Tennessee vs Mississippi State (Mar 13, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
#1 Tennessee at #12 Mississippi State
Mar 13, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

Tennessee 3 (26-0,4-0 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Sophia Knight cf  4  1  0  0  0  1  4  0  0 
Ella Dodge 2b  4  0  1  0  0  2  1  0  0 
Gabby Leach rf  4  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0 
Makenzie Butt dp  3  1  2  3  1  0  0  0  0 
   Saviya Morgan pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Elsa Morrison c  4  0  0  0  0  2  5  0  0 
Taelyn Holley lf  2  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0 
   Alannah Leach lf  1  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0 
Emma Clarke 1b  3  0  2  0  0  0  7  1  1 
Maddi Rutan 3b  3  0  0  0  0  2  0  4  1 
Bella Faw ss  3  1  1  0  0  0  4  1  0 
Sage Mardjetko p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0 
   Erin Nuwer p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  31  3  6  3  1  9  27  8  2 
  

Mississippi State 1 (26-3,0-1 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Morgan Stiles ss  4  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0 
   Ally Supan pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Kiarra Sells rf/dp  4  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Nadia Barbary 3b  4  0  1  0  0  1  0  1  1 
Morgan Bernardini lf  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1 
   Kalani Sells cf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Des Rivera c  3  0  0  0  0  0  9  1  0 
Anna Carder dp  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
   Kinley Keller rf  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Gabby Schaeffer 2b  2  0  0  0  0  1  1  2  0 
   Xiane Romero ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Tatum Silva cf/lf  2  0  0  0  0  0  4  0  0 
   Taylor Troutman ph  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0 
Abby G. Richardson 1b  3  0  0  0  0  1  10  1  0 
Alyssa Faircloth p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  0 
Totals  30  1  2  1  0  5  27  10  2  

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Tennessee........... 000 000 003 -  3  6  1
Mississippi State... 000 000 001 -  1  2  1
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E - M. Rutan(2); N. Barbary(2). DP - MS 2. LOB - TENN 2; MS 2. 2B - M. Butt(5). HR - M. Butt(7); T. Troutman(3).

Tennessee   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Sage Mardjetko W,6-0  8.1  2  1  1  0  5  0  0  0  0  28  28  12  8  102 
Erin Nuwer S,3  0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  1  1  11 
  
Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Alyssa Faircloth L,7-2  9.0  6  3  0  1  9  0  0  0  0  31  32  8  7  116 

Win - S. Mardjetko (6-0). Loss - A. Faircloth (7-2). Save - E. Nuwer (3). Pitches/strikes: S. Mardjetko 102/64; E. Nuwer 11/6; A. Faircloth 116/86.

Umpires - HP: David Erwin 1B: Emerus Addison 3B: J.C. Bartley
Start: 6:02 pm Time: 2:09 Attendance: 1392
Weather: 69 degrees, sunny

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
#1 Tennessee at #12 Mississippi State
Mar 13, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

Tennessee starters: 2/cf S. Knight; 25/2b E. Dodge; 55/rf G. Leach; 98/dp M. Butt; 22/c E. Morrison; 27/lf T. Holley; 13/1b E. Clarke; 21/3b M. Rutan; 12/ss B. Faw; 6/p S. Mardjetko;

Mississippi State starters: 24/ss M. Stiles; 9/rf Ki. Sells; 10/3b N. Barbary; 13/lf M.Bernardini; 23/c D. Rivera; 19/dp A. Carder; 7/2b G. Schaeffer; 22/cf T. Silva; 2/1b A.Richardson; 4/p A. Faircloth;

Tennessee 1st - S. Knight struck out swinging (2-2 KBBSFFFFFS). E. Dodge struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS). G. Leach struck out swinging (2-2 KBBSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - M. Stiles grounded out to ss (2-2 BBKK). Ki. Sells flied out to lf (2-1 BBS). N. Barbary struck out looking (1-2 KFBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee 2nd - M. Butt walked (3-2 BKKBBB). E. Morrison struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). T. Holley struck out swinging (1-2 BKKS). E. Clarke grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - M.Bernardini flied out to cf (0-2 FK). D. Rivera flied out to lf (1-1 BF). A. Carder struck out swinging (2-2 BBKKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee 3rd - M. Rutan lined out to ss (2-1 SBB). B. Faw grounded out to ss (1-2 KBS). S. Knight flied out to cf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - G. Schaeffer grounded out to 3b (3-2 FBSBBFF). T. Silva flied out to cf to left center (0-0). A.Richardson struck out swinging (0-2 FKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee 4th - E. Dodge singled through the right side (1-1 KB). G. Leach lined into double play p to 1b (0-0); E. Dodge out on the play. Play at first under review (TENN). Call confirmed. M. Butt flied out to cf (2-2 BFBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - M. Stiles grounded out to p (1-1 BK). Ki. Sells struck out swinging (2-2 BBFKS). N. Barbary singled up the middle (2-1 FBB). M.Bernardini reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (2-1 KBB); N. Barbary out at second ss unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Tennessee 5th - E. Morrison grounded out to 2b (0-2 FSFFF). T. Holley popped up to 2b (1-0 B). E. Clarke singled up the middle (1-2 BSS). M. Rutan struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 FKFBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Al. Leach to lf for T. Holley. D. Rivera flied out to cf (0-1 K). A. Carder grounded out to p (1-1 KB). G. Schaeffer struck out swinging (3-2 BBFBFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee 6th - Ki. Sells to dp. K. Keller to rf for A. Carder. B. Faw lined out to cf (0-2 SS). S. Knight grounded out to p (1-0 B). E. Dodge struck out looking (2-2 KBBKK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - T. Silva flied out to rf (0-1 K). A.Richardson flied out to lf (0-0). M. Stiles popped up to 2b (1-1 KB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee 7th - G. Leach grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). M. Butt doubled to left center (1-2 BKFFF). S. Morgan pinch ran for M. Butt. E. Morrison hit into double play ss to 1b to c (2-1 KBB); S. Morgan advanced to third, out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Play at home under review (TENN). Call confirmed. Ki. Sells grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). N. Barbary grounded out to 3b (3-1 BBKB). M.Bernardini popped up to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee 8th - Al. Leach grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1 K). E. Clarke singled, out at first rf to 1b (2-2 BBFKF). M. Rutan struck out looking (1-2 SFBFK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 8th - D. Rivera flied out to cf (1-0 B). K. Keller grounded out to 3b (3-2 KBBSFFB). X. Romero pinch hit for G. Schaeffer. X. Romero flied out to lf (2-2 BBSK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee 9th - Ka. Sells to cf for M.Bernardini. G. Schaeffer to 2b for X. Romero. T. Silva to lf. B. Faw singled to right field (0-1 K). S. Knight reached on a fielding error by 3b (0-1 F); B. Faw advanced to second. E. Dodge flied out to lf (1-0 B). G. Leach infield fly to ss (0-1 S). M. Butt to dp for S. Morgan. M. Butt homered to right field, 3 RBI, unearned (0-0); S. Knight scored, unearned; B. Faw scored, unearned. E. Morrison struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 9th - T. Troutman pinch hit for T. Silva. T. Troutman homered to left center, RBI (1-0 B). A.Richardson fouled out to ss (2-1 BSB). M. Stiles reached on a fielding error by 3b (2-1 BKB). E. Nuwer to p for S. Mardjetko. A. Supan pinch ran for M. Stiles. Ki. Sells reached on a fielder's choice to first base (3-2 BBSSBFF); A. Supan out at second 1b to ss. N. Barbary flied out to lf (2-0 BB). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.