Softball Falls on Final Day of Paradise Classic
February 09, 2025 | Softball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Missouri State closed out its first weekend of play at the Paradise Classic with a 13-0 loss to Clemson on Sunday morning.Â
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The Tigers jumped out to an early lead in this one with a two-run homer in the first inning, before tacking on four more runs in the second to go up 6-0. Missouri State managed a couple of base runners across the first two innings, but that was it for the Bears.Â
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MoState settled in, posting scoreless innings in the third, fourth and fifth, stranding a total of four Tigers. In the top of the fourth, the Bears got two runners on base to start the inning with a McKenzie Vaughan walk and a Riley Baber hit by pitch. Unfortunately, a double play halted the momentum for Missouri State.Â
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Clemson would go on to add seven runs across the final two innings, including a six-run seventh inning, en route to a 13-0 decision.Â
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Kayla Ulrich knocked two of MoState's four hits on the day, while Emily Gerardy and Aubrey Johansen accounted for the other two base hits in this one.Â
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The Bears will be back in action next week at the I-10 Border Classic (Feb. 14-16) co-hosted by Lamar and McNeese State.Â
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The Tigers jumped out to an early lead in this one with a two-run homer in the first inning, before tacking on four more runs in the second to go up 6-0. Missouri State managed a couple of base runners across the first two innings, but that was it for the Bears.Â
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MoState settled in, posting scoreless innings in the third, fourth and fifth, stranding a total of four Tigers. In the top of the fourth, the Bears got two runners on base to start the inning with a McKenzie Vaughan walk and a Riley Baber hit by pitch. Unfortunately, a double play halted the momentum for Missouri State.Â
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Clemson would go on to add seven runs across the final two innings, including a six-run seventh inning, en route to a 13-0 decision.Â
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Kayla Ulrich knocked two of MoState's four hits on the day, while Emily Gerardy and Aubrey Johansen accounted for the other two base hits in this one.Â
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The Bears will be back in action next week at the I-10 Border Classic (Feb. 14-16) co-hosted by Lamar and McNeese State.Â
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: B. Melnychuk (1-0)
L: Johansen, Aubrey (0-1)
Batting:
2B: A. Brown 1 ; J. Knowler 1 ; M. Cintron 1 ; S. Minish 1
HR: J. Knowler 1 ; M. Cintron 1 ; M. Collins 1 ; K. Ariail 1
RBI: A. Brown 1 ; J. Brockenbr 1 ; J. Knowler 4 ; M. Cintron 3 ; M. Collins 1 ; K. Ariail 2 ; T. Pipkins 1
Base Running:
RUNS: A. Brown 4 ; J. Knowler 1 ; M. Cintron 1 ; M. Collins 1 ; S. Minish 2 ; A. Wilson 1 ; K. Ariail 1 ; T. Pipkins 2
SB: A. Brown 1

Base Running:
HBP: Baber, Riley 1
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