Rutgers vs Mississippi State (Feb 14, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Women's College World Series
Rutgers at #19 Mississippi State
Feb 14, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

Rutgers 2 (5-4)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Hailey Stripling dp  2  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  0 
   Kassandra Gewecke p  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  0 
   Marley Caldwell p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Baileigh Burtis 1b  3  0  2  0  0  1  4  0  0 
Addie Osborne 3b  3  0  1  1  0  2  1  2  0 
Siera Hoekstra rf  3  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  1 
Sam Rohwer 2b  2  0  0  0  0  0  4  2  2 
   Stephanie Kraska ph  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0 
   Samantha Delhoyo pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Kelsey Hoekstra p/dp  3  1  2  1  0  0  0  1  0 
Mia Mitchell cf/lf  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0 
   Etta Garofalo ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1 
   Jayla Fuller cf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Makenna Coleman lf/cf  2  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  1 
   Rachel Milan ph  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Riley Hwang ss  3  0  0  0  0  2  0  3  0 
Charleigh Schuettler c  0  0  0  0  0  0  5  1  0 
Totals  25  2  5  2  3  12  18  10  5 
  

Mississippi State 7 (8-0)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Morgan Stiles ss  3  1  1  0  1  0  3  0  3 
Nadia Barbary 3b  4  0  0  0  0  2  1  0  0 
Kiarra Sells rf  3  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Kalani Sells cf  1  1  1  3  0  0  0  0  0 
Anna Carder dp  3  0  1  0  1  1  0  0  1 
   Gretta Grassel pr/lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Paige Ernstes 1b  3  0  0  0  0  0  3  1  1 
Morgan Bernardini lf/dp  3  1  1  0  0  0  1  0  1 
Des Rivera c  2  1  2  0  1  0  12  1  0 
   Ally Supan pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Kinley Keller cf/rf  2  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0 
   Abby G. Richardson ph  1  1  1  2  0  0  0  0  0 
Gabby Schaeffer 2b  2  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  0 
   Taylor Troutman ph  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Alyssa Faircloth p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Peja Goold p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  28  7  11  6  3  4  21  3  6  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Rutgers............. 001 100 0 -  2  5  2
Mississippi State... 011 005 X -  7 11  0
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E - Mitchell, M 2(2). LOB - RUTGERS 5; MS 6. 2B - M.Bernardini(2). HR - Hoekstra, K(1); Ka. Sells(1); A.Richardson(2). CS - Ki. Sells(1).

Rutgers   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Kelsey Hoekstra L,2-1  2.1  5  2  1  1  3  0  0  0  0  12  13  1  3  52 
Kassandra Gewecke   3.0  5  4  4  2  1  1  0  0  0  13  15  3  4  54 
Marley Caldwell   0.2  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  3  2  0  7 
  
Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Alyssa Faircloth   3.1  4  2  2  2  4  0  0  0  0  14  16  5  1  67 
Peja Goold W,4-0  3.2  1  0  0  1  8  0  0  0  0  11  12  1  1  58 

Win - P. Goold (4-0). Loss - Hoekstra, K (2-1). Save - None. WP - Gewecke, K(3). Pitches/strikes: Hoekstra, K 52/34; Gewecke, K 54/31; Caldwell, M 7/4; A. Faircloth 67/46; P. Goold 58/42.

Umpires - HP: Mike Mancz 1B: Kristina Bates 3B: Jonathan Hagenbuch
Start: 12:50 Time: 2:05 Attendance: 729
Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Women's College World Series
Rutgers at #19 Mississippi State
Feb 14, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

Rutgers starters: 2/dp Stripling, H; 8/1b Burtis, B; 5/3b Osborne, A; 18/rf Hoekstra, S; 22/2b Rohwer, S; 19/p Hoekstra, K; 11/cf Mitchell, M; 24/lf Coleman, M; 7/ss Hwang, R; 4/c Schuettler;

Mississippi State starters: 24/ss M. Stiles; 10/3b N. Barbary; 9/rf Ki. Sells; 19/dp A. Carder; 12/1b P. Ernstes; 13/lf M.Bernardini; 23/c D. Rivera; 33/cf K. Keller; 7/2b G. Schaeffer; 4/p A. Faircloth;

Rutgers 1st - Stripling, H grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2 KBK). Burtis, B singled to left center (0-0). Osborne, A struck out looking (1-2 BFKK). Hoekstra, S struck out swinging (0-2 SKFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - M. Stiles walked (3-1 BFBBB). N. Barbary struck out swinging (2-2 BBKFS). Ki. Sells reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-2 BSF); M. Stiles out at second ss to 2b. A. Carder struck out looking (2-2 BKKFBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rutgers 2nd - Rohwer, S popped up to 3b (1-0 B). Hoekstra, K popped up to ss (2-2 BKBS). Mitchell, M walked (3-2 BBFKFBFB). Coleman, M struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 KFFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - P. Ernstes lined out to 3b (0-1 F). M.Bernardini doubled to center field (0-2 KFF). D. Rivera singled to second base (1-2 KFBF); M.Bernardini advanced to third. Mitchell, M to lf. Coleman, M to cf. K. Keller singled to left field, RBI (1-0 B); D. Rivera advanced to second; M.Bernardini scored. G. Schaeffer struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). M. Stiles grounded out to 2b (2-0 BB). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Rutgers 3rd - Hwang, R popped up to ss (1-1 BK). Stripling, H walked (3-2 BBSSFFBB). Burtis, B singled to right field (0-1 K); Stripling, H advanced to third. Osborne, A singled to center field, RBI (3-2 FKBBB); Burtis, B advanced to second; Stripling, H scored. Hoekstra, S struck out swinging (2-2 KBSBS). Rohwer, S popped up to c (0-2 KSFF). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - N. Barbary out at first p to ss to 1b (2-2 KBBK). Dropped foul ball, E7. Ki. Sells singled up the middle (2-2 BBKF). A. Carder singled down the lf line, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf (1-0 B); Ki. Sells advanced to third, scored on the error, unearned. Gewecke, K to p for Stripling, H. Hoekstra, K to dp. G. Grassel pinch ran for A. Carder. P. Ernstes flied out to rf (0-0); G. Grassel advanced to third. M.Bernardini flied out to cf (2-0 BB). 1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Rutgers 4th - G. Grassel to lf. M.Bernardini to dp. Hoekstra, K homered to center field, RBI (0-0). Mitchell, M popped up to 2b (1-2 FBSK). P. Goold to p for A. Faircloth. Coleman, M struck out swinging (0-2 FKS). Hwang, R struck out swinging (2-2 BFBFS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - D. Rivera walked (3-1 BFBBB). A. Supan pinch ran for D. Rivera. K. Keller reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (3-2 KKBBB); A. Supan out at second ss to 2b. G. Schaeffer reached on a fielder's choice to third base (0-1 K); K. Keller out at second 3b to 2b. M. Stiles grounded out to 3b (2-2 BFSB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rutgers 5th - D. Rivera to c for A. Supan. Gewecke, K struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). Burtis, B struck out swinging (1-2 BFSFS). Osborne, A struck out looking (2-2 KBKFBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - N. Barbary struck out looking (2-2 SBSFBFK). Ki. Sells singled to pitcher (1-1 BS). A. Carder to dp for G. Grassel. M.Bernardini to lf. Ki. Sells out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. A. Carder walked (3-2 KBBFBFB). A. Carder advanced to second on a wild pitch. P. Ernstes flied out to rf (1-2 FKB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rutgers 6th - Ka. Sells to cf for Ki. Sells. K. Keller to rf. Hoekstra, S flied out to lf (1-1 BF). Kraska, S pinch hit for Rohwer, S. Kraska, S walked (3-2 SBKBBB). Delhoyo, S pinch ran for Kraska, S. Hoekstra, K singled down the rf line, out at second 1b to ss (2-2 BKSFBFF); Delhoyo, S advanced to third. Garofalo, Et pinch hit for Mitchell, M. Garofalo, Et grounded out to 2b (0-1 F). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Rohwer, S to 2b for Delhoyo, S. Fuller, J to cf for Garofalo, Et. Coleman, M to lf. M.Bernardini out at first p to 2b to 1b (1-0 B). D. Rivera singled to left field (0-0). A.Richardson pinch hit for K. Keller. A.Richardson homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); D. Rivera scored. T. Troutman pinch hit for G. Schaeffer. T. Troutman singled to center field (2-2 BKKB). G. Schaeffer to 2b for T. Troutman. M. Stiles singled to right field (1-0 B); G. Schaeffer advanced to second. Caldwell, M to p for Gewecke, K. N. Barbary fouled out to c (1-0 B). Ka. Sells homered to left center, 3 RBI (1-0 B); M. Stiles scored; G. Schaeffer scored. A. Carder flied out to lf (1-1 KB). 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rutgers 7th - K. Keller to rf for A.Richardson. Milan, R pinch hit for Coleman, M. Milan, R struck out swinging (1-2 FBKS). Hwang, R struck out looking (3-2 KFFBBBFFFK). Stripling, H to dp for Caldwell, M. Stripling, H struck out looking (0-2 SFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.