Belmont vs Mississippi State (Feb 21, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
Belmont at #14 Mississippi State
Feb 21, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

Belmont 1 (8-5)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Konz, Emily lf  3  0  1  0  0  2  2  1  0 
Spindler, Rylee 3b  3  1  1  0  0  2  3  2  0 
Hughes, Nicole 2b  3  0  2  0  0  0  2  1  0 
Dolecki, Madison 1b  2  0  0  0  1  1  5  0  0 
Ozim, Lizzie dp  3  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  2 
Blume, Brenna c  3  0  0  0  0  2  1  0  1 
Vanderwoude, Lydia ss  3  0  0  0  0  3  1  3  0 
Eichholz, Tallulah rf  2  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0 
   Luciani, Lauren ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Bertucci, Ella cf  2  0  1  0  0  1  2  0  0 
Leierer, Hannah p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Giles, Ellie p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  25  1  5  1  1  14  18  7  4 
  

Mississippi State 4 (13-1)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Morgan Stiles ss  3  1  2  0  0  0  0  2  1 
Nadia Barbary 3b  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  1 
Kiarra Sells rf/dp  2  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Kalani Sells cf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Anna Carder dp  1  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0 
   Tatum Silva pr/cf  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Morgan Bernardini lf/dp  2  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  0 
   Gretta Grassel pr/lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Des Rivera c  3  0  1  2  0  0  15  0  0 
Kinley Keller cf/rf  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1 
   Taylor Troutman ph  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Abby G. Richardson 1b  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  2 
   Paige Ernstes 1b  1  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0 
Gabby Schaeffer 2b  3  0  2  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  1  0 
Totals  24  4  9  3  2  1  21  5  6  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Belmont............. 000 100 0 -  1  5  2
Mississippi State... 301 000 X -  4  9  0
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E - Eichholz, Ta(1); Giles, Ellie(1). DP - BEL 2. LOB - BEL 4; MS 6. 2B - Spindler, Ry(6); M. Stiles(3); Ki. Sells(2). 3B - Bertucci, El(1). HBP - M. Stiles; Ki. Sells. SB - Hughes, Nico(3); Ki. Sells(4).

Belmont   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Leierer, Hannah L,1-4  3.2  7  4  3  1  0  1  0  2  0  17  20  6  4  64 
Giles, Ellie   2.1  2  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  7  8  2  2  37 
  
Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Alyssa Faircloth W,4-0  5.2  5  1  1  1  13  0  0  0  0  21  22  1  2  84 
Peja Goold S,1  1.1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  4  4  1  2  17 

Win - A. Faircloth (4-0). Loss - Leierer, Han (1-4). Save - P. Goold (1). WP - Leierer, Han(2). HBP - by Leierer, Han (M. Stiles); by Leierer, Han (Ki. Sells). Pitches/strikes: Leierer, Han 64/40; Giles, Ellie 37/24; A. Faircloth 84/63; P. Goold 17/12.

Umpires - HP: Bobby DeMayo 1B: Anthony Small 3B: Destini Robinson
Start: 12:32 pm Time: 1:50 Attendance: 720
Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
Belmont at #14 Mississippi State
Feb 21, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

Belmont starters: 6/lf Konz, Emily; 7/3b Spindler, Ry; 18/2b Hughes, Nico; 1/1b Dolecki, Mad; 10/dp Ozim, Lizzie; 4/c Blume, Brenn; 12/ss Vanderwoude,; 8/rf Eichholz, Ta; 5/cf Bertucci, El; 20/p Leierer, Han;

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

Belmont 1st - Konz, Emily struck out looking (1-2 SBSK). Spindler, Ry struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS). Hughes, Nico grounded out to ss (1-1 BK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - M. Stiles doubled to center field (2-1 BBF). N. Barbary flied out to cf (0-2 KF); M. Stiles advanced to third. M. Stiles scored on a wild pitch. Ki. Sells doubled to center field (2-2 KBBK). A. Carder singled through the right side, advanced to second on a throwing error by rf, RBI (2-2 KKBB); Ki. Sells scored. M.Bernardini grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). D. Rivera singled to right center, RBI (1-0 B); A. Carder scored, unearned. K. Keller flied out to rf (0-0). 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Belmont 2nd - Dolecki, Mad struck out swinging (0-2 KSFS). Ozim, Lizzie struck out looking (2-2 FKFBBFK). Blume, Brenn struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - A.Richardson flied out to lf to left center (1-2 KBS). G. Schaeffer singled to third base (1-0 B). M. Stiles hit by pitch (1-1 BF); G. Schaeffer advanced to second. N. Barbary grounded into double play 3b to 1b (2-1 BBF); M. Stiles advanced to second; G. Schaeffer out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Belmont 3rd - Vanderwoude, struck out looking (0-2 KFK). Eichholz, Ta struck out swinging (2-2 BSBSFS). Bertucci, El tripled down the rf line (0-0). Konz, Emily singled to third base, bunt (0-0); Bertucci, El out at home 3b to c. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - Ki. Sells hit by pitch (3-2 FBFBBFF). Ki. Sells stole second. A. Carder walked (3-2 BFBBFB). M.Bernardini singled to third base, bunt (0-0); A. Carder advanced to second; Ki. Sells advanced to third. G. Grassel pinch ran for M.Bernardini. T. Silva pinch ran for A. Carder. D. Rivera reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI (0-0); G. Grassel advanced to second; T. Silva out at third ss to 3b; Ki. Sells scored. K. Keller popped up to 2b (0-0). A.Richardson fouled out to rf (0-2 FF). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Belmont 4th - Ki. Sells to dp. T. Silva to cf. G. Grassel to lf. K. Keller to rf. P. Ernstes to 1b for A.Richardson. Spindler, Ry doubled to center field (0-1 F). Hughes, Nico singled down the lf line (1-2 KKB); Spindler, Ry advanced to third. Dolecki, Mad lined out to 1b (0-1 K). Hughes, Nico stole second. Ozim singled to ss (1-2). Spindler scored. Hughes advanced to third. Play at third under review (MS). Call reversed. Ozim, Lizzie reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI (1-2 BKS); Hughes, Nico out at third ss to 3b; Spindler, Ry scored. Blume, Brenn struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - G. Schaeffer grounded out to ss (0-0). M. Stiles singled through the left side (2-2 BKKB). N. Barbary flied out to cf (0-1 K). Giles, Ellie to p for Leierer, Han. Ki. Sells singled to left field (3-2 KBSBBFFF); M. Stiles advanced to second, out at third lf to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Belmont 5th - Vanderwoude, struck out swinging (1-2 BSKS). Eichholz, Ta struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS). Bertucci, El struck out swinging (1-2 BFKFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - T. Silva flied out to lf (1-1 FB). M.Bernardini to lf for G. Grassel. M.Bernardini walked (3-2 BKKFBFBFFFB). D. Rivera grounded into double play 2b to 1b (1-1 KB); M.Bernardini out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Belmont 6th - Konz, Emily struck out swinging (2-2 FBBFFS). Spindler, Ry struck out looking (0-2 SKFK). Hughes, Nico singled to pitcher (1-2 FBS). Dolecki, Mad walked (3-0 BBBB); Hughes, Nico advanced to second. P. Goold to p for A. Faircloth. Ozim, Lizzie grounded out to p (1-1 BF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - T. Troutman pinch hit for K. Keller. T. Troutman struck out swinging (2-2 BKKBS). P. Ernstes popped up to ss (0-0). G. Schaeffer singled to pitcher, bunt, advanced to second on a throwing error by p (0-0). M. Stiles grounded out to ss (2-1 BBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Belmont 7th - Ka. Sells to cf for Ki. Sells. T. Silva to lf. M.Bernardini to dp. K. Keller to rf for T. Troutman. Blume, Brenn fouled out to lf (1-0 B). Vanderwoude, struck out looking (2-2 BKFBFFFK). Luciani, Lau pinch hit for Eichholz, Ta. Luciani, Lau grounded out to 3b (1-2 SFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.