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SIUE Softball (4/7/23)
Patrick Clark
Emma Neuman
2
Winner Tennessee State TSU 15-18-1, 6-6 OVC
1
SIUE SIUE 13-20, 0-8 OVC
Winner
Tennessee State TSU
15-18-1, 6-6 OVC
2
Final
1
SIUE SIUE
13-20, 0-8 OVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Tennessee State TSU 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 1
SIUE SIUE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1

W: Caitlyn Manus (11-11) L: Ray, Kelsey (4-8)

Game Recap: Softball | | Eric Hess, SIUE Athletic Communications

Tennessee State Edges SIUE 2-1

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - SIUE softball outhit Tennessee State 7-5 Friday but dropped the opening game of a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series 2-1.

The Cougars and the Tigers will play two more times at Cougar Field Saturday beginning at 1 p.m.

TSU's Caitlyn Manus outdueled SIUE's Kelsey Ray for the victory. Manus improved to 11-11 while Ray fell to 4-8.

SIUE, 13-20 overall and 0-8 in the OVC, scored first in the contest. In the first inning, the Cougars tallied on back-to-back hits with a single up the middle by Lexi King and a double by Emma Neuman that scurried to the fence in right center.

"We came out hot," said SIUE Head Coach Ben Sorden. "We just need to finish."

Tennessee State, 15-18-1 overall and 6-6 in the OVC, responded with a single tally in the fifth on an RBI by Anayah Baker and a solo home run in the sixth from Onnika Spencer.
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