Belmont Bruins vs South Carolina Upstate Spartans
NCAA Softball Championship - Tuscaloosa Regional - Elimination Game

South Carolina Upstate SpartansSC UpstateUPST
38-23
10
38-23
Final

Belmont BruinsBelmontBEL
41-13
1
41-13
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
South Carolina Upstate Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
T. Thomas CF |
S. Kardatzke RF |
C. Shaw 1B |
C. Stout PR |
E. Christopher 2B |
A. Davenport 3B |
L. Jennings C |
M. Bernal-Mahagan DP |
A. Polk SS |
A. Johnson LF |
a L. Landrum PH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .415 | .471 | .601 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .374 | .430 | .616 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .359 | .461 | .503 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .338 | .473 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .348 | .404 | .460 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .392 | .491 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .380 | .440 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .420 | .549 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .376 | .316 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .365 | .431 | .476 |
| 37 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
a-grounded to shortstop for A. Johnson in the 5th
- Batting
- 2BA. Johnson (3, H. Leierer); A. Polk 2 (16, H. Leierer, M. Johnson); L. Jennings 2 (11, M. Johnson, E. Giles)
- RBIA. Johnson (10), A. Polk (28), S. Kardatzke 2 (29), A. Davenport (37), L. Jennings 3 (36), M. Bernal-Mahagan (42)
- 2Out RBIM. Bernal-Mahagan
- SFS. Kardatzke
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP7-16 (T. Thomas 1-2, A. Johnson 1-1, A. Polk 1-1, S. Kardatzke 1-2, E. Christopher 0-1, A. Davenport 1-3, L. Jennings 1-2, L. Landrum 0-1, M. Bernal-Mahagan 1-3)
- Baserunning
- SBT. Thomas (30, 2nd base off H. Leierer/B. Blume); S. Kardatzke (7, 2nd base off E. Giles/B. Blume)
- Fielding
- EA. Polk (19, fielding); E. Christopher (9, fielding)
Belmont Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
E. Konz LF |
R. Spindler 3B |
N. Hughes 2B |
L. Vanderwoude SS |
B. Blume C |
L. Ozim PR |
T. Eichholz DP |
M. Dolecki 1B |
M. Balsiger RF |
E. Bertucci CF |
a D. Haynie PH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .354 | .333 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .437 | .497 | .617 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .351 | .467 | .610 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .385 | .484 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .276 | .365 | .441 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .245 | .363 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .295 | .304 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .380 | .517 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .351 | .429 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .159 | .373 | .250 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 |
| 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
a-flied out to left for E. Bertucci in the 7th
- Batting
- RBIB. Blume (28)
- SFB. Blume
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP1-6 (M. Balsiger 0-1, M. Dolecki 0-2, L. Vanderwoude 1-1, T. Eichholz 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBT. Eichholz (4, 2nd base off A. Brown/L. Jennings)
- Fielding
- EN. Hughes (4, fielding); L. Vanderwoude (12, fielding); H. Leierer (1, throw)
South Carolina Upstate Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Brown (W, 4-3) |
M. Drerup |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 94-51 | 4.38 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 3.46 |
| 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 116-65 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedM. Drerup 4/7; A. Brown 11/23
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesM. Drerup-5-3-0-6; A. Brown-19-1-12-19
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM. Drerup 2-3; A. Brown 6-8
Belmont Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
E. Giles (L, 5-3) |
M. Johnson |
H. Leierer |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59-39 | 2.92 |
| 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-10 | 0.78 |
| 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37-24 | 4.34 |
| 7.0 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 109-73 |
- Pitching
- WPM. Johnson
- HBPC. Shaw (by H. Leierer); M. Bernal-Mahagan (by E. Giles)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedE. Giles 15/21; M. Johnson 4/5; H. Leierer 9/15
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesE. Giles-13-1-7-18; M. Johnson-1-3-2-4; H. Leierer-3-3-5-13
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsE. Giles 1-9; M. Johnson 0-1; H. Leierer 6-1
Scoring Summary
Inning | UPST | BEL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A. Davenport singled to shallow center, C. Shaw scored, E. Christopher to second. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | L. Jennings doubled to deep center, E. Christopher and A. Davenport scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1st | M. Bernal-Mahagan singled to right, L. Jennings scored. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4th | S. Kardatzke singled to center, M. Bernal-Mahagan scored, T. Thomas to third. | 5 | 0 | ||
| 4th | B. Blume hit sacrifice fly to left, R. Spindler scored. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 5th | L. Jennings doubled to deep left center, A. Davenport scored. | 6 | 1 | ||
| 5th | A. Polk doubled to right, L. Jennings scored. | 7 | 1 | ||
| 7th | A. Johnson doubled to right, A. Polk scored. | 8 | 1 | ||
| 7th | T. Thomas safe at first on throwing error by pitcher H. Leierer, A. Johnson to third, A. Johnson scored, T. Thomas to third advancing on play. | 9 | 1 | ||
| 7th | S. Kardatzke hit sacrifice fly to right, T. Thomas scored. | 10 | 1 | ||
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Game Information
Rhoads Stadium
12:05 AM, 17 May 2026
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Attendance: 2,791