Youngstown State University
0-5
South Carolina
9-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
Maddi Lusk Homers in Loss to No. 14 South Carolina
2/23/2019 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Columbia, S.C. -- Junior Maddi Lusk hit a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning but the Youngstown State softball team dropped a 10-1 decision to No. 14 South Carolina on Saturday afternoon at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham.
With the loss, the Penguins fall to 0-5 on the year while South Carolina improves to 9-2.
The Gamecocks scored twice in the bottom half of the second and USC pitcher was tossing a no-hitter through 3.2 innings. Lusk belted a first-pitch home run, her first of the year, with two outs to left field to cut the Gamecocks lead to 2-1.
South Carolina posted eight runs in the bottom of the fifth to enforce the eight-run mercy rule.
Elizabeth Birkbeck had a double for the Penguins, YSU's only other hit.
The Penguins take on Charlotte and Winthrop, Sunday, Feb. 24, at Noon and 2 p.m., respectively.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Karly Heath (1-0)
L: Jarvis, Addy (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Birkbeck, Elizabeth 1
HR: Lusk, Maddi 1
RBI: Lusk, Maddi 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lusk, Maddi 1
Batting:
HR: Jana Johns 1
RBI: Kenzi Maguire 1 ; Jana Johns 3 ; Karly Heath 2 ; Haley Simpson 1 ; Alexis Lindsey 2
SF: Kenzi Maguire 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mackenzie Boesel 1 ; Jana Johns 2 ; Kennedy Clark 2 ; Lauren Stewart 2 ; Karly Heath 1 ; Madison Owens 1 ; Haley Simpson 1
SB: Karly Heath 1
CS: Kenzi Maguire 1
HBP: Kenzi Maguire 1 ; Mackenzie Boesel 1 ; Kennedy Clark 1 ; Madison Owens 1
