South Carolina vs Mississippi State (Mar 28, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
#23 South Carolina at #12 Mississippi State
Mar 28, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

South Carolina 2 (22-13,2-5 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Lilio lf  3  0  2  0  0  0  2  0  0 
   Byars pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Shelton 2b  4  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  1 
Ensley cf  3  1  1  0  0  0  3  0  1 
Rodi 1b  3  0  1  0  0  1  4  0  1 
   Shaver pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Mackay rf  2  0  2  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   McKnight pr/rf  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Winters c  3  0  0  0  0  1  9  0  0 
Davis 3b  3  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  1 
Hovermale dp  3  0  1  2  0  1  0  0  1 
   Bennett pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Anderson ss  3  0  0  0  0  3  0  1  0 
Friedel p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Heard p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Totals  27  2  7  2  0  9  21  4  6 
  

Mississippi State 0 (30-7,2-5 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Kiarra Sells rf/dp  4  0  1  0  0  2  1  0  0 
Morgan Stiles ss  2  0  1  0  1  0  1  0  0 
Nadia Barbary 3b  3  0  1  0  0  0  0  2  0 
Des Rivera c  3  0  1  0  0  0  9  1  1 
Taylor Troutman dp  3  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  4 
   Kalani Sells rf  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Morgan Bernardini lf  3  0  2  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   Gretta Grassel pr/lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Tatum Silva cf  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0 
   Anna Carder ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Kinley Keller ph/cf  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Gabby Schaeffer 2b  2  0  0  0  0  2  3  2  0 
   Abigail Stevens ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Abby G. Richardson 1b  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1 
   Paige Ernstes ph/1b  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1 
Alyssa Faircloth p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Totals  27  0  6  0  1  7  21  6  7  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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South Carolina...... 000 002 0 -  2  7  0
Mississippi State... 000 000 0 -  0  6  0
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LOB - SC 6; MS 7. 2B - Lilio(7); Ensley(9). HBP - Lilio. SH - Mackay(1). SB - McKnight(5). CS - Bennett(2).

South Carolina   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Friedel   2.2  4  0  0  1  4  0  0  0  0  12  13  3  1  53 
Heard W,5-3  4.1  2  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  0  15  15  6  4  57 
  
Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Alyssa Faircloth L,9-3  7.0  7  2  2  0  9  0  0  1  0  27  29  7  4  110 

Win - Heard (5-3). Loss - A. Faircloth (9-3). Save - None. HBP - by A. Faircloth (Lilio). Pitches/strikes: Friedel 53/31; Heard 57/42; A. Faircloth 110/77.

Umpires - HP: Tatem Stoelting 1B: Alex Leap 3B: Scott Mair
Start: 2:02 pm Time: 1:56 Attendance: 793
Weather: 62 degrees, sunny

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
#23 South Carolina at #12 Mississippi State
Mar 28, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

South Carolina starters: 43/lf Lilio; 33/2b Shelton; 4/cf Ensley; 16/1b Rodi; 20/rf Mackay; 15/c Winters; 8/3b Davis; 9/dp Hovermale; 3/ss Anderson; 13/p Friedel;

Mississippi State starters: 9/rf Ki. Sells; 24/ss M. Stiles; 10/3b N. Barbary; 23/c D. Rivera; 41/dp T. Troutman; 13/lf M.Bernardini; 22/cf T. Silva; 7/2b G. Schaeffer; 2/1b A.Richardson; 4/p A. Faircloth;

South Carolina 1st - Lilio singled through the right side (1-1 BK). Shelton struck out looking (2-2 KBFBK). Ensley flied out to lf (0-0). Rodi struck out swinging (1-2 SKBFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - Ki. Sells struck out swinging (2-2 KBKBFS). M. Stiles walked (3-2 BSKBBB). N. Barbary singled to right field (0-1 F); M. Stiles advanced to second. D. Rivera reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher (1-2 BFF); N. Barbary out at second p to 2b; M. Stiles advanced to third. T. Troutman flied out to lf (3-1 BBSB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

South Carolina 2nd - Mackay singled to second base (2-2 KBSB). Winters flied out to rf (1-1 BK). Davis reached on a fielder's choice to third base (0-2 KF); Mackay out at second 3b to 2b. Hovermale struck out swinging (1-2 BKFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - M.Bernardini singled through the right side (2-0 BB). T. Silva struck out swinging (1-2 FKFBS). G. Schaeffer struck out swinging (2-2 KBBFS). A.Richardson struck out swinging (3-2 BKBSFFBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

South Carolina 3rd - Anderson struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). Lilio hit by pitch (2-2 BFKB). Shelton struck out swinging (2-2 BBKFFFFS). Ensley flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - Ki. Sells singled through the right side (2-0 BB). M. Stiles fouled out to c, bunt (0-0). N. Barbary popped up to 2b (2-1 BKB). D. Rivera singled to third base (0-0); Ki. Sells advanced to third. Heard to p for Friedel. T. Troutman struck out swinging (0-2 FKS). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

South Carolina 4th - Ki. Sells to dp. Ka. Sells to rf for T. Troutman. Rodi singled up the middle (3-1 BBKB). Shaver pinch ran for Rodi. Mackay out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Shaver advanced to second. Winters struck out looking (1-2 KBFK). Davis grounded out to 3b (2-1 BSB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - Rodi to 1b for Shaver. M.Bernardini singled to right field (0-1 K). G. Grassel pinch ran for M.Bernardini. A. Carder pinch hit for T. Silva. A. Carder fouled out to c, bunt (1-1 BF). G. Schaeffer struck out looking (0-2 FFK). P. Ernstes pinch hit for A.Richardson. P. Ernstes flied out to cf (2-2 BBKK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

South Carolina 5th - G. Grassel to lf. T. Silva to cf for A. Carder. P. Ernstes to 1b. Hovermale flied out to lf (1-2 KKB). Anderson struck out swinging (2-2 KSFBBS). Lilio doubled to left center (0-0). Byars pinch ran for Lilio. Shelton flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Lilio to lf for Byars. Ki. Sells grounded out to 3b (2-1 BBF). M. Stiles singled to left field (1-1 BK). N. Barbary flied out to rf (2-2 KFFBBFF). D. Rivera flied out to cf (1-1 KB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

South Carolina 6th - Ensley doubled to left center (0-1 K). Rodi popped up to p, bunt (0-1 F). Mackay singled to shortstop (0-1 S); Ensley advanced to third. McKnight pinch ran for Mackay. McKnight stole second. Play at first under review for RLE (MS). Call confirmed. Winters reached on a fielder's choice to third base (3-2 BBBKS). Davis struck out swinging (0-2 FKS). Hovermale singled to right field, 2 RBI (2-2 KBFB); Winters advanced to third; McKnight scored; Ensley scored. Bennett pinch ran for Hovermale. Bennett out at second c to 2b to ss, caught stealing. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - McKnight to rf. Ki. Sells to rf. T. Troutman to dp for Ka. Sells. T. Troutman grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). M.Bernardini to lf for G. Grassel. M.Bernardini grounded out to p (0-1 K). K. Keller pinch hit for T. Silva. K. Keller lined out to lf (1-1 BF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Carolina 7th - K. Keller to cf. Anderson struck out swinging (2-2 KBBSS). Lilio lined out to 2b (2-2 BBKFF). Shelton grounded out to 2b (1-1 KB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - A. Stevens pinch hit for G. Schaeffer. A. Stevens grounded out to ss (1-2 SSBF). P. Ernstes flied out to cf (2-2 BKFB). Ki. Sells struck out swinging (2-2 BSFFFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.