South Carolina vs Mississippi State (Mar 30, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
#23 South Carolina at #12 Mississippi State
Mar 30, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

South Carolina 3 (22-15,2-7 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Quincee Lilio lf  4  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0 
Karley Shelton 2b  4  0  1  0  0  0  2  1  2 
Tori Ensley cf  3  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  1 
Arianna Rodi 1b  2  1  1  1  1  0  10  0  1 
   Ansley Bennett pr  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Jamie Mackay rf  3  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   Nia McKnight pr/rf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Alyssa Hovermale dp  3  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  0 
Lexi Winters c  3  0  3  2  0  0  3  0  0 
   Lexie Shaver pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Tate Davis 3b  3  0  1  0  0  2  0  4  2 
Shae Anderson ss  3  0  0  0  0  1  0  2  0 
Emma Friedel p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Jori Heard p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Nealy Lamb p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Totals  28  3  7  3  2  8  18  9  6 
  

Mississippi State 4 (32-7,4-5 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Kiarra Sells rf/dp  3  0  1  0  0  1  2  0  0 
   Gretta Grassel cf/lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Morgan Stiles ss  3  0  0  0  0  1  3  2  0 
Nadia Barbary 3b  3  0  1  1  0  0  1  1  0 
   Ally Supan pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Paige Ernstes 1b  2  1  1  1  1  0  5  0  0 
   Abby G. Richardson pr/1b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Morgan Bernardini lf  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Tatum Silva cf/lf  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2 
Kinley Keller cf/rf  3  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  1 
Anna Carder dp  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Kalani Sells pr/cf  1  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  0 
Des Rivera c  3  0  1  0  0  0  9  0  1 
   Gabby Schaeffer pr  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Xiane Romero 2b  3  1  1  2  0  0  0  2  1 
Peja Goold p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Leila Ammon p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Alyssa Faircloth p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  26  4  7  4  1  3  21  7  5  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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South Carolina...... 000 102 0 -  3  7  1
Mississippi State... 010 030 X -  4  7  1
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E - T. Davis(5); X. Romero(3). LOB - SC 6; MS 5. 2B - L. Winters 2(9); A. Carder(1); X. Romero(3). HR - A. Rodi(7); P. Ernstes(1). SB - G. Schaeffer(7).

South Carolina   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Emma Friedel   3.0  3  1  1  0  3  0  0  0  0  12  12  2  4  45 
Jori Heard L,5-5  1.0  2  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  6  6  2  1  22 
Nealy Lamb   2.0  2  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  8  9  1  5  26 
  
Mississippi State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Peja Goold S,3  5.0  3  1  1  0  5  0  0  0  0  19  19  7  3  64 
Leila Ammon W,8-0  1.0  2  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  5  5  0  2  18 
Alyssa Faircloth   1.0  2  2  2  2  2  0  0  0  0  4  6  0  0  27 

Win - L. Ammon (8-0). Loss - J. Heard (5-5). Save - P. Goold (3). Pitches/strikes: E. Friedel 45/31; J. Heard 22/15; N. Lamb 26/15; P. Goold 64/43; L. Ammon 18/13; A. Faircloth 27/15.

Umpires - HP: Scott Mair 1B: Tatem Stoelting 3B: Alex Leap
Start: 6:02 pm Time: 1:56 Attendance: 687
Weather: 79 degrees, sunny
E. Friedel faced 1 batter in the 4th.
J. Heard faced 3 batters in the 5th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Mississippi State Softball
#23 South Carolina at #12 Mississippi State
Mar 30, 2026 at Starkville, MS (Nusz Park)

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

Mississippi State starters: 9/rf Ki. Sells; 24/ss M. Stiles; 10/3b N. Barbary; 12/1b P. Ernstes; 13/lf M.Bernardini; 33/cf K. Keller; 19/dp A. Carder; 23/c D. Rivera; 83/2b X. Romero; 3/p P. Goold;

South Carolina 1st - Q. Lilio flied out to rf (2-1 BBK). K. Shelton reached on a fielding error by 2b (0-1 F). T. Ensley struck out looking (1-2 FBKK). A. Rodi lined out to 3b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 1st - Ki. Sells struck out looking (0-2 FFK). M. Stiles grounded out to 3b (0-1 K). N. Barbary grounded out to 3b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Carolina 2nd - J. Mackay grounded out to 2b (0-0). A. Hovermale struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). L. Winters singled through the left side (3-2 BFBFB). T. Davis struck out swinging (0-2 SSS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - P. Ernstes homered to left field, RBI (1-2 BKK). M.Bernardini singled through the right side (1-0 B). K. Keller struck out swinging (2-2 KFBFBFS). A. Carder fouled out to lf (1-2 BFK). D. Rivera popped up to 2b (1-1 BK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

South Carolina 3rd - S. Anderson lined out to ss (2-2 BKSBF). Q. Lilio flied out to rf (1-0 B). K. Shelton popped up to ss (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - X. Romero grounded out to 3b (3-1 BBSB). Ki. Sells grounded out to p (2-2 BBKS). M. Stiles struck out looking (1-2 BKKFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Carolina 4th - G. Grassel to cf for Ki. Sells. K. Keller to rf. T. Ensley grounded out to p (2-2 KBKBF). A. Rodi homered to center field, RBI (2-0 BB). J. Mackay fouled out to 1b (2-2 BBFS). A. Hovermale struck out looking (2-2 BKBKK). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - N. Barbary singled up the middle (1-1 BK). A. Supan pinch ran for N. Barbary. J. Heard to p for E. Friedel. P. Ernstes flied out to rf (2-1 KBB). M.Bernardini popped up to 2b (0-1 S). K. Keller grounded out to 3b (0-2 FS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

South Carolina 5th - N. Barbary to 3b for A. Supan. L. Ammon to p for P. Goold. G. Grassel to lf. T. Silva to cf for M.Bernardini. L. Winters doubled to left field (2-2 KFFBFB). L. Shaver pinch ran for L. Winters. T. Davis singled through the right side (2-2 BFFB); L. Shaver advanced to third. S. Anderson grounded out to 3b (0-0); T. Davis advanced to second. Q. Lilio struck out swinging, bunt (0-2 KFS). Third strike was foul bunt. K. Shelton grounded out to ss (1-0 B). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - L. Winters to c for L. Shaver. A. Carder doubled to right center (2-1 BFB). Ka. Sells pinch ran for A. Carder. D. Rivera reached on a fielding error by 3b (0-2 SF); Ka. Sells advanced to third. G. Schaeffer pinch ran for D. Rivera. G. Schaeffer stole second. X. Romero doubled to left center, 2 RBI (3-2 BBKBK); G. Schaeffer scored, unearned; Ka. Sells scored. Ki. Sells to dp for G. Grassel. N. Lamb to p for J. Heard. Ki. Sells singled to center field (2-1 BSB); X. Romero advanced to third. M. Stiles grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1 KB); Ki. Sells advanced to second. N. Barbary grounded out to p, RBI (0-0); Ki. Sells advanced to third; X. Romero scored, unearned. P. Ernstes walked (3-1 BBBKB). A.Richardson pinch ran for P. Ernstes. T. Silva flied out to lf (1-0 B). 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

South Carolina 6th - A.Richardson to 1b. T. Silva to lf. Ka. Sells to cf. D. Rivera to c for G. Schaeffer. A. Faircloth to p for L. Ammon. T. Ensley walked (3-2 BBSBSB). A. Rodi walked (3-1 BBBKB); T. Ensley advanced to second. A. Bennett pinch ran for A. Rodi. J. Mackay singled to first base (2-2 BKBF); A. Bennett advanced to second; T. Ensley advanced to third. N. McKnight pinch ran for J. Mackay. A. Hovermale struck out swinging (1-2 KBKFFS). L. Winters doubled to left center, 2 RBI (0-0); N. McKnight advanced to third, out at home cf to ss to c; A. Bennett scored; T. Ensley scored. T. Davis struck out looking (1-2 KBKK). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - A. Rodi to 1b for A. Bennett. N. McKnight to rf. K. Keller grounded out to 2b (1-1 FB). Ka. Sells grounded out to ss (0-0). D. Rivera singled to third base (1-2 SBK). X. Romero grounded out to ss (1-1 FB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

South Carolina 7th - P. Goold to p for A. Faircloth. S. Anderson struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). Q. Lilio flied out to cf (2-2 KSBB). K. Shelton singled to second base (0-0). T. Ensley reached on a fielder's choice to second base (0-0); K. Shelton out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.