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ASU softball faces off against Illinois State

February 18th, 2011 by

By Greg Dillard

SCOREBOARD: ASU: 13   ILLINOIS STATE: 4

INNING: FINAL

Bottom 6: Lockwood hits a grand slam to walk off the game via the run rule

Parlich singles home Boyd to make it a five run game

Boyd walks, steals second, and moves to third on the Haro single

Top 6: Parlich catches the flyout to end the inning

Donnenwirth fires to second to get the lead runner for the 2nd out

Escobedo’s 100th pitch gets her a flyout to start the inning

Bottom 5th: Urfer hits a two RBI single up the middle for ASU

A wild pitch scores Annie Lockwood

Donnenwirth singles home Boyd and Haro to give ASU lead

Top 5th: Escobedo sets them down 1-2-3

Bottom of the 4th: ASU goes down 1-2-3

Top of the 4th: Escobedo gets her 6th K to end the inning

A two run triple from Harrison gives the Redbirds the lead

A Sac bunt puts a running in scoring position for Illinois State.

Bottom 3rd:Krista Donnenwirth doubles home Sam Parlich to give ASU the lead

Boyd homers again to tie game at 2-2

Top 3rd: Escobedo gets out of the inning with a strikeout and flyout

Two run home run by Abby Olson

Nelson leads things off with a single for the Redbirds

Bottom of the 2nd: ASU is set down in order 1-2-3

Top 2nd:Escobedo strikes out the side

Escobedo strikes out the first 2 batters of the inning…2 down

Bottom 1st:Lockwood lines it to 3rd, but Olsen is there for the out.

A 5-3 double play makes it two outs with Parlich on second base.

Katelyn Boyd leads things off with a HOME RUN

Top 1st: Escobedo in a little bit of trouble here, two on and 1 out, but she gets out of it with 2 strikeouts and a fly out

Starting Pitchers: ASU’s Dallas Escobedo (4-0) vs. Jordan Birch

Pregame: In tonight’s nightcap, ASU faces the Illinois State Redbirds who are off to a 4-1 start to the 2011 season. ASU is fresh off a 10-0 win over Seattle earlier this evening, and are now 6-1 on the young season. Last year, Illinois State handed ASU a shocking 10-9 loss in nine innings.

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