn State pitching change, junior Crosby Huckabay hit a single to left field to score Roper from third and bring the tally to 7-0.
B4 | Alcorn State hits back-to-back home runs and Amber Johns enters the circle for the Yellow Jackets. Tech leads 7-2.
— GT Softball 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@GaTechSoftball) February 24, 2019
T7 | Make that 4️⃣ RBI for Roper! A single up the middle brings home Zeitler and it's 8-2! pic.twitter.com/zs8u6UTj9x
— GT Softball 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@GaTechSoftball) February 24, 2019
B7 | Alcorn State adds two in the bottom of the seventh. Two outs on the board with the score at 8-4.
— GT Softball 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@GaTechSoftball) February 24, 2019
TECH WINS! Second game against Mississippi State coming up in approx. 30 minutes. pic.twitter.com/7k92Q1GFYl
— GT Softball 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@GaTechSoftball) February 24, 2019
Georgia Tech 0, Mississippi State 9 (5 innings)
B1 | Mississippi State hits a home run to plate four and take the 4-0 lead.
— GT Softball 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@GaTechSoftball) February 24, 2019
B2 | Mississippi State plates five runs and Dickerson comes into the circle for the Jackets. Tech trails 9-0.
— GT Softball 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@GaTechSoftball) February 24, 2019
Tech falls after five. pic.twitter.com/onFIN4sPAX
— GT Softball 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (@GaTechSoftball) February 24, 2019
Up next:
Tech closes out play in Starkville on Monday, Feb. 25 against Southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi State at 11 a.m. ET and 4 p.m. ET, respectively.
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