Memphis vs Mississippi State (Feb 18, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
Memphis at #14 Mississippi State
Feb 18, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

Memphis 4 (3-6)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Ariel Davis 3b  3  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Paris Brienesse rf  2  0  0  0  0  2  1  0  1 
   Marley Maness ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Neely Taylor lf  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
   Kylie Waldrep lf  1  1  0  0  1  0  2  0  1 
Taniyah Brown dp/p  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Mya Clark dp  2  1  1  2  0  1  0  0  0 
Kennedy Semien cf  3  1  1  1  0  0  3  0  0 
Faith Brown 1b  2  1  1  1  0  0  4  0  0 
   Brylee Butts ph/1b  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Deana Cunningham ss  3  0  0  0  0  1  3  5  0 
Zereniti Sousa c  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
   Aubrey Williams c  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Kayla Clement 2b  2  0  0  0  0  1  3  1  0 
   Jaila Mitchell 2b  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Jericho Tate p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Avery Stutts p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Totals  26  4  4  4  1  10  18  6  2 
  

Mississippi State 8 (11-0)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Morgan Stiles ss  2  1  0  0  1  0  0  1  2 
Nadia Barbary 3b  4  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  0 
Kiarra Sells rf  2  1  2  3  1  0  0  0  0 
   Kalani Sells lf/cf  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Anna Carder dp  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1 
   Ally Supan pr  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Paige Ernstes 1b  2  0  0  0  0  0  4  0  0 
Abby G. Richardson 1b/lf  1  1  0  0  2  0  4  0  1 
Kinley Keller cf/rf  2  1  0  0  1  0  1  0  0 
Morgan Bernardini lf/dp  3  1  1  4  0  1  0  0  0 
   Tatum Silva lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Des Rivera c  3  0  1  0  0  0  10  0  1 
   Gretta Grassel pr  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Gabby Schaeffer 2b  2  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Taylor Troutman ph  1  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0 
Leila Ammon p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  4  0 
   Brinkley Moreton p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Peja Goold p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  24  8  6  8  6  1  21  8  5  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Memphis............. 010 300 0 -  4  4  4
Mississippi State... 007 010 X -  8  6  1
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E - Davis(4); Brown,F(1); Cunningham(5); Clement(1); A.Richardson(1). DP - MEM 2. LOB - MEM 2; MS 5. 2B - Davis(2). HR - Clark(3); Semien(1); Brown,F(1); Ki. Sells(4); M.Bernardini(1). HBP - M. Stiles. SB - Brienesse(3); Ki. Sells(3).

Memphis   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Jericho Tate L,1-1  2.1  2  4  4  5  0  0  0  1  0  7  13  2  3  57 
Taniyah Brown   0.0  2  3  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  3  4  0  0  17 
Avery Stutts   3.2  2  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  14  14  8  2  61 
  
Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Leila Ammon W,3-0  5.0  2  1  1  0  6  0  0  0  0  18  18  0  9  70 
Brinkley Moreton   0.0  2  3  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  2  3  0  0  14 
Peja Goold   2.0  0  0  0  0  4  0  0  0  0  6  6  2  0  22 

Win - L. Ammon (3-0). Loss - Tate (1-1). Save - None. HBP - by Tate (M. Stiles). Pitches/strikes: Tate 57/25; Brown,T 17/5; Stutts 61/43; L. Ammon 70/51; B. Moreton 14/5; P. Goold 22/17.

Umpires - HP: Anthony Small 1B: Derek Wilkins 3B: Aaron Golden
Start: 4:01 pm Time: 2:06 Attendance: 586
Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy
Brown,T faced 4 batters in the 3rd.
B. Moreton faced 3 batters in the 4th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
Memphis at #14 Mississippi State
Feb 18, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

Memphis starters: 4/3b Davis; 20/rf Brienesse; 6/lf Taylor; 9/dp Brown,T; 11/cf Semien; 15/1b Brown,F; 14/ss Cunningham; 28/c Sousa; 12/2b Clement; 0/p Tate;

Mississippi State starters: 24/ss M. Stiles; 10/3b N. Barbary; 9/rf Ki. Sells; 19/dp A. Carder; 2/1b A.Richardson; 33/cf K. Keller; 13/lf M.Bernardini; 23/c D. Rivera; 7/2b G. Schaeffer; 17/p L. Ammon;

Memphis 1st - Davis struck out swinging (1-2 BKFFFS). Brienesse struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS). Taylor struck out swinging (0-2 SFFFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - Waldrep to lf for Taylor. M. Stiles walked (3-1 BBKBB). N. Barbary flied out to cf (2-2 FBBF). Ki. Sells walked (3-2 FBFFBBB); M. Stiles advanced to second. A. Carder grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (3-2 BKKFBB); Ki. Sells out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Memphis 2nd - Brown,T grounded out to p (1-0 B). Semien grounded out to p (1-0 B). Brown,F homered to right field, RBI (0-0). Cunningham grounded out to 3b (2-1 BBF). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - A.Richardson walked (3-0 BBBB). K. Keller walked (3-2 BFBKBFB); A.Richardson advanced to second. M.Bernardini grounded into double play ss to 1b (2-2 KBBF); K. Keller out on the play; A.Richardson advanced to third. D. Rivera grounded out to ss (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Memphis 3rd - Sousa struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). Clement reached on a muffed throw by 1b to shortstop (0-2 SF). Davis grounded out to ss (0-0); Clement advanced to second. Play at first under review (MEM). Call upheld. Brienesse struck out swinging (1-2 BSFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - G. Schaeffer singled to shortstop (0-0). M. Stiles hit by pitch (1-1 KB); G. Schaeffer advanced to second. N. Barbary lined out to ss; G. Schaeffer advanced to third on a throwing error by ss. Ki. Sells homered to right center, 3 RBI (3-2 BBBFFF); M. Stiles scored; G. Schaeffer scored. A. Carder walked (3-0 BBBB). A. Supan pinch ran for A. Carder. Brown,T to p. / for Tate. A.Richardson walked (3-0 BBBB); A. Supan advanced to second. K. Keller reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (2-0 BB); A.Richardson advanced to second on a muffed throw by 2b; A. Supan advanced to third. M.Bernardini homered to left center, 4 RBI (3-1 BFBB); K. Keller scored; A.Richardson scored; A. Supan scored. D. Rivera singled to center field (3-1 BBKB). Brown,T to dp. Clark to dp for Brown,T. Stutts to p. G. Schaeffer reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-2 KBSF); D. Rivera out at second ss to 2b. M. Stiles flied out to rf (0-1 K). 7 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Memphis 4th - P. Ernstes to 1b for A. Supan. A.Richardson to lf. M.Bernardini to dp. B. Moreton to p for L. Ammon. Waldrep walked (3-1 BBBKB). Clark homered to right field, 2 RBI (2-1 KBB); Waldrep scored. Semien homered to left field, RBI (3-1 BBKB). L. Ammon to p for B. Moreton. Brown,F grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2 BKS). Cunningham grounded out to p (3-2 BFBSB). Sousa grounded out to 3b (3-1 BKBB). 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - N. Barbary popped up to p (0-0). Ki. Sells singled up the middle (2-2 KFBB). Ki. Sells stole second. Dropped foul ball, E3. P. Ernstes popped up to 2b (3-2 BFBFBFF). A.Richardson grounded out to ss (1-2 KBF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Memphis 5th - Ka. Sells to lf for Ki. Sells. A.Richardson to rf. Clement struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). Davis doubled to right center (0-2 KKF). Maness pinch hit for Brienesse. Maness reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher (2-2 FBBSF); Davis out at third p to 3b. Play at third under review (MEM). Call upheld. Brienesse to rf for Maness. Brienesse stole second. Waldrep grounded out to 3b (2-2 BFBSF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Williams to c for Sousa. K. Keller popped up to 2b (2-1 KBB). M.Bernardini struck out looking (0-2 KSFFK). D. Rivera reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second on the error (1-1 FB). G. Grassel pinch ran for D. Rivera. T. Troutman pinch hit for G. Schaeffer. T. Troutman singled through the right side, RBI (2-2 BBKFF); G. Grassel scored, unearned. G. Schaeffer to 2b for T. Troutman. M. Stiles flied out to cf (0-1 F). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Memphis 6th - D. Rivera to c for G. Grassel. P. Goold to p for L. Ammon. Butts pinch hit for Brown,F. Clark struck out swinging (1-2 SBFS). Semien flied out to cf (2-1 KBB). Butts struck out swinging (0-2 SSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Butts to 1b. Mitchell to 2b for Clement. N. Barbary flied out to lf (2-0 BB). Ka. Sells flied out to lf (3-2 KBBFBF). P. Ernstes flied out to cf (1-2 FKB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Memphis 7th - Ka. Sells to cf. A.Richardson to dp. K. Keller to rf. T. Silva to lf for M.Bernardini. Cunningham struck out swinging (1-2 KFBS). Williams lined out to 3b (1-2 KSB). Mitchell struck out swinging (0-2 FSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.