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KENNESAW, Ga. – In a high-scoring affair, Kennesaw State softball took the final game of the three-game series over UTEP, 11-10. Every Owl reached base safely and six different players knocked in a runner.
Hannah Harvey and
Rylee Limberger led the way with two RBI each while
Macie Howes homered for the second time this series.
Taylor Daniel recorded the four-out save, the first of her career.
How It Happened
In her first at-bat of the game, Howes clobbered a ball over the left field wall for her eighth homer of the season.
After UTEP tied the contest, the Owls exploded for six runs in the bottom of the second.
Ava Brooke Strickland was patient at the plate and took the bases-loaded walk. Back-to-back singles from
Alora Bevily and Harvey extended the lead. A sharp grounder by
Ana Gore forced an error and cashed in two more runs before a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch made it 7-1.
Both teams once again scored in each part of the third inning, this time the Miners with the advantage. They scored twice compared to KSU's one run. The sole score was the result of a Harvey sacrifice fly.
Base knocks from Limberger and
Jojo Johnson gave the Owls a 10-4 lead heading into the top of the sixth. Here, UTEP experienced an outburst inning of its own. Three singles led to five runs and all of a sudden, the Owls' lead was cut down to one.
The Owls went scoreless in the bottom half of the inning, but Daniel was able to go three up, three down in the top of the seventh to seal the game.
Notes from the Diamond
- With her homer in the first inning, Macie Howes extended her on-base streak to 17 games. She's also currently riding a seven-game hitting streak.
- Alora Bevily recorded her 11th multi-hit game of the season and her third this week alone.
- Hannah Harvey has been a run creator for the Owls recently. She has five RBI in her last four games. She had seven in the previous 28 games.
- Rylee Limberger had the first multi-RBI game of her collegiate career.
- Jojo Johnson reaches base safely in all four plate appearances, highlighted by her three walks. She's the first Owl to draw three walks in a game this year.
- Addison Smith scored two runs for the first time at KSU.
- Taylor Daniel recorded her first collegiate save.
- With the win, the Black and Gold are up to three wins in conference play. That ties their mark from last season with 15 contests to go.
- Today was KSU's second CUSA game this season scoring 10-plus runs. It didn't eclipse that mark once in 2025.
On Deck
The Black and Gold will travel to the 305 to face FIU in a three-game series. Due to Easter, game one of the series will start Thursday night. Game one is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+
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