Mississippi State vs Clemson (Feb 28, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
#12 Mississippi State at #25 Clemson
Feb 28, 2026 at Clemson, SC (McWhorter Stadium)

Mississippi State 0 (17-2)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Morgan Stiles ss 
Nadia Barbary 3b 
Kiarra Sells rf/dp 
   Tatum Silva lf 
Anna Carder dp 
   Kalani Sells cf 
   Paige Ernstes ph 
Des Rivera c 
   Ally Supan pr 
Morgan Bernardini lf/dp 
Abby G. Richardson 1b 
Kinley Keller cf/rf 
Gabby Schaeffer 2b 
   Xiane Romero ph/2b 
Alyssa Faircloth p 
   Leila Ammon p 
Totals  25  18 
  

Clemson 3 (13-6)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
J. Brockenbrough cf 
Mac Pavese lf/rf 
Marian Collins 2b 
Julia Knowler 1b/dp  11 
Macey Cintron rf 
   Kylee Johnson pr/lf 
Corri Hicks dp 
   Ava Wilson pr/rf 
Sarah Breaux 3b 
   Kennedy Ariail pr 
Kiley Channell ss 
Sam Minish c 
Sierra Maness p 
Totals  21  21  11 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Mississippi State... 000 000 0 -  0  5  0
Clemson............. 200 100 X -  3  4  0
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DP - CLEM 1. LOB - MS 4; CLEM 4. 2B - Ki. Sells(6); Pavese,M(3); Hicks,C(2); Breaux,S(4). SF - Knowler,J(1). SB - Channell,K(2).

Mississippi State   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Alyssa Faircloth L,6-1  4.0  14  18  76 
Leila Ammon   2.0  25 
  
Clemson   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Sierra Maness W,6-3  7.0  25  25  12  84 

Win - Maness,S (6-3). Loss - A. Faircloth (6-1). Save - None. WP - A. Faircloth(4). Pitches/strikes: A. Faircloth 76/47; L. Ammon 25/18; Maness,S 84/57.

Umpires - HP: Tim Kasate 1B: Shawn Schumacher 3B: Brad White
Start: 3:02 pm Time: 1:34 Attendance: 1923
Weather: 68 degrees, sunny

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
#12 Mississippi State at #25 Clemson
Feb 28, 2026 at Clemson, SC (McWhorter Stadium)

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

Clemson starters: 9/cf Brockenbroug; 11/lf Pavese,M; 5/2b Collins,M; 12/1b Knowler,J; 16/rf Cintron,M; 99/dp Hicks,C; 66/3b Breaux,S; 2/ss Channell,K; 20/c Minish,S; 7/p Maness,S;

Mississippi State 1st - M. Stiles grounded out to 3b (1-2 KFBF). N. Barbary flied out to lf (0-2 SF). Ki. Sells grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Clemson 1st - Brockenbroug walked (3-2 KBKBBB). Pavese,M doubled to left center, RBI (0-0); Brockenbroug scored. Pavese,M advanced to third on a wild pitch. Collins,M struck out looking (2-2 SBSBK). Knowler,J fouled out to lf, SF, RBI (0-0); Pavese,M scored. Cintron,M struck out looking (1-2 KKBK). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - A. Carder struck out swinging (2-2 BKBFS). D. Rivera grounded out to 3b (1-2 KFFFB). M.Bernardini singled to center field (0-1 K). A.Richardson struck out swinging (3-2 BKBBKFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Clemson 2nd - Hicks,C struck out looking (1-2 BFKK). Breaux,S walked (3-2 BKSBFBB). Channell,K reached on a fielder's choice to third base (2-2 BBKF); Breaux,S out at second 3b to 2b. Channell,K stole second. Minish,S popped up to ss (1-2 BKF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - K. Keller grounded out to 3b (3-1 BBKB). G. Schaeffer struck out swinging (0-2 FKFS). M. Stiles singled up the middle (0-0). N. Barbary grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Clemson 3rd - Brockenbroug struck out swinging (2-2 FBBKS). Pavese,M struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 KKS). Collins,M walked (3-1 BBBKB). Knowler,J struck out swinging (0-2 SFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - Ki. Sells doubled to right field (2-0 BB). A. Carder grounded out to 2b (1-2 KKB); Ki. Sells advanced to third. D. Rivera lined out to ss (0-0). M.Bernardini grounded out to p (2-2 KBFB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Clemson 4th - Ki. Sells to dp. Ka. Sells to cf for A. Carder. K. Keller to rf. Cintron,M singled down the 3b line (1-2 KBS). Johnson,K pinch ran for Cintron,M. Hicks,C struck out looking (0-2 KSK). Breaux,S doubled down the 3b line, RBI (2-0 BB); Johnson,K scored. Ariail,K pinch ran for Breaux,S. Channell,K grounded out to 2b (2-2 BBFS); Ariail,K advanced to third. Minish,S grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-2 SKBFBFB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Pavese,M to rf. Johnson,K to lf. Breaux,S to 3b for Ariail,K. A.Richardson grounded out to ss (0-2 KK). K. Keller grounded out to 2b (1-1 BK). X. Romero pinch hit for G. Schaeffer. X. Romero grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-1 BBBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Clemson 5th - X. Romero to 2b. L. Ammon to p for A. Faircloth. Brockenbroug flied out to cf (1-2 KBF). Pavese,M grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1 F). Collins,M grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - M. Stiles singled to right field (1-0 B). N. Barbary flied out to rf (0-0). Ki. Sells grounded into double play ss to 1b (0-0); M. Stiles out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Clemson 6th - T. Silva to lf for Ki. Sells. M.Bernardini to dp. Knowler,J flied out to cf (1-1 SB). Johnson,K struck out looking (2-2 BKBSFK). Hicks,C doubled to center field (1-1 SB). Wilson,A pinch ran for Hicks,C. Breaux,S struck out swinging (2-2 BBFSS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - P. Ernstes pinch hit. Pavese,M to 1b. Knowler,J to dp. Wilson,A to rf. P. Ernstes flied out to rf (2-2 KKBB). D. Rivera singled up the middle (2-1 KBB). A. Supan pinch ran for D. Rivera. M.Bernardini grounded out to 2b (0-0); A. Supan advanced to second. A.Richardson flied out to rf (1-2 BKK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.