Tennessee State softball falls to Morehead State, 6-1

title image via TSU Sfotball Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 1 Tennessee State 9-10, 0-1 OVC 6 Winner Morehead State 7-6, 1-0 OVC Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Tennessee State 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 Morehead State 0 1 1 1 0 3 X 6 7 1 W: BEGLEY, Jessie (4-1) L: Castillo, Reina (4-1)  The Tennessee State softball team had a tough showing on Sunday, falling to the Morehead State Eagles by a final score of 6-1. Today’s game marked the Ohio Valley Conference opener…

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Tennessee State Softball defeats Hawaii in extras, goes down to Loyola Marymount

title image via Tennessee State Softball Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Director of Communications, Tennessee State University Box Score 1HONOLULU, O’ahu – The Tennessee State softball team (8-9) closed its trip to Hawaii by advancing to the championship game of the Spring Fling Tournament after picking up a 3-2 win over the University of Hawaii in extra innings on Saturday afternoon. TSU took on Loyola Marymount in the championship game this evening and fell 10-1. The Tigers finished their trip to the Island 2-3 and as the runner-up in the winner’s bracket.…

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Tennessee State finishes 3-1 in HBCU Celebration Classic

title image via Tennessee State Softball Courtesy of TennesseenState Athletics 7 Winner Howard University 12-3 4 Tennessee State 5-6 Team R H E Howard University 7 11 3 Tennessee State 4 7 2 W: WEBER,Amelia (4-1) L: Manus, Caitlyn (2-3) The Tennessee State softball team finished the HBCU Celebration Classic with a 3-1 record after going 1-1 on Saturday afternoon. TSU fell in its first game of the day to Howard and ended its day with an 8-0 shutout win over Alabama State. HOWARD 7, TSU 4 The Tigers put together an admirable effort in game…

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Tennessee State coaches Sutton and McRath invuted to WeCOACH Women Coaches Academy

Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Tennessee State Athletics Tennessee State University softball head coach Genee McRath and volleyball head coach Donika Sutton enjoyed record-setting campaigns in the 2022-23 athletic year. They have been invited to participate in Denver, Colorado’s WeCOACH Women Coaches Academy Programs. This will be the 20th anniversary of the academy,WeCOACH will host its premier programs, the 52nd class of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy (WCA) and the 6th class of the NCAA Academy 2.0, in Denver, Colorado, from May 21-24, 2023. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Women Coaches Academy, where…

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Manus has masterful performance in shutout win

Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 0 Southern Ind. 16-20 3 Winner Tennessee St. 16-21-1 Team R H E Southern Ind. 0 5 0 Tennessee St. 3 4 1 W: Manus, Caitlyn (12-12) L: J. Newman (13-5) NASHVILLE, Tenn. —CaitlynManus was dealing, and the defense behind was solid on Saturday, hurling a five-hit shutout to lead the Tennessee State Tigers past the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (16-20, 9-9 OVC) 3-0 in OVC play from Tiger Field.  Manus (12-12) went the distance against the top-hitting team in the conference for Tennessee State (16-21-1, 7-8), giving up five hits, walking…

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Tennessee State softball to take on UAB this afternoon

Title image via TSU Athletics Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Tennessee State Athletics BIRMINGHAM, Ala.— The Tennessee State University Tigers softball team (14-14-1, 5-3 OVC) will return on the road on Wednesday when they travel to Birmingham, Alabama, to take on the UAB Blazers (16-16, 5-4 C-USA). The two teams met in Nashville on March 15, with UAB winning 2-1. Tiger pitcher Caitlyn Manus took the tough luck loss in relief when she gave up an unearned run in the fifth inning. The Tigers have enjoyed four different four-game unbeaten streaks this season.…

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Mauroschadt’s 7 RBI power TSU to Lindenwood sweep

Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 7 Winner Tennessee State 11-10-1 1 Lindenwood 5-13 Team R H E Tennessee State 7 10 2 Lindenwood 1 5 1 W: Ayala, Holly (2-3) L: Cronin,Keighlan (1-6) ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Senior Marisa Mauroschadt had herself a day going a combined 3-for-7, a homer run, a double, and seven RBI to give the Tennessee State Tigers softball team a 7-1 and 4-2 sweep of the Lindenwood Lions. TSU also received complete games from freshman Holly Ayala (2-3, 1-0 OVC) and sophomore Caitlyn Manus (9-7, 2-0 OVC). Manus’ win surpasses the eight wins she had last season as…

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Tennessee State goes 2-0 on Day 1 of Panther Invitational

Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Tennessee State Athletics 3  TSU 0 WCU Team R H E TSU 3 6 1 WCU 0 3 0 W: Manus, Caitlyn (4-1) L: Jayme Eilers (0-2) Tigers Go 2-0 on Day One of the Panther Invitational DECATUR, Ga. – Pitchers Caitlyn Manus and Holly Ayala combined for zero earned runs in 14 innings to carry the Tennessee State University Tigers (8-3) to victories on the first day in the Georgia State University Panther Invitational in Decatur, Georgia. Manus (6-1) was the winner in both games, throwing a three-hit shutout in TSU’s 3-0 win…

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Tennessee State softball comes up short against Chattanooga, 3-2

Title image via Aaron Quinn Courtesy of Scott Wallace , Tennessee State Athletics 2 TSU 3  UTC Team R H E TSU 2 8 2 UTC 3 7 0 W: Taylor Long (2-0) L: Jean-Baptiste, Kailyn (0-1) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. —The Tennessee State Tigers fell 3-2 in a nine-inning matchup to the Chattanooga Mocs Wednesday. Freshman Holly Ayala (3-2) was a bright spot for the Tigers (6-3), starting the ballgame and throwing a complete game, giving up three runs, zero earned, on seven hits, with no walks and four strikeouts. In the batter’s box, the…

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Tennessee State Softball gets win over Morehead State

Via Tennessee State Athletics: The Tennessee State softball team won the weekend series at Morehead State with a rubber match victory on Saturday afternoon. INSIDE THE MATCHUP (Game Three):Final: Tennessee State 4 (W: Francys King, 3-10), Morehead State 2 (L: Lennon Spicer, 6-17) (8 Innings)Records: Tennessee State Tigers (14-36, 6-19 OVC), Morehead State Eagles (6-34, 6-18 OVC)Location: University Softball Field || Morehead, Ky.Follow Us: @TNStateSoftball on Twitter, @TSUTigersSB on Instagram. HOW IT HAPPENED:TOP 5TH: Ryla Traylor led off the inning with an infield single to shortstop. In the next at-bat, Anayah Baker laced an opposite field double to right field and Traylor advanced…

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