Tennessee vs Mississippi State (Mar 14, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
#1 Tennessee at #12 Mississippi State
Mar 14, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

Tennessee 0 (26-1,4-1 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Sophia Knight cf  3  0  1  0  0  0  2  0  1 
Ella Dodge 2b  2  0  1  0  0  0  2  0  0 
Gabby Leach rf  3  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  1 
Makenzie Butt 1b/dp  3  0  0  0  0  3  1  0  0 
Emma Clarke 3b/1b  3  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  1 
Alannah Leach lf  3  0  0  0  0  1  4  0  0 
Elsa Morrison c  1  0  0  0  0  0  6  0  0 
Maddi Rutan p/3b  2  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0 
Bella Faw ss  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0 
   Taelyn Holley ph  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
   Erin Nuwer p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Totals  22  0  2  0  0  10  18  2  3 
  

Mississippi State 1 (27-3,1-1 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Morgan Stiles ss  3  0  1  0  0  0  1  2  0 
   Tatum Silva pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Kiarra Sells rf/dp  3  0  0  0  0  2  1  0  0 
Nadia Barbary 3b  3  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Morgan Bernardini lf  3  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Des Rivera c  2  0  0  0  0  0  10  1  2 
   Gretta Grassel pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Taylor Troutman dp  3  1  1  1  0  2  0  0  0 
   Kalani Sells cf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Xiane Romero 2b  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  3  0 
Kinley Keller cf/rf  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2 
   Ally Supan ph  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Abby G. Richardson 1b  1  0  0  0  0  1  9  0  0 
   Gabby Schaeffer ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1 
Peja Goold p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  21  1  3  1  1  6  21  7  5  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Tennessee........... 000 000 0 -  0  2  0
Mississippi State... 000 000 1 -  1  3  0
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LOB - TENN 3; MS 5. HR - T. Troutman(4). HBP - E. Dodge; E. Morrison; D. Rivera; A. Supan. CS - S. Knight(2).

Tennessee   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Maddi Rutan   4.2  0  0  0  1  4  0  0  2  0  14  17  10  0  72 
Erin Nuwer L,11-1  1.1  3  1  1  0  2  0  0  0  0  7  7  0  2  26 
  
Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Peja Goold W,11-1  7.0  2  0  0  0  10  1  0  2  0  22  24  2  8  99 

Win - P. Goold (11-1). Loss - E. Nuwer (11-1). Save - None. WP - P. Goold(5). HBP - by M. Rutan (D. Rivera); by P. Goold (E. Morrison); by P. Goold (E. Dodge); by M. Rutan (A. Supan). Pitches/strikes: M. Rutan 72/47; E. Nuwer 26/20; P. Goold 99/63.

Umpires - HP: Emerus Addison 1B: J.C. Bartley 3B: David Erwin
Start: 2:03pm Time: 1:45 Attendance: 2134
Weather: 74 degrees, sunny
E. Nuwer faced 1 batter in the 7th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
#1 Tennessee at #12 Mississippi State
Mar 14, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

Tennessee starters: 2/cf S. Knight; 25/2b E. Dodge; 55/rf G. Leach; 98/1b M. Butt; 13/3b E. Clarke; 10/lf Al. Leach; 22/c E. Morrison; 21/p M. Rutan; 12/ss B. Faw;

Mississippi State starters: 24/ss M. Stiles; 9/rf Ki. Sells; 10/3b N. Barbary; 13/lf M.Bernardini; 23/c D. Rivera; 41/dp T. Troutman; 83/2b X. Romero; 33/cf K. Keller; 2/1b A.Richardson; 3/p P. Goold;

Tennessee 1st - S. Knight grounded out to 2b (1-2 KSB). E. Dodge grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1 KB). G. Leach grounded out to 2b (2-1 BSB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - M. Stiles fouled out to 1b (1-2 KKBF). Ki. Sells flied out to lf (1-1 BK). N. Barbary flied out to lf (1-1 KB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee 2nd - M. Butt struck out swinging (0-2 FKS). E. Clarke popped up to 1b (1-0 B). Al. Leach flied out to rf (2-2 BSKB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - M.Bernardini flied out to lf (0-1 K). D. Rivera hit by pitch (1-2 KFBF). T. Troutman struck out swinging (1-2 BKKS). X. Romero walked (3-2 KKBBBB); D. Rivera advanced to second. G. Grassel pinch ran for D. Rivera. K. Keller flied out to lf (2-2 BSSFFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Tennessee 3rd - D. Rivera to c for G. Grassel. E. Morrison hit by pitch (3-2 BFBKB). M. Rutan struck out swinging (1-2 SBSS). B. Faw struck out looking (1-2 SKFBFK). S. Knight grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - A.Richardson struck out swinging (0-2 SSS). M. Stiles flied out to cf (1-1 KB). Ki. Sells struck out swinging (2-2 BBKKS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee 4th - E. Dodge hit by pitch (0-1 S). E. Dodge advanced to second on a wild pitch. G. Leach struck out swinging (2-2 BSSBS). M. Butt struck out swinging (3-2 KSBBBS). E. Clarke grounded out to ss (1-1 BK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - N. Barbary flied out to cf (2-2 BFBF). M.Bernardini flied out to rf (3-2 KBKBB). D. Rivera lined out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Tennessee 5th - Al. Leach grounded out to ss (2-2 KBKB). E. Morrison grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). M. Rutan struck out swinging (2-2 BFBSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - T. Troutman struck out looking (1-2 BKFK). X. Romero popped up to 2b (2-2 FKFBB). A. Supan pinch hit for K. Keller. A. Supan hit by pitch (1-2 KBK). G. Schaeffer pinch hit for A.Richardson. M. Butt to dp. E. Clarke to 1b. M. Rutan to 3b. E. Nuwer to p. G. Schaeffer grounded out to p (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Tennessee 6th - Ki. Sells to dp. Ka. Sells to cf for T. Troutman. K. Keller to rf for A. Supan. A.Richardson to 1b for G. Schaeffer. T. Holley pinch hit for B. Faw. T. Holley struck out swinging (3-2 BKBBKS). S. Knight singled down the 1b line (2-2 KBBK). S. Knight out at second c to ss, caught stealing. E. Dodge singled up the middle (1-2 BFK). G. Leach grounded out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - B. Faw to ss for T. Holley. M. Stiles singled through the right side (0-0). Ki. Sells struck out swinging (3-2 KBSBBS). N. Barbary singled to left field (0-0); M. Stiles advanced to second. T. Silva pinch ran for M. Stiles. M.Bernardini struck out swinging (0-2 KFFS). D. Rivera reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (0-0); N. Barbary out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Tennessee 7th - M. Stiles to ss for T. Silva. M. Butt struck out swinging (1-2 BSKS). E. Clarke struck out swinging (2-2 KFFFFBBS). Al. Leach struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Ki. Sells to cf. T. Troutman to dp for Ka. Sells. T. Troutman homered to center field, RBI (3-2 SFFBFBFB). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.