Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Saint Mary's Gaels
NCAA Softball Championship - Eugene Regional - Mississippi State advances to Super Regional

Saint Mary's GaelsSaint Mary'sSMC
42-16
0
42-16
Final

Mississippi State BulldogsMississippi StMSST
41-18
5
41-18
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Saint Mary's Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. Lara LF |
H. Ferguson RF |
S. Buckley 3B |
A. Cutonilli 2B |
A. De La Rosa C |
K. Silva DP |
T. Cervantes CF |
T. Lane 1B |
M. Zabat SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 | .372 | .316 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .422 | .446 | .636 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .345 | .516 | .741 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .313 | .358 | .489 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .255 | .357 | .340 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .254 | .313 | .305 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .267 | .371 | .433 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 | .326 | .392 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .341 | .355 |
| 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
- Batting
- 2BH. Ferguson (11, A. Faircloth)
- SHT. Lane
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP0-4 (A. Cutonilli 0-1, C. Lara 0-1, M. Zabat 0-1, A. De La Rosa 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSH. Ferguson (3, 3rd base by A. Faircloth/D. Rivera)
Mississippi State Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Stiles SS |
G. Grassel DP |
K. Sells RF |
N. Barbary 3B |
X. Romero 2B |
K. Keller CF-PR-CF |
b A. Stevens PH |
M. Bernardini LF |
T. Silva LF |
K. Sells RF-DP |
P. Ernstes 1B |
A. Richardson 1B |
D. Rivera C |
a A. Carder PH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .405 | .401 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .267 | .308 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .455 | .667 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .330 | .392 | .621 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .323 | .488 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .354 | .472 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .348 | .591 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .297 | .375 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .352 | .396 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .342 | .482 | .697 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .183 | .284 | .312 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .323 | .463 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .283 | .391 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .354 | .247 |
| 25 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
a-grounded to second for D. Rivera in the 4th
b-singled to right center for K. Keller in the 6th
- Batting
- 2BD. Rivera (9, O. Vasquez)
- HRN. Barbary (14, 1st inning off M. Nishikawa 1 on, 1 Out); T. Silva (1, 6th inning off O. Vasquez 2 on, 0 Out)
- RBIN. Barbary 2 (40), T. Silva 3 (9)
- SHP. Ernstes
- GIDPA. Carder
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP1-5 (M. Bernardini 0-1, M. Stiles 0-2, D. Rivera 0-1, T. Silva 1-1)
- Fielding
- ET. Silva (2, fielding)
Saint Mary's Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Nishikawa (L, 5-3) |
E. Thurman |
O. Vasquez |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-6 | 3.48 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87-51 | 4.08 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23-14 | 2.29 |
| 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 119-71 |
- Pitching
- HBPKi. Sells (by E. Thurman)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedM. Nishikawa 3/3; O. Vasquez 4/6; E. Thurman 13/19
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesM. Nishikawa-1-0-2-3; O. Vasquez-2-2-4-6; E. Thurman-11-0-24-16
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM. Nishikawa 1-0; O. Vasquez 1-2; E. Thurman 8-6
Mississippi State Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Faircloth (W, 16-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 98-63 | 2.28 |
| 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 98-63 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedA. Faircloth 16/26
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesA. Faircloth-17-22-16-8
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA. Faircloth 3-3
Scoring Summary
Inning | SMC | MSST | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | N. Barbary homered to left, G. Grassel scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6th | T. Silva homered to right, X. Romero and K. Keller scored. | 0 | 5 | ||
SMC vs MSST Videos
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Tatum Silva cranks a homer
Game Information
Jane Sanders Stadium
7:30 AM, 18 May 2026
Eugene, Oregon
Attendance: 2,080