@MizzouSoftball Drops 8-3 Contest to No. 12 South Carolina Saturday

Saturday, April 21

Columbia, S.C.

11 am

University of Missouri

24-23, 6-13

(#12) South Carolina

36-11, 10-7

Missouri

South Carolina

@MizzouSoftball Drops 8-3 Contest to No. 12 South Carolina Saturday

4/21/2018 3:17:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Gamecocks rip three more home runs to power past the Tigers

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Mizzou Softball (24-23, 6-13 SEC) fell victim to the long ball and the big inning again Saturday afternoon, as No. 12 South Carolina cruised to an 8-3 victory. After allowing two home runs in Friday's series opener, the Tiger pitching staff surrendered three more today. The Gamecocks tallied three multi-run innings Saturday and have four overall this series thus far.

#ShowMe Top Performers

Trenity Edwards: 1-3, R, HR, 2 RBI
Amanda Sanchez: 1-4, RBI
Kolby Romaine: 2-3
Rylee Pierce: 2-3, R, 2B, BB
Callie Martin: 2-3, R

Hear From Coach Fogue

On Saturday's loss…
"We jumped on the scoreboard first again today, which is usually the precursor to good things for us this season. Unfortunately, South Carolina's offense had an answer and they kept pouring it on as the game went on. We had a lot of opportunities to score some more runs, including stranding two in the second and third inning. We're still searching for that complete game this weekend and we'll have one more crack at it Sunday."

#MIZ Takeaways

Romaine continued her strong weekend with her second-straight multi-hit game. The Chino Hills, California, native now has nine multi-hit efforts on the year.
Overall, three Tiger batters produced a multi-hit game at the plate with Pierce and Martin joining Romaine. Pierce sits with a team-best 16 multi-hit games this season, while Martin jumped up to five overall on the year.
Edwards continued her recent surge at the plate with a two-run home run in the seventh inning. She's batting .333 with four RBI through the series' opening two contests.
Over the Tigers' last six games played, Edwards has recorded a team-best .500 average with two home runs and eight RBI.
The Moore, Oklahoma, native has quietly jumped up several offensive categories amongst Mizzou hitters. Overall this season, Edwards' five home runs (T-4th) and 22 RBI (T-5th) each rank top 5 on the team. In SEC only action, her nine RBI are tied for first with Martin.

Up Next

This weekend's series finale between Mizzou and South Carolina is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT Sunday afternoon inside the Carolina Softball Stadium. Fans can watch the action live online on SEC Network + via WatchESPN.

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