STARKVILLE, Miss. – Despite out-hitting the Bulldogs, Georgia Tech softball (5-5) fell to Mississippi State (8-3) 4-2 on Saturday afternoon in the opening game of The Snowman Alex Wilcox Memorial Tournament.
Game time! pic.twitter.com/OOdsXiwWgM
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) February 23, 2019
With the score at 0-0 in the top of the third, sophomore Tricia Awald rips an RBI single to right center to bring around freshman Bailee Zeitler from second to put Tech on the board first at 1-0.
T6 | CROSBY HUCKABAY! Huckabay sends a triple to left, scoring Stavro. Tech leads 2-0! pic.twitter.com/uIzIp9KCxV
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) February 23, 2019
E6 | Mississippi puts up four in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead 4-2.
Due up: Pye (ph), Zeitler, Roper
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) February 23, 2019
T7 | Roper extends her hitting streak to eight with a single to right field! Tech trails 4-2. pic.twitter.com/mbyhho17Md
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) February 23, 2019
Tech drops its first game of the tournament to host Mississippi State. pic.twitter.com/iutObu4BIc
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) February 23, 2019
Up next:
The Yellow Jackets continue play in The Snowman on Sunday, Feb. 24, taking on Alcorn State and Mississippi State at 11 a.m. ET and 1:30 p.m. ET, respectively.
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