Mississippi State took down Lipscomb in a 1-0 win Tuesday afternoon at Draper Diamond at Smith Stadium.
Lipscomb and Mississippi State were tied at zero until the fifth inning. It was not until the Bulldogs’ designated player Mackenzie Toler got a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth to make the only run in the competition.
Junior pitcher Tanner Stevens gave up one run and had nine strikeouts on the game.
“Tanner was really attacking the zone,” Lipscomb coach Kristin Ryman said. “She did a tremendous job. You can not ask for more than what she gave us today.”
Ryman said she hopes that Stevens will continue her excellent pitching by hitting her spots for future starts.
Mississippi sent out its number one starter and ace hurler Alexis Silkwood in the circle. Silkwood had four strikeouts and allowed two hits.
Ryman was not surprised that Mississippi had its number one starter go against Lipscomb. “She is doing some good things for them,” Ryman said.
Freshman Caitlin Plocheck extended her hitting streak to five games. Plocheck had a single in the bottom of the second.
“Her last two at-bats were still quality,” Ryman said. “We are starting to see what we knew she was capable of. That is exciting for us as we move into the last half of conference play.”
Ryman said she hopes Plocheck and others will become strong hitters as they go through the rest of the season.
Lipscomb will travel to Florida for some Atlantic Sun action with Jacksonville this weekend.
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